也许Albert Hammond Jr.的名字让你觉得陌生，但他的乐队你一定很熟悉，那就是大名鼎鼎的The Strokes。这支乐队算得上21世纪最重要的乐队之一，如果不是他们挖掘了的70年代车库摇滚的复古潮流，恐怕就没有很多后继乐队的今天，我们也听不到Franz Ferdinand(听歌)的《Take Me Out》和Keane的《Somewhere Only We Know》。

　　不过作为乐队的节奏吉他，自己的专辑可不是车库摇滚的延续，2006年的首张专辑《Yours to Keep》呈现一股清新气息，不仅和The Strokes的作品没有雷同之处，简直就是截然相反。原以为这之后他会踏踏实实着手The Strokes的第三张专辑，但没想到一年半之后，The Strokes依然毫无动静，而他却发表的第二张专辑《??Cómo te Llama?》。

Best known as the Strokes' rhythm (and occasional lead) guitarist, Albert Hammond, Jr., is also the son of singer/songwriter Albert Hammond, whose hits include "It Never Rains in Southern California," "When I Need You," and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before." Born in Los Angeles, Hammond went to the prestigious Swiss boarding Le Institut le Rosey as a teenager, where he met future Strokes singer Julian Casablancas. When Hammond moved to New York City to attend New York University's film school in the late '90s, he reconnected with Casablancas, and the Strokes were born. While Casablancas is the band's chief songwriter, Hammond co-wrote Room on Fire's "Automatic Stop" and also wrote songs that appeared on the Strokes' 2001 tour video, In Transit. Hammond revamped and renamed these tracks and included them on his solo debut album, Yours to Keep, which featured bassist Josh Lattanzi and drummer Matt Romano as his main support. A host of indie celebrities, including Casablancas, Sean Lennon, Ben Kweller, Fountains of Wayne's Jody Porter, and the Strokes' manager, Ryan Gentles, also appeared on the album, which was released on Rough Trade in fall 2006 in the U.K. and early in 2007 on New Line in the U.S. Bassist Marc Philippe Eskenazi joined Hammond's band for 2008's Como Te Llama?, which was released worldwide that summer.