¿Cómo Te Llama?
The Strokes' creative linchpin follows his solid debut Yours to Keep with another tasty helping of power-pop, though on ¿Có**mo te Llama? he sheds the inherent modesty of a solo spin-off and stretches his songs' components across a wider array of styles.
Don't accuse Albert Hammond Jr. of standing still. The Strokes go on extended hiatus? Count on Hammond to throw together a modest solo album and tour behind it. That's essentially the pattern of both Hammond's 2006 debut and the new ¿Cómo Te Llama? Steadiness doesn't guarantee results, though, and the follow-up sounds…
A big part of what made Albert Hammond, Jr.'s first solo album, Yours to Keep, such a pleasant surprise was that it sounded like a lively working holiday right after the Strokes' albums were beginning to sound like a job for the band.