Babyshambles Bassist Collaborates with Hammond from Strokes

Babyshambles bassist Drew McConell has collaborated with Fionn Regan and and ALbert Hammond, Jr. on four tracks. He said of the collaboration: "I did four tracks a couple of months back with Albert Hammond, Jr. from The Strokes and Fionn Regan. I've had a few labels talking to me about the possibility of releasing it. We all needed it, Albert had been on tour with his solo thing and he was a little tired. It was good for everyone to get in the studio for a few days and have some beers and make some good music. Not worrying if a label was going to be happy with it or whether an A&R man was gonna check if the chorus came in, in the first 40 seconds." He names the side-project Helsinki and isn't sure the material will ever be released. He says about Helsinki: "When I play with Helsinki, on my own, it's more for fun. Not that Babyshambles isn't fun, but I take it more seriously."

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