Albert Hammond Jr. – Cómo Te Llama?

Albert Hammond Jr., the son of and Strokes guitarist, surprised a lot of people with 2006’s “Yours To Keep”. It was an album filled with everything he couldn’t get the rest of the Strokes to play even though it was well worth hearing. He’s back now with another solo effort called “Cómo Te Llama?”.

A lot of the songs on here sound like something you’d expect from one of the Strokers and as if he knows it as well, he occasionaaly throws us a loop ball. Which sometimes works (“Spooky Couch”, a seven-minute instrumental)) but sounds a little too forced at other times. Other than that I have no real qualms with this one… basic rock n roll. You all know what to expect!
Score: 7 out of 10
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