Albert Hammond Jr. Records A Lillywhite Session

It seems Albert Hammond Jr. is a busy man these days. After finishing up his opening duties for Coldplay's European tour, he returned to New York a few weeks back to record a Lillywhite Session for NPR. Hammond and his band performed four songs off his second album, ¿Cómo Te Llama?. The setlist included: "Miss Myrtle", "GfC", "Rocket", and "Victory at Monterrey".

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Albert Hammond Jr. "GfC" Video

Albert Hammond Jr. just released his video for his single "GfC" off his new album ¿Como Te Llama? (Buy on iTunes). A lot of people thought Gfc was the chord progression for the song but in fact, the song was originally called "Grandfather's Clock". Here's Albert's explanation...

I really liked Roald Dahl growing up and he has The BFG, so we just shortened it to “GfC.” It's not that it's wrong really; I think it's fun to just not know and create your own meaning.

Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit (mp3)

Albert Hammond Jr. Live at Mercury Lounge

FADER TV was able to catch some of the invite only Albert Hammond Jr. show at Mercury Lounge in NYC. And now they are sharing it with us.

Resembling a very Blonde On Blonde era Bob Dylan, Albert Hammond Jr. and his equally fro'd out bandmates kicked off the month of July with an exclusive show at Mercury Lounge, presented by Black Seal/RCA Records. He played some old stuff, some new stuff, and some acoustic classic rock throwbacks in the dressing room—all the while wearing a sweet leather jacket. Undaunted by the summer heat, he wore the jacket for the entire set and even wiped his sweaty brow with the sleeve. If that’s not totally rockstar, we don’t know what is. Like a hometown hero done good, he was cheered on by a million of his closest friends and family members and we caught the whole thing on camera, and are bringing some of it to you almost live and direct on FADER TV.

Listen To Albert Hammond's Jr. New Single, "GfC"

We got some exciting news for you today. We are big fans of Albert Hammond Jr. and if you are too, then you need to head over to iLike because he's streaming his new single "GfC" there. Richard and I are both anticipating ¿Cómo Te Llama?, which by the way comes out June 17 on iTunes and the physical CD due out July 8 via RCA Black Seal Records, a new division of RCA.

That's his new album cover on the left there.

Albert Hammond Jr. Announces Release Date / Tracklisting For New Album

We first alluded to Albert Hammond Jr.'s new album earlier this month. The Strokes' guitarist has spent the past year in the studio alongside a few collaborators working on, ¿Cómo Te Llama?, the follow up to 2006's solo debut Yours to Keep (#4 on our best albums of 2007), scheduled to drop July 8 courtesy of RCA/RED, NME.com reports.

¿Cómo Te Llama? (translated as "What's Your Name?"), was recorded with drummer Matt Romano, guitarist Marc Philippe Eskenazi, and bassist Josh Lattanzi, as well as a string quartet. Sean Lennon even plays piano on the instrumental tune "Spooky Couch."

Still no tour dates but we're assuming those are coming soon as well (we'll keep an eye out). He's puts on a great live show and is a geniunely nice guy.

¿Cómo Te Llama? tracklisting:
1. "Bargain of a Century"

2. "In My Room"

3. "Lisa"

4. "GfC"


5. "The Boss Americana"

6. "Rocket"

7. "Victory at Monterey"

8. "You Won't Be Fooled by This"

9. "Spooky Couch"


10. "Borrowed Time"


11. "G Up"


12. "Miss Myrtle"


13. "Feed Me Jack Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Peter Sellers"

Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit (mp3)

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