The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr announces new solo album and shares single ‘100-99’

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The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr has announced a new solo album ‘Melodies On Hiatus’ and shared lead single ‘100-99’. Check it out below.The LP marks the fifth solo album for the guitarist and songwriter, following on from his 2018 release ‘Francis Trouble’.

It is set for release on June 23 and is available to pre-order here.‘Melodies On Hiatus’ was co-written with Simon Wilcox and features collaborations from artists including Steve Stevens, Arctic Monkeys‘ drummer Matt Helders and Rainsford.

Spanning 19 tracks, the album marks Hammond Jr’s longest release to date and will come with a series of visual aids that connect the tracks.“It’s sprawling but interconnected in a special kind of way, and we wanted to maintain that visually as well,” said directors Angela Ricciardi and Silken Weinberg of the upcoming music videos. “The five videos we made for ‘Melodies on Hiatus’ take place in a series of rooms all within one larger space, different scenes that string together one very long night.”Today (April 4) also marks the release of the album’s lead single, ‘100-99’, which features American rapper, GoldLink.

The track also makes up one of the five music videos, directed by Ricciardi and Weinberg.According to Hammond Jr, the track was something he wanted to work on for a long time, and was inspired by his love of hip-hop.“I grew up listening to 90s hip-hop, and I would always gravitate towards the melodic hooks in the songs I heard on the radio, specifically anything Dr Dre was producing or rapping on,” he said.