#2852 Albert Hammond Jr. - Frances Trouble

Grabs hold out the gate, digs in deeper with every listen. This could've been the 3rd Strokes album and I'd have been perfectly happy. Freed from the obligation of being cool enough, Hammond makes effortlessly hooky, exciting poppy rock that changes lanes smooth as silk, from bristly indie-motorik to muted brushiness and back. One of the best bandmember-gone-solo albums in recent memory 4.5/5