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And we thought the Strokes' last album was the closest they'd ever come to meathead grunge/alt-rock. Guess we were wrong.

Strokes guitarist/solo artist Albert Hammond, Jr. has expanded his previously announced tour in support of his October solo debut, Yours to Keep (Rough Trade) to include a trip across North America opening for... Incubus. Yeah, think we'll be sitting that one out. He's also added some additional European and UK gigs, which kick off on November 22 in Birmingham.

Now, on to the important questions: ever wonder what Albert would look like with a little makeover? Say, without legs, an arm, and some facial tissue? Well, now's your chance to see him as a full-blown zombie.

In Albert Hammond, Jr.'s first solo video, he is killed in a bike/car collision and awakens as a ghost to see his dead body on the ground. He cruises around town, understandably upset about his unfortunate demise, and heads home, where he reaches right through his guitar and backing bandmates.

He later comes across some Jesus graffiti and a WWJD? bumper sticker, and heads to the cemetery, where he jumps into his already filled grave, meets his body, and crawls out as a zombie. Just like Jesus.

Albert Hammond, Jr. dates:

11-22 Birmingham, England - Academy 2 *
11-24 Leeds, England - Cockpit *
11-25 Manchester, England - Academy 3
11-27 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC 2 *
11-28 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
11-29 London, England - Scala
12-01 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Melkweg Max
12-03 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnof
12-04 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
12-06 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
12-08 Brittany, France - Les Transmusicales
12-10 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
12-12 Milan, Italy - Transilvania
12-14 Barcelona, Spain - La 2
01-05 Vancouver, British Columbia #
01-06 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
01-09 San Francisco, CA - Warfield #
01-12 San Diego, CA - Soma #
01-13 Las Vegas, NV - Joint #
01-15 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee #
01-17 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room #
01-18 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa #
01-19 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre #
01-21 New Orleans, LA - TBA #
01-22 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Cafe #
01-23 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle #
01-25 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues #
01-26 Washington, Dc - 9:30 Club #
01-29 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory #
01-30 Boston, MA - Avalon #
01-31 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
02-02 Detroit, MI - State Theatre #
02-03 Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom #
02-04 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus #
02-06 Chicago, IL - Riviera #
02-07 Kansas Theatre, MO - Uptown Theatre #
02-08 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium #
02-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater #

* with the Pierces
# with Incubus