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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Upon popping in Albert Hammond Jr.’s debut, Yours To Keep, I kept thinking, “damn this sounds a lot like that Strokes album, This Is It” and then I threw Hammond’s name in Google, what did I find out, that low and behold, Hammond is a member of The Strokes. I have to claim ignorance on that one, it’s just I was never a huge Strokes fan, and I guess the only name that I would recognize from the band is Julian Casablancas’, who happens to guest on the album.
So getting that out of the way, I have to give it to the guy, Yours To Keep is pretty good, I am especially digging the first single, In Transit.
MP3: Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit
Hammond wraps up his stint as opener on Incubus’s current tour, but not to worry, Albert Hammond Jr. will be playing two more Los Angeles shows sans gigantic arena rock band.
2/14 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
3/06 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
Yours To Keep will be released in the US on March 6th via New Line Records.
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