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  New Line Records Will Release Yours to Keep, Debut Solo Record from The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr.

  NEW YORK (January 12, 2006) - Albert Hammond, Jr.’s debut solo album Yours To Keep will be released domestically March 6 on New Line Records. Yours To Keep features a core trio of Albert (guitar/vocals), Matt Romano (drums) and Josh Lattanzi (bass) along with guest appearances by Jody Porter (Fountains Of Wayne), Sean Lennon, Julian Casablancas and Ben Kweller, among many others.
  
  The album has already received rave reviews in the UK.:
  
  "An intimate, frequently beautiful and consistently surprising record that gets better with every listen." 8 out of 10 stars.- NME
  
  "It's no surprise that the coolest Stroke - who resembles a young Jimi Hendrix - makes a captivating and charismatic frontman." – Guardian (UK)
  
  "Excellent. An interesting mix of high harmony and low key music." - BBC.com
  
  The US release will include two bonus tracks not previously available as well as a video for the song “101”.
  
  Having recently completed an extensive European headline tour, Albert is currently touring with Incubus (see dates below) through mid-February, and will be touring with Bloc Party March 23-30.  He will also be headlining in Los Angeles at the Troubadour on Feb. 14 and in Japan on Feb. 20 and 21. His band is augmented by guitarist Steve Schiltz and Marc Eskenazi (guitar/keys). A US headline tour will follow in the spring.
  
  Additionally, MySpace has selected Albert to be the Featured Artist of the Week beginning March 5.
  
  ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. ON TOUR
  
  With Incubus
  Jan 5 – Vancouver BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Jan 6 – Seattle WA – Paramount Ballroom
  Jan 7 – Portland OR – Roseland Theatre
  Jan 9 – San Francisco CA – The Warfield
  Jan 12 – San Diego CA – Soma
  Jan 13 – Las Vegas NV – The Joint
  Jan 15 – Tempe AZ – Marquee Theatre
  Jan 17 – Dallas TX – Gypsy Tea Room
  Jan 18 – Austin TX – La Zona Rosa
  Jan 19 – Houston TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
  Jan 21 – New Orleans LA – House Of Blues
  Jan 22 – Orlando FL – Hard Rock Café
  Jan 23 – Atlanta GA – The Tabernacle
  Jan 25 – N Myrtle Beach SC – House Of Blues
  Jan 26 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
  Jan 29 – Philadelphia PA – Electric Factory
  Jan 30 – Boston MA – Avalon
  Jan 31 – New York NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
  Feb 2 – Detroit MI – State Theatre
  Feb 3 – Cleveland OH – Agora Theatre
  Feb 4 – Toronto ON – Kool Haus
  Feb 6 – Chicago IL – Riviera Theatre
  Feb 7 – Kansas City MO – Uptown Theatre
  Feb 8 – Denver CO – Fillmore Auditorium
  Feb 11,12,13 – Los Angeles CA – Wiltern Theatre
  
  Headlining
  Feb 14 – Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
  February 20 - Tokyo - Liquid Room
  February 21 - Osaka - Club Quattro
  
  With Bloc Party
  March 23 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
  March 24 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
  March 25 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
  March 27 - Montreal, QB - Metropolis
  March 28 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
  March 30 - New York, NY - United Palace Theater
  
  www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr
  www.newlinerecords.com
  
  For more information, please contact:
  Kerri Chyka
  Kerri.chyka@newline.com
  
  Jason Linn- EVP, New Line Records
  Jason.linn@newline.com

   

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