This year Albert Hammond Jr. released his fourth studio album Francis Trouble. Today, Hammond Jr is pleased to share the official video for the single “Far Away Truths,” which was directed by his wife Justyna who also creates all the lighting for his live shows. Albert Hammond Jr. plays his next show on June 14th in Rensselaer, NY.

Justyna talks about the video:

‘Sometimes making music videos takes months, sometimes weeks, I do it in days. I was lucky to work with my wife, Justyna, directing and the legend Tobias Rylander creating visuals that echo the Francis Trouble album art,’ says Hammond Jr.

Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic – the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music. In November of 1979, Hammond Jr’s mother, Claudia, miscarried. Although they rushed to the hospital, Claudia and Albert Hammond Sr. were told that the baby was far too premature to live. Albert continued to grow inside of his mother undetected until she was nearly six months pregnant.

Taking a page from Bowie, Hammond Jr says: “What the music says may be serious, but as a medium it should not be questioned, analyzed or taken too seriously. I think it should be tarted up, made into a character, a parody of itself. The music is the mask the message wears and I, the performer, am the message.”

Working within this mentality, Hammond Jr created Francis Trouble, an homage to both the death of his twin and his own birth, as well as the complexities of identity that arise because of their intermingling. The number 36 became especially relevant, as he had learned more of Francis’s story at that age, and because he was born on the 9th day of the 4th month of the year. Significantly, the album is exactly 36 minutes long.

Albert Hammond Jr.
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JUN 14
102.7 WEQX The Real Alternative – Alive at Five @Jennings Landing
Rensselaer, NY
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JUL 03
Ampere
Munich, Germany

JUL 04
Rock for People 2018
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

JUL 05
Musik & Frieden
Berlin, Germany

JUL 07
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde, Denmark

JUL 08
Rock Werchter 2018
Rotselaar, Belgium

JUL 10
Rote Fabrik, Sommerbühne
Zurich, Switzerland

JUL 11
Magnolia
Milan, Italy

JUL 12
Musilac Festival
Aix Les Bains, France

JUL 14
Cruilla
Barcelona, Spain

JUL 16
The Barby
Tel Aviv, Israel

JUL 20
We The Fest
Jakarta, Indonesia

JUL 21
We The Fest
Jakarta, Indonesia

JUL 22
Splendour In The Grass
Byron Bay Nsw, Australia

JUL 24
The Factory Theatre
Sydney, Australia

JUL 25
Corner Hotel
Richmond, Australia

JUL 27
Fuji Rock Festival ’18
Niigata, Japan

SEP 08
DCODE Fest
Madrid, Spain

SEP 10
Brudenell Social Club
Leeds, United Kingdom

SEP 11
Club Academy
Manchester, United Kingdom

SEP 12
SWG3
Glasgow, United Kingdom

SEP 14
Electric Ballroom
London, United Kingdom

SEP 15
Thekla
Bristol, United Kingdom

SEP 16
Concorde 2
Brighton, United Kingdom

SEP 18
La Gaiete Lyrique
Paris, France

SEP 19
Indiestadt @Paradiso
Amsterdam, Netherlands

OCT 26
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
New Orleans, LA

OCT 27
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Gretna, LA

OCT 28
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Gretna, LA