The Strokes' break fear
11 July 2008
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The Strokes fear people will think they have split if they don't release a new album soon.The American rockers haven't released an album in almost three years and guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. says they recognise a pressing need to get back to the studio.He said: "If we don't make a Strokes record before that, people will think that's the end of us."Nothing's set, but we're definitely figuring out something to do for 2009."Albert - who released a solo album, 'Como Te Llama', earlier this week - also admitted he was worried the lyrics to one of his new songs would be misunderstood.He explained: "'Feed Me Jack' became a love song to a man. I don't want to just write love songs about girls I'm sexually attracted to."But after a couple of plays, I thought, 'Oh. I wonder if people think I mean the other Strokes?"The 'New York City Cops' rocker also told Teletext's Planet Sound that he has just written his best ever material - but isn't sure what to do with it.
He added: "A week ago, these three songs came to me that I just know are the best I've written.
"What I'll do with them depends on the other Strokes, but I feel after my two solo records that I'm writing better songs in a natural way. I've never written songs like them."
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