The son of 1970s pop star and hit songwriter Albert Hammond (best known for the hits "It Never Rains In Southern California" and "When I Need You") and the rhythm guitarist in the Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. makes his solo debut with the charming YOURS TO KEEP. Removed from the drop-dead New York cool of his day job, Hammond reveals himself to be a man after his father's easygoing SoCal heart. The original songs on YOURS TO KEEP are largely sunny pop tunes with strong echoes of post-SMILEY SMILE Beach Boys and Lindsey Buckingham's quirkier tunes with Fleetwood Mac. This American edition adds two covers not found on the 2006 British version--Guided By Voices' "Postal Blowfish" and Buddy Holly's "Well All Right."