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ALBERT HAMMOND JR. ANNOUNCES THIRD ALBUM,
MOMENTARY MASTERS
NEW SONG ‘BORN SLIPPY’ STREAMABLE/SHAREABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD
PRE-ORDER MOMENTARY MASTERS TODAY |
(May 12, 2015) – Today, Albert Hammond Jr. is pleased to share plans to release his third solo album, and first in five years, entitled Momentary Masters. The album’s name derives from a phrase in astronomer Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space – a notion that underscores the truism that every triumph is fleeting.
“I feel like the best songs I’ve written, as soon as I was done, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I did it!’ But in that split second that it comes, that feeling goes,” Hammond Jr. explains. “It’s the same thing when you find complete happiness, you find this complete low. I feel like that’s what being creative is: It’s you bouncing with emotion and what you capture in those bounces. Accept where you are and use it.” And Albert has done just that. In a recent interview with Paper Mag, Hammond Jr. discusses his new domesticity and it’s influence on his third record. “He’s cleaned up, gotten hitched, and moved from the city to upstate New York, but hasn’t lost the ability to create soaring rock riffs and catchy hooks.”
Due to drop on July 31st in the US via Vagrant/BMG, Momentary Masters serves as a follow up to 2006’s Yours To Keep and 2008’s ¿Cómo Te Llama? “We’re huge fans of Albert Hammond Jr.’s and are excited to be working with him on his best effort yet,” says Jon Cohen EVP of Recorded Music for Vagrant/BMG.
Recorded in Hammond Jr.’s home in upstate New York in a converted barn he calls One Way Studios, Albert created Momentary Masters alongside guitarist Hammarsing Kharhmar (Mon Khmer), guitarist Mikey Hart (Bleachers), bassist Jordan Brooks, and drummer Jeremy Gustin (Delicate Steve, Marc Ribot). The sessions were extremely relaxed which encouraged space for creativity and collaboration. The result offers a new kind of dynamism: you can hear it in “Power Hungry,” with its Morricone-esque grooves and a Mellotron manipulated to sound like violins; or in the aggressive stomp and anxiety-inducing guitars of “Caught By My Shadow.” Even on “Side Boob” – titled so because, hey, why not celebrate a good thing? – there’s a jittery energy that leaves the listener excited.
Momentary Masters is a record that reflects on missed opportunities, choices made, wasted time, and paths not chosen. He calls it “a love letter to my past self.” The music might be largely buoyant-spry, breezy guitar lines locking together and dancing apart – but melancholy frequently seeps into even the sunniest of toplines. It’s a record of acceptance, too. Tucked in the songs is an exploration of the reconciliation of two halves: the best self that you present to others, and the self that slips through and lies exposed when your guard drops.
Today, fans can get a taste of Momentary Masters by streaming the album track “Born Slippy” on Soundcloud.
Albert Hammond Jr. will be on tour in North America from the beginning of September until the beginning of November. All dates (except fests) are on pre-sale beginning today directly via Albert’s website. A full list can be found below.
All Pertinent Links:
Song ‘Born Slippy’ on Soundcloud HERE Preorder on iTunes HERE Preorder on Amazon HERE Preorder on Albert’s Store HERE Purchase tickets HERE
Momentary Masters Track List 1. Born Slippy 2. Power Hungry 3. Caught By My Shadow 4. Coming To Getcha 5. Losing Touch 6. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright 7. Razors Edge 8. Touche’ 9. Drunched In Crumbs 10. Side Boob
Albert Hammond Jr. On Tour May 27 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound September 09 Pittsburgh, PA @Brillobox September 10 Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop September 12 St. Louis, MO @ Loufest September 13 Lawrence, KS @The Bottleneck September 15 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge September 16 Detroit, MI @ Shelter September 17 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House September 19 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa September 20 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair September 21 New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom September 26-27 Washington DC @ Landmark Festival September 29 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl Restaurant & Lounge September 30 Nashville, TN @ Exit In October 02 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks October 02-04 Austin, TX @ ACL Festival October 05 Houston, TX @ HOB Bronze Peacock October 06 Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room October 07 Norman, OK @ Opolis October 08 Little Rock, AK @ Juantias October 9-11 Austin, TX @ ACL Festival October 12 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom October 13 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory – Constellation Room October 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom October 16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent October 25 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile October 26 Vancouver, BC @ Venue October 27 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge October 29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge October 30 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen October 31 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake November 02 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews November 03 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock November 04 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon November 06 Columbus, OH @ The Basement November 07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
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