The Strokes Albert Hammond, Jr. is set to release a solo EP AHJ on October 8 via fellow bandmate Julian Casablancas Cult Records. The new project, self-described as "the best material that Ive made so far," is the guitarists first new solo music since 2008s ¿Cómo Te Llama? and was produced, engineered and mixed by Gus Oberg at Hammond Jr.s Manhattan and upstate New York studios. "Ive been working with him since my first solo project, after we met and became best friends," said Hammond Jr. of Oberg. "We get along and we understand each other musically, so everything just flows." The Strokes released their own Comedown Machine in March but never toured in support of or substantively promoted the album. "It just feels too one-sided or weird or not fun when its not coming as a group effort," says Hammond Jr., "but everythings great."