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Albert Hammond Jr. has, in a stroke of genius (or common sense), scheduled a U.S. release for his debut solo album, Yours to Keep. The disc will feature two bonus tracks, "Postal Blowfish" (we knew these guys were big Guided by Voices fans!) and "Well...All Right", from the Strokes guitarist, both of which weren't present on the record's original UK pressing, released across the pond last October via Rough Trade.

Yours to Keep will hit the U.S. on March 6 courtesy of Scratchie/New Line Records. A Mexican version will follow, though a specific due date has not yet been confirmed.

As previously reported, Hammond (with guitarist Steve Schiltz and guitarist/keyboardist Marc Eskenazi) is currently making a fool of himself on the road with Incubus. A U.S. headlining tour is scheduled for this spring (dates yet to be announced). And, as mentioned yesterday, Hammond will open for Bloc Party on their upcoming trek through the States.

Yours to Keep tracklist:

01 Cartoon Music for Superheroes
02 In Transit
03 Everyone Gets a Star
04 Bright Young Thing
05 Blue Skies
06 101
07 Call an Ambulance
08 Scared
09 Holiday
10 Hard to Live (in the City)
11 Postal Blowfish (bonus track)
12 Well...All Right (bonus track)

Dates:

01-09 San Francisco, CA - Warfield *
01-10 San Francisco, CA - Warfield *
01-12 San Diego, CA - SOMA *
01-13 Las Vegas, NV - Joint *
01-15 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
01-17 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room *
01-18 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *
01-19 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater *
01-21 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
01-22 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Cafe *
01-23 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
01-25 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues *
01-26 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
01-27 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 Theatre *
02-04 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus *
02-06 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
02-07 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre *
02-08 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
02-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-12 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-13 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-14 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

* with Incubus