July 13, 2023—Albert Hammond Jr—globally renowned guitarist, singer-songwriter and founding member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Strokes—unveils the video for “818” today—watch here and read an exclusive interview with Hammond Jr and directors Angela Ricciardi andSilken Weinberg for Teeth Magazine here.
The track is taken from Melodies On Hiatus, Hammond Jr’s critically acclaimed new solo album out now via Red Bull Records—get it here. It completes a series of episodic videos directed by Ricciardi and Weinberg across the album including, “One Chance,” “Memo of Hate,” “100-99” featuring GoldLink and “Old Man.”
Additionally, Hammond Jr will embark on the On Hiatus Tour this fall with multiple sold-out stops in New York and Los Angeles and support from Rainsford—see full routing below and get tickets here.
With contributions from GoldLink, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) and Rainsford, Melodies on Hiatus features production by Gus Oberg and was co-written with Simon Wilcox, mixed by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, M83, Metric, Chromeo) and mastered by Dave Cooley(Paramore, Spoon, Tame Impala, Jimmy Eat World). Read interviews with Hammond Jr about the new album in The FADER here and Stereogum here and listen to his chat on NPR’s Weekend Edition here.
With over 185 million lifetime streams, Albert Hammond Jr has released four solo albums including Yours to Keep (2006), ¿Cómo Te Llama? (2008), Momentary Masters (2015) and Francis Trouble(2018). His critically acclaimed work has been praised by outlets including NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum and many others. He’s also performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and at a host of major festivals including Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Primavera Sound and more.
