Strokes Jam Together Again

While two members of The Strokes are busy with side projects, the band will still begin writing their fourth album in February.

Guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. told Rollingstone.com that the band will begin working on their fourth album next month.

"We're getting back together for the first time in two years, and it's very exciting. We're just going to start working on songs. I mean, sounds — we don't even have the songs. We got to get back to playing first. That's all I know. Right now, it's just February 11th at 2 o'clock, we're going to the studio to hang out and play music. I just know the date and time."

Hammond is producing the new album from New York's Postelles, while drummer Fabrizio Moretti is set to head south later this month to tour Brazil with his Little Joy side project. Their self-titled debut came out last year.

Bassist Nicolai Fraiture will release a solo album under his Nickel Eye moniker on Tuesday, and is touring in support of it.

The Strokes haven't released an album since 2006's First Impressions Of Earth.

You can see Little Joy here:

Jan. 27 Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Bar Opiniao
Jan. 28-29 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Clash Club
Jan. 30 Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Freegells Hall
Jan. 31 Brasilia, Brazil @ Espaco Brasil Telecom
Feb. 4 Curitiba, Brazil @ John Bull Music Hall
Feb. 5 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Clash Club
Feb. 6 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Circo Voador

Nickel Eye will play these dates:

Jan. 23 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Jan. 24 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
Jan. 26 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
Jan. 29 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Jan. 30 San Diego, CA @ The Loft (University Of California San Diego)
Jan. 31 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
Feb. 2 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent