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"Francis Trouble" (also referred to as Francis Trouble, Vol. 1) is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Albert Hammond Jr. It was released on March 9, 2018 via Red Bull
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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The hurried moments of “Far Away Truths”, to the cinematic visions of “Muted Beatings” all across Francis Trouble Hammond searches for an identity and ultimately, finds one. The energy is frantic, with a youthful exuberance that refuses to listen to anyone until it’s found.
There are, of course, tinges of Strokes flavours which are impossible to ignore. “Set to Attack” could quite easily have been a cut from mid-career Strokes album, but it’s important to not get bogged down in these comparisons, because then Francis Trouble loses its context entirely.
Vocal-wise, Albert flits between wild and untamed, to concise and direct with supreme ease, a testament to his ability to be front and centre while wielding everything he’s got. The real draw of the album though comes from the melodies the guitars construct perfectly.
It’s hard to find fault with an album that feels so consistently representative of the mind that bore it. Francis Trouble is certainly Hammond finding a version of himself that’s pushing toward the future while never losing sight of who he really is.
Reviewed by Steven Loftin for thelineofbestfit.com.
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