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"
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. 
