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Albert Hammond, Jr.

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Born 09 April 1980.

Member of The Strokes

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Albert Hammond, Jr. (born April 9, 1980, Los Angeles, California) is a musician and member of the garage rock band, The Strokes for which he mostly plays rhythm guitar, but occasionally plays lead as well (eg. in "Last Nite"). He is also a solo musician in his own right, and released his debut album Yours To Keep in 2006 and followed up with ¿Cómo Te Llama? in 2008. The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Matthew Sweet, Television and The Velvet Underground are often cited as his major influences.

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  1. ¿Cómo Te Llama? 2008

    ¿Cómo te llama?

    Reviewed by Sophie Bruce

    Fans’ll be satisfyingly full after a portion of ¿Cómo Te Llama?.

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