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{{short description|American-British rock musician}}
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| name               = Albert Hammond Jr.
| image              = Albert Hammond Jr. - Palace Theatre - St. Paul - First Avenue (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Hammond performing in 2018
| birth_name         = Albert Louis Hammond III
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1980|4|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| citizenship        = {{plainlist|
* United States
* United Kingdom
}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Justyna Sroka|2013|2023|end=divorced}}
| family             = [[Albert Hammond]] (father)
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[garage rock]]|[[post-punk revival]]|[[new wave music|new wave]]|[[baroque pop]]|[[folk rock]]}}
| instruments     = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals|keyboards}}
| years_active    = 1999–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]]|[[Infectious Music|Infectious]]|[[Cult Records|Cult]]|[[Red Bull Records]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Sony BMG|BMG Gold]]|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[New Line Records|New Line]]|[[Scratchie Records|Scratchie]]|Black Seal}}
| current_member_of = [[The Strokes]]
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'''Albert Louis Hammond Jr.''' (born '''Albert Louis Hammond III'''; April 9, 1980) is an [[American-British]] musician who is a member of the rock band [[The Strokes]]. He is best known for his role as rhythm and lead guitarist, as well as occasionally a keyboard player and backing vocalist for the band. Hammond has released extensive solo work, including five solo albums.

Born in [[Los Angeles]], Hammond is a [[first-generation American]], his father the songwriter [[Albert Hammond]] being of British-[[Gibraltarians|Gibraltarian]] descent, and his mother being of [[Argentines|Argentine]] descent. He attended the same Swiss boarding school as his bandmate [[Julian Casablancas]], where the two became friends. He would move to [[New York City]] in 1998 and attended [[New York University]] for a year and a half.

Casablancas invited Hammond to join the Strokes in 1999, being the last member to join the band. He plays rhythm guitar on most songs, and has some songwriting credits on the more instrumental pieces. Hammond is passionate about fashion and is known for wearing a [[Suit|three-piece suit]] on tour. Casablancas credits him for influencing the band's style. In 2009, he released a line of men's suits.

In 2006, Hammond released his debut solo album ''[[Yours to Keep (Albert Hammond Jr. album)|Yours to Keep]].'' and followed up with ''[[¿Cómo Te Llama?]]'' in 2008. Since then, he has released the 2013 EP ''[[AHJ (EP)|AHJ]],'' and the albums ''[[Momentary Masters]]'', ''[[Francis Trouble]]'', and Melodies on Hiatus in 2015, 2018, and 2023 respectively.<ref name="Momentary Masters Available July 31st, 2015'">{{cite news|title="Momentary Masters" Available July 31st, 2015|url=https://www.facebook.com/AHJofficial/photos/a.10151595110316790.1073741826.18236031789/10152750799486790/?type=1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/18236031789/10152750799486790 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=May 12, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Early life==
Hammond was born on April 9, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/albert-hammond-jr-mn0000281229/biography | title=Albert Hammond, Jr. Biography, Songs, & Albums | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> He is the son of British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter [[Albert Hammond]], a prolific songwriter best known for his 1972 hit single "[[It Never Rains in Southern California]]", and Argentine Claudia Fernández, a former model and beauty pageant winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/dont-mention-the-strokes/story-e6frexl9-1111116812614 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008190016/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/dont-mention-the-strokes/story-e6frexl9-1111116812614 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |title=Don't Mention The Strokes |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=July 4, 2008 |access-date=June 26, 2014}} (Archived on 10-08-2012 on [[Wayback Machine]])</ref> He has two older half-sisters.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Albert Hammond - Interview|url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article/3617/Interviews/Albert-Hammond--Interview|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk}}</ref> A first generation American, Hammond is of mixed Gibraltarian, Argentine, Austrian, and Peruvian descent;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography English • Albert Hammond|url=https://www.alberthammond.com/biography-en/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=Albert Hammond|language=en-GB|quote=Albert Hammond [Sr.] was born... to Gibraltarian parents.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=2018-07-21|title=Albert Hammond Jnr: The thing I'd change about my past relationships|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/albert-hammond-jnr-the-thing-i-d-change-about-my-past-relationships-20180719-p4zsdy.html|access-date=2020-11-07|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|quote=My [Argentine] maternal grandmother, Nelly, only spoke Spanish and as a child it was my first language, before English.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TPmOWs6w5c|title=Albert Hammond Jr y Julian Casablancas interactuando con fans peruanos en Vivoxelrock Lima, Perú|date=November 29, 2019|type=video|quote=Albert... did you tell them you are part-Peruvian?... Your grandfather [was from here]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-03-09|title=Never was on time {{!}} She's Fixing Her Hair v.7|url=http://www.shesfixingherhair.co.uk/theface_02_txt.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309082524/http://www.shesfixingherhair.co.uk/theface_02_txt.html|access-date=2020-11-13|archive-date=March 9, 2005|quote=Albert's father is British, but raised in Gibraltar, his mother is Argentenian, but with Peruvian and Austrian roots.}}</ref> his first language was Spanish.<ref name=":4" /> Hammond began playing the guitar at age nine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dermody|first=Joe|date=2015-04-03|title=Meet Albert Hammond - the greatest songwriter you've never heard of|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20321916.html|access-date=2020-11-07|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}}</ref> He was a championship-winning roller skater as a child.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/02/popandrock|title=A rare joint interview with Albert Hammond Sr and Jr|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=May 1, 2005|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.westword.com/music/albert-hammond-jr-5091901|title=Albert Hammond Jr.|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=March 8, 2008|work=Westword}}</ref>

At the age of 12, Hammond was sent to boarding school [[Institut Le Rosey]] in Switzerland.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=2018-07-21|title=Albert Hammond Jnr: The thing I'd change about my past relationships|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/albert-hammond-jnr-the-thing-i-d-change-about-my-past-relationships-20180719-p4zsdy.html|access-date=2020-11-07|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> While there, he became friends with future Strokes bandmate [[Julian Casablancas]], a grade above him, whom he connected with as a fellow American.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|title=[[Meet Me in the Bathroom (book)|Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]/Dey St.|year=2017|isbn=978-0-06-223309-7|location=New York|pages=109–118|chapter=These Guys All Go So Far Back}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/strokes-isthisit.shtml|title=The Strokes: Is This It|date=January 5, 2006|website=PopMatters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105001200/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/strokes-isthisit.shtml|archive-date=January 5, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hammond moved back to Los Angeles where he completed his high school education at the [[Buckley School (California)|Buckley School]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=crQoYila-dAC&pg=PA72|title=Gang of Five|last=Klosterman|first=Chuck|date=December 2003|magazine=SPIN |pages=72|language=en|quote=he's originally from Los Angeles (in fact, he went to the high school Bret Easton Ellis wrote about in Less Than Zero)}}</ref> Following graduation in 1998, Hammond moved from Los Angeles to New York City and, having deferred admittance to [[New York University]], took a short-term filmmaking course at the [[New York Film Academy]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|title=[[Meet Me in the Bathroom (book)|Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]/Dey St.|year=2017|isbn=978-0-06-223309-7|location=New York|pages=115–116}}</ref> He later attended [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts|NYU's Tisch School of the Arts]], but left after a year and a half.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Albert Hammond Jr. + Aubrey Plaza|url=http://thethread.co/season1/plaza-hammond/unspooled/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213032855/http://thethread.co/season1/plaza-hammond/unspooled/|archive-date=December 13, 2017|access-date=December 13, 2017|website=The Thread|quote=You went to Tisch... I went for a year...}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Career ==

=== The Strokes ===
{{Main|The Strokes}}
After moving to New York City in September 1998, Hammond reconnected with his former school friend Casablancas, who later invited him to join the Strokes.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theknow.denverpost.com/2014/09/09/seven-bands-didnt-know-formed-school/94334/|title=Seven bands you didn't know formed at school|date=September 9, 2014|work=The Know|language=en-US}}</ref> Made up of Casablancas' other schoolmates [[Nikolai Fraiture]], [[Nick Valensi]], and [[Fabrizio Moretti]], Hammond was the last person to join the band in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/24/how-we-made-is-this-it-the-strokes|title=The Strokes: how we made Is This It|last=Simpson|first=Interview by Dave|date=March 24, 2015|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In the following two years, the band practiced and performed tirelessly, all while Hammond was also attending NYU and working at [[Kim's Video and Music|Kim's Video]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|title=[[Meet Me in the Bathroom (book)|Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]/Dey St.|year=2017|isbn=978-0-06-223309-7|location=New York|pages=123–136|chapter=Like a Gang}}</ref> The Strokes released their first demo in January 2001, beginning a record label bidding war and years of critical acclaim. Since 2001, Hammond, as part of the Strokes, has released two EPs and six full-length albums, most recently ''[[The New Abnormal]]'' in 2020.

Hammond is usually seen playing a 1985 '70s reissue Olympic White [[Fender (company)|Fender]] [[Fender Stratocaster|Stratocaster]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/09/17/albert-hammond-hails-five-favorite-guitarists/SMMXxBfiKPZot1Jr4Gz4jJ/story.html|title=Albert Hammond Jr. hails five favorite guitarists |work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> or [[Gibson Brands|Gibson]] [[Gibson Les Paul|Les Paul Jr.]] that is sometimes used by bandmate [[Nick Valensi]]. On the majority of the Strokes' songs he plays rhythm guitar, and solos are played by Valensi. The songs in which Hammond does play solos are "[[Last Nite]]", "[[Trying Your Luck]]", "Take It or Leave It", "Under Control", "[[The End Has No End]]", "Ize of the World", "Threat of Joy", "Vision of Division", and "Drag Queen".{{Update inline|reason=Does note reflect contributions on New Abnormal|date=November 2020}} His solos tend to focus largely on more emotional, "bluesy"-type melodic work, and the guitar tends to have a cleaner, softer tone in comparison to Valensi's (with a notable exception found in "Vision of Division"). He often holds his guitar in a high horizontal position, similar to [[Buddy Holly]], which he says is so that he can dance better.

Although vocalist Casablancas is the primary songwriter in [[the Strokes]], Hammond co-wrote the track "Automatic Stop" with Casablancas for the group's second album ''[[Room on Fire]]''. He has been credited with writing three mostly instrumental songs ("Swiss Beats", "Holland", and "By the Way") for the band's 2001 tour video titled ''In Transit''. These songs were reworked for his later solo album and have different titles ("Everyone Gets a Star", "Bright Young Thing", "In Transit").{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} He wrote "Elephant Song" when he was required to record a song for his Sound 101 class during his freshman year and used the school's recording equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hogan|first=Marc|date=October 12, 2006|title=Albert Hammond Jr.: Yours to Keep Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9509-yours-to-keep/|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> The song was played at a few shows before the release of the Strokes' debut album. They later re-recorded the song as a special giveaway for fan club members.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

=== Solo career ===
==== ''Yours to Keep'' and ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'' (2006–2013) ====
[[File:Domskibum2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hammond in 2007]]
In October 2005, Hammond and [[Ben Kweller]] released a version of "[[Wait (The Beatles song)|Wait]]" on ''[[This Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul]].''

Hammond released a solo album titled ''[[Yours to Keep (Albert Hammond Jr. album)|Yours to Keep]]'' in the U.K. through [[Rough Trade Records]] on October 9, 2006 and in North America through [[New Line Records]]/[[Scratchie Records]] on March 6, 2007. Produced by [[Thin Lizard Dawn]] vocalist Lattimer and recorded at the [[Electric Lady Studios]] in New York City, the album features several musical guests, such as [[Sean Lennon]], Ben Kweller, The Strokes' manager [[Ryan Gentles (music manager)|Ryan Gentles]], [[Jody Porter]] of [[Fountains of Wayne]], Chris Feinstein, Mikki James, Sammy James Jr. ([[The Mooney Suzuki]]) and the Strokes' lead singer, Casablancas. Bassist Josh Lattanzi and drummer Matt Romano serve as the backing band, with Hammond on guitar and vocals. The first single taken from the album, "101,"  was released exclusively through iTunes on September 4, 2006. "101" was the follow-up single to "Everyone Gets a Star". The music video debuted online in March 2007.<ref>[http://www.blender.com/video/980/AlbertHammond,Jr.101.video?pn=1&vsid=7&src=blender_ed]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227134251/http://www.blender.com/video/980/AlbertHammond%2CJr.101.video?pn=1&vsid=7&src=blender_ed|date=December 27, 2008}}</ref> It was going to be available in general music stores, unlike "Everyone Gets A Star" which was only available through UK iTunes Music Store. It was released on November 27, 2006. The music video for "In Transit" was directed by [[Joaquin Phoenix]].

Hammond has said to have been "waiting to make a record like this for years".<ref>[http://albert.shesfixingherhair.co.uk/gallery/magazines/albertmagazines_05.jpg]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108202336/http://albert.shesfixingherhair.co.uk/gallery/magazines/albertmagazines_05.jpg|date=November 8, 2006}}</ref> Early support from his bandmates in the Strokes was only evident after Casablancas' role playing bass and back-up vocals on the track "Scared", though all of the members (with the exclusion of [[Nick Valensi]], who was busy taking care of his newborn children) attended his shows in and around New York.

On March 16, 2007, at the [[South by Southwest]] festival, Hammond performed a 12-song set including covers of [[Frank Black]]'s "Old Black Dawning" and [[Guided by Voices]]' "Postal Blowfish".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/albert-hammond-jr/27132 |title=Albert Hammond Jr previews new material at SXSW &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=March 17, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> Hammond also regularly covered [[the Cars]]' "Don't Cha Stop" in live performances. He supported [[Bloc Party]] on their world tour before making stops at Montreal's Metropolis and [[Toronto]]'s Kool Haus. After this, Hammond headlined two North American tours along with a European tour. The North American tour featured his friends, [[the Mooney Suzuki]]. In November 2006, Hammond was announced to be joining [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] on tour during their North American tour for their new album ''[[Light Grenades]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 1, 2007|title=The Strokes resting while Hammond goes solo|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hammond/the-strokes-resting-while-hammond-goes-solo-idUSN3147028420070201|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref> On August 29, 2007, Hammond announced on MySpace that he was going back into the studio to record [[¿Cómo Te Llama?|his second album]] in October 2007 for five weeks.

On March 20, 2008, Hammond posted a blog entry on MySpace in which he revealed the title of his second album: ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'' He wrote that it contained 13 songs with a total length of 46 minutes and 30 seconds. He stated he hoped to be touring with the new album until the end of 2008. On May 27, 2008, Hammond released "GfC", the first single off ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'', on iTunes in the U.S. The song was played extensively live on his 2007 tour. A non-album song titled "& So It Goes" was released as a B-side along with the single. The album was released on July 7, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nme.com/news/albert-hammond-jr/36297 |title=Albert Hammond Jr. releases new album details – exclusive &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>

On May 29, 2008, Hammond was Myspace's featured artist and exclusively premiered his new album ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'' uploading all the tracks of the album on his official Myspace page. He celebrated the release of his album with a  July 8 small show at the Virgin Megastore, [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]], in New York City. A noted absence from Hammond's band was recording bassist Josh Latzanni. [[Steve Schiltz]] of the band [[Longwave (band)|Longwave]], who toured with Hammond on his first album also was missing. Although Hammond was supposed to play only two or three songs, he ended up playing almost 10, with a selection that included both new and old tracks. This show kicked off his worldwide tour in support of ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'' with the next show being sold-out at the landmark venue Spaceland in the [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] neighborhood of Los Angeles. This was his only appearance on the West Coast. The following month, Hammond's website officially announced that Hammond would be the support act of the British band [[Coldplay]] during their European Tour, which kicked off on September 1 in [[Strasbourg]], France.

==== ''AHJ'' EP and ''Momentary Masters'' (2013–2017) ====
[[File:Albert Hammond, Jr. 2013.jpg|thumb|Hammond in 2013]]
In an interview with Har Mar Superstar in July 2013, Hammond revealed that he had recorded a five-song EP to be released via Julian Casablancas' [[Cult Records]]. Titled ''[[AHJ (EP)|AHJ]]'', it was released on October 8, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|title=Strokes Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. Details New EP for Julian Casablancas' Label|date=August 21, 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/51996-strokes-guitarist-albert-hammond-jr-details-new-ep-for-julian-casablancas-label/|publisher=Pitchfork|access-date=August 24, 2013}}</ref> Hammond stated in an interview promoting the EP on December 5, 2013, that he would be interested in playing solo as an opening act if the Strokes announced another tour: "I would definitely ask the guys if I could open for them. That'd be amazing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2013/12/05/albert-hammond-jr-the-guy-from-the-strokes-on-going-solo-again-and-beating-addiction/ |title=Albert Hammond Jr: 'The guy from The Strokes' on going solo again, and beating addiction |publisher=WOW247 |date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203155108/http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2013/12/05/albert-hammond-jr-the-guy-from-the-strokes-on-going-solo-again-and-beating-addiction/ |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On June 22, 2014, a photo was posted to Hammond's official Facebook page of himself in a room with other musicians and the caption "the start of something new; LP 3," suggesting that he is working on a third full-length album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152100711006790&set=a.10151598216466790.1073741827.18236031789&type=1&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/18236031789/10152100711006790 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Tijdlijnfoto's – Albert Hammond Jr. |publisher=Facebook |access-date=June 26, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hammond released his third LP ''[[Momentary Masters]]'' on July 31, 2015 in the U.S. via [[Vagrant Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-albert-hammond-jr-momentary-masters-20150729-story.html|title=Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. talks philosophy behind new solo album|date=July 30, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> The first single, "Born Slippy", was made instantly available for streaming and download via YouTube and iTunes respectively. Both ''AHJ'' and ''Momentary Masters'' were produced with Hammond's close collaborator [[Gus Oberg]].

Hammond covered "[[The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot|The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot]]" by Vera Lynn mixed with the chorus from George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" as part of Amazon's annual music series titled ''Indie for the Holidays''. The song was released on December 1, 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-strokes-albert-hammond-jr-play-george-harrison-mashup-w512694|title=Hear Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Combine George Harrison, Christmas Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref>

==== ''Francis Trouble'' (2018–present) ====
Hammond's fourth solo album ''[[Francis Trouble]]'' was released via [[Red Bull Records]] on March 9, 2018 and signed by A&R Kenny "Tick" Salcido. The first single "Muted Beatings" was released on February 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/strokes-albert-hammond-jr-sets-new-album-francis-trouble-w516287|title=Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Announces New Album 'Francis Trouble'|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=February 2, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 2019 he released a new single, "Fast Times," preceding a brief Western USA tour.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-albert-hammond-jr-new-song-fast-times-2452947|title=Listen to Albert Hammond Jr's new song, 'Fast Times'|date=2019-02-22|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>'' That May, he released the single "More to Life".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2045618/albert-hammond-jr-more-to-life/music/|title=Albert Hammond Jr. - "More To Life"|date=2019-05-30|website=Stereogum|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2019/02/albert-hammond-jr-shares-his-new-song-fast-times.html|title=Albert Hammond Jr Shares His New Song, "Fast Times"}}</ref> The following year Albert was featured on the 2020 song "Another Hit of Showmanship" by the rock band [[the Struts]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Sophie|date=2020-08-28|title=Hear The Struts' New Single With The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr.|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/the-struts-albert-hammond-jr/|access-date=2020-10-18|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|date=2020-08-28|title=The Struts Enlist Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. for New Song 'Another Hit of Showmanship'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-struts-albert-hammond-jr-new-song-1050957/|access-date=2020-10-18|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Artistry ==

=== Music ===
[[Guided by Voices]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Buddy Holly]], [[Frank Black]], [[John Lennon]], [[Matthew Sweet]] and [[The Velvet Underground]] are cited as Hammond's musical influences.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carl|first=William|title=Albert Hammond Jr. – PopMatters Concert Review|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/concerts/42784/albert-hammond-jr/|access-date=November 4, 2011|publisher=Popmatters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Momentary Masters: An Interview With Strokes Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.|language=en-US|work=Autre Magazine|url=https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2015/7/17/momentary-masters-an-interview-with-strokes-guitarist-albert-hammond-jr-about-his-new-solo-album-that-is-rife-with-personal-experiences|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Darwin|first=Liza|date=October 9, 2013|title=the insider: albert hammond, jr.|language=en|work=NYLON|url=https://nylon.com/articles/albert-hammond-jr}}</ref>

Albert's main guitar is a [[Fender Stratocaster]] Arctic White 1985 Reissue of a 1972. He owns three white Stratocasters, a Gibson Les Paul special single cutaway, a Rickenbacker 325, and a Gretsch hollowbody. His amplifier is a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12. His pedal board is made up of an old version of the [[MXR Micro Amp]], a V1 Jekyll and Hyde Ultimate Overdrive and Distortion, and a BOSS TU-2 tuner. In later shows, he adds another Micro Amp, and Jekyll and Hyde, and a Boss Digital Delay. He now uses a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay pedal instead of the Boss Digital Delay.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

=== Fashion ===
Hammond's sartorial trademark is wearing formal three-piece suits, and has been said by bandmate Julian Casablancas to be the most influential on the band's style.<ref name=":0" /> Hammond most recently collaborated with designer Amber Doyle for the Strokes' 2019 European tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the Designer Behind Albert Hammond Jr.'s New Look for The Strokes Tour|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/albert-hammond-jr-strokes-tour-custom-suit-fitting|access-date=2019-08-12|website=Vogue|date=July 10, 2019|language=en}}</ref> In a 2018 interview he stated that he'd had a passion for style from an early age,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albert Hammond Jr on rock star dressing, go-to suits and good socks|url=https://www.hungertv.com/feature/albert-hammond-jr-on-rock-star-dressing-go-to-suits-and-good-socks/|access-date=2019-08-12|website=HUNGER TV|language=en-US}}</ref> and has always combined his own designs with retail favorites. While Hammond has been best known for his formal wear, he launched his own range of ''[[Francis Trouble]]'' t-shirts and sports incorporated classic vintage tees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Albert Jr.|title=Albert Hammond Jr. Official Merchandise - T-Shirts|url=https://store.alberthammondjr.com/|access-date=2019-08-12|website=store.alberthammondjr.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2009, Hammond released his own line of men's suits which he co-designed with stylist Ilaria Urbinati.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schneier|first=Matthew|date=October 7, 2009|title=Albert Hammond, Jr. for Confederacy|language=en|work=GQ|url=https://www.gq.com/story/first-impressions-of-albert-hammond-jrs-new-line-of-suits|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> The suits were at first only available at Urbinati's soon-to-open Confederacy boutique in Los Angeles. Speaking about the designing endeavor, Hammond told ''New York'' magazine, "I want to make suits that I'm going to have for myself. They're for the person who needs his one suit for a wedding. He'd rather get something like this than go to [[Men's Wearhouse]], pay the same amount, and look like an out-of-date parent."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natty Albert Hammond Sizes You Up|url=https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49522/|access-date=December 12, 2017|website=NYMag.com|date=January 31, 2008 }}</ref> Hammond also collaborated with Elliot Aronow of [https://Jacques-Elliott.com Jacques-Elliott] for a collection of ties in 2015.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Albert Hammond Jr. on Carl Sagan-Inspired Solo Album|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/albert-hammond-jr-on-new-tie-collection-carl-sagan-inspired-solo-lp-20150519|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Albert Hammond Jr. 2002.jpg|thumb|upright|Hammond in 2002]]
Hammond married Polish restaurateur Justyna Sroka on December 23, 2013,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/albert-hammond-jr-marries-justyna-sroka/|title=Strokes Guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. Weds|date=December 27, 2013|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Leonie |date=2013-12-25 |title=The Strokes' Albert Hammond, Jr marries girlfriend |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-80-1235176 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> with whom he has a daughter, Holiday, born in 2021. Hammond and Sroka divorced in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |date=2023-05-13 |title=Albert Hammond Jr: 'The universe moved when the Strokes were all together' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/13/albert-hammond-jr-strokes-solo-album-melodies-on-hiatus-interview |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>  

In October 2025, Hammond welcomed a baby with model Sarah Holt.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=sarah__holt__ |postid=https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsAFM4Ekrd/?utm_source=ig_web |title=One week of... |date=5 November 2025}}</ref>

Hammond previously owned homes in the [[Nolita]] neighborhood of Manhattan and in New York's [[Catskill Mountains]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. could be your landlord in Nolita for $6,750/month|url=https://www.6sqft.com/strokes-guitarist-albert-hammond-jr-could-be-your-landlord-in-nolita-for-6750month/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=6sqft|language=en-US}}</ref> in the late 2000s, he built his recording studio, One Way Studios, near his home in [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] and later moved to the nearby community of [[Eldred, New York|Eldred]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gus Oberg: Recording The Strokes' Angles|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/gus-oberg-recording-strokes-angles|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Sound on Sound|quote=[In 2007-2008]... Albert and I needed a place to work, so we started to build what's now his One Way Studios, which is located one and a half hours' drive from Manhattan, in the Catskill Mountains. Albert and I designed the studio together. We had a building constructed from scratch...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Crosley|first=Sloan|date=2011-03-13|title=The Strokes: Behind the Comeback|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/03/strokes-behind-comeback/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Spin|quote=...Albert Hammond Jr.’s house in Port Jervis, New York...}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Frisicano|first=Andrew|date=September 15, 2015|title=See photos from our interview with Albert Hammond Jr.|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/see-photos-from-our-interview-with-albert-hammond-jr|access-date=2020-11-07|website=Time Out New York|language=en|quote=He might live upstate these days (Eldred, NY, to be exact)...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Braverman|first=Isabel|date=October 7, 2015|title=Local studio, international tour|url=https://riverreporter.com/stories/local-studio-international-tour,29167|access-date=2020-11-11|website=The River Reporter|language=en|quote=[Hammond Jr.] and his wife, Justyna, moved [to Eldred] full-time in March [2015], though he spends much of his time on the road.}}</ref> In the 2000s, he had relationships with British supermodel [[Agyness Deyn]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2009/feb/08/albert-hammond-the-strokes|title=What I know about women: Albert Hammond Jr. guitarist with the Strokes, 28, in a relationship|last=Bennett|first=Kim Taylor|date=February 8, 2008|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> as well as American musician Catherine Pierce of [[The Pierces]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13459827|title=The Pierces' colourful sister act|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=May 24, 2011|work=BBC News|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the 2000s, Hammond suffered from a serious drug addiction that involved [[cocaine]], [[heroin]] and [[ketamine]], among other drugs. He entered rehab in 2009 and has been sober since.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-09-04|title=Albert Hammond Jr: 'I used to shoot cocaine, heroin and ketamine 20 times a day' {{!}} NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-710-1257120|access-date=2020-10-18|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Doyle|first1=Patrick|date=2013-10-28|title=Albert Hammond Jr. Talks Strokes Return|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-albert-hammond-jr-on-addiction-and-the-state-of-the-strokes-54703/|access-date=2020-10-18|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{See also|The Strokes discography}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=albert hammond jr|chart=all}} |title=Albert Hammond Jr. Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311133017/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"|  [[Independent Albums|US Indie]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=albert hammond jr|chart=Independent Albums}} |title=Albert Hammond Jr. Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311133017/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts#Charts|AUS<br />Hit.]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1328.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150811033304/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150805-0000/Issue1328.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2015|title=ARIA Report: Issue 1328|publisher=ARIA|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(WA)]]<br /><ref name="BELF">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Albert+Hammond%2C+Jr%2E|title=Albert Hammond Jr albums (Wallonie)|publisher=[[Ultratop]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"|  [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Albert+Hammond%2C+Jr.&cat=a|title=lescharts.com – French charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"|  [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>Peaks in Scotland:
* ''Yours to Keep]'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20061015/40/|title=2006-10-15 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"|  [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Albert+Hammond%2C+Jr.|title=swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;"|  [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK">
*For ''Yours to Keep'', ''¿Cómo Te Llama?'': {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: H & Claire – Hysterix |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]] |access-date=March 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208144744/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM |archive-date=December 8, 2008 }}
*For ''Momentary Masters'': {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/150808cluk.txt |title=CHART: CLUK Update 8.08..2015 (wk32) |publisher=zobbel.de |access-date=September 30, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Yours to Keep (Albert Hammond Jr. album)|Yours to Keep]]''
| 
* Release date: October 6, 2006
* Label: [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]], [[Gramophone record|LP]]
| 117
| 11
| —
| —
| 186
| 60
| 48
| 74
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[¿Cómo Te Llama?]]''
| 
* Release date: July 7, 2008
* Label: Rough Trade
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
| 145
| 20
| —
| —
| 168
| —
| —
| 183
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Momentary Masters]]''
| 
* Release date: July 31, 2015
* Label: [[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]], [[Infectious Music|Infectious]]
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Momentary Masters'' did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 3 on the [[Top Heatseekers|US Heatseekers]] Albums Chart.<ref name="Heatseekers">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=albert hammond jr|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} |title=Albert Hammond Jr. Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311133017/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| 20
| 20
| 160
| —
| —
| —
| 115
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Francis Trouble]]''
| 
* Release date: March 9, 2018
* Label: [[Red Bull Records]]
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Francis Trouble'' did not enter the U.S. Billboard 200, but peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Heatseekers Albums Chart.<ref name="Heatseekers" />}}
| 25
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Melodies on Hiatus]]''
| 
* Release date: June 23, 2023
* Label: Red Bull Records
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="12" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes either release did not chart or correct figures unknown
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[AHJ (EP)|AHJ]]''
|
*Label: [[Cult Records]]
*Release: October 8, 2013
*Formats: LP, digital download
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album/EP
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[Alternative Songs|US<br />Alt]]<br /><ref name="US Alt">{{cite magazine|title=Albert Hammond Jr – Chart History – Alternative Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/albert-hammond-jr/chart-history/alternative-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808020538/https://www.billboard.com/music/albert-hammond-jr/chart-history/alternative-songs|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[Mexico Ingles Airplay|MEX<br>Air.]]<br /><ref name="MEX">{{cite magazine|title=Albert Hammond Jr – Chart History – Mexico Ingles Airplay|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/albert-hammond-jr/chart-history/mexico-ingles-airplay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829064056/https://www.billboard.com/music/albert-hammond-jr/chart-history/mexico-ingles-airplay|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>Peaks in Scotland:
* ''Back to the 101'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20061203/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - 2006-12-03|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
* ''GFC'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20080720/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008-07-20|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK<br />Indie]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1957/albert-hammond-jr/|title=Albert Hammond Jr Official Charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Everyone Gets a Star"
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="3"| ''Yours to Keep''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Back to the 101]]"
| —
| —
| 41
| 76
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| "In Transit"
| 2007
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "GfC"
| 2008
| —
| —
| 67
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"GfC" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 66 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20080720/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 20 July 2008 - 26 July 2008 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>}}
| 4
| ''¿Cómo Te Llama?''
|-
! scope="row"| "St. Justice"
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="3"| ''AHJ''
|-
! scope="row"| "Carnal Cruise"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Strange Tidings"
| 2014
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Born Slippy"
| rowspan="2"|2015
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="2"| ''Momentary Masters''
|-
! scope="row"| "Losing Touch"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Muted Beatings"
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| —
| 37
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="3"| ''Francis Trouble''
|-
! scope="row"| "Far Away Truths"
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Set To Attack"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1985453/albert-hammond-jr-set-to-attack/music/ |title=Albert Hammond Jr. – "Set To Attack" - Stereogum |date=March 2, 2018 |publisher=Stereogum|access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Fast Times" <br/><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "More to Life" <br/><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Another Hit of Showmanship" <br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[The Struts]])</span>
| 2020
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''Strange Days''
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

===Notes===
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== See also ==
* [[List of Gibraltarians]]
* [[Music of Gibraltar]]
* [[Argentine American]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://alberthammondjr.com}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000281229}}
* {{IMDb name|1149035}}
*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631558846.html Spin Magazine feature], October 2003, retrieved March 25, 2007
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070504044801/http://www.starmagazine.com/albert_hammond_jr_decides_hes_yours_to_keep/celebrity_news_gossip/entertainment/11645 Star Magazine web feature], March 28, 2007

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