Albert Hammond Jr's new album Momentary Masters comes out on July 31st. Hammond recently sat down with People to talk about the new album. The magazine quotes him as follows:
On reuniting with The Strokes last year after becoming sober:
"The whole band is … no one really does anything, besides one member, or something like that. So, it's like, nothing that would bring something back in a show. I feel like, the kind of stuff that would bring that back is not so much playing. Maybe being on the road but … those dates were more of a positive thing, just remembering how much we moved fans, and seeing the people we've reached, and how time has made us a better band."
On the record's influences:
"I was listening to The Cars for sure, the first Police record, Outlandos D'Amour. Talking Heads, Bowie. It's hard to say exact things because like, a few years ago, I listened to a lot of Kinks and Wipers and Wire, and I feel like that still has an effect on me. But influence is never so direct, like, "I hear this and then I go write that"; it's a subtle thing."
On recording the album at his home:
"Well, this band kind of came together on the road. I had a few songs that were almost done, like "Born Slippy" and "Touché," and I brought them to the guys, and they did such a good job with it. And then as we spent more time together, sort of isolated up here, that jovial, hang-out vibe kind of took shape. I don't know if this happened as I got older, but work-wise, I feel like it was just better to work for a few hours, take a break – this whole "work 15 hours until you break …" it just doesn't work for me."
Read the full interview at People.
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