If Strokes fans considered Albert Hammond Jr.’s 2006 solo album Yours to Keep a welcome surprise to tide them over during the band’s extended sabbatical, it’s possible that this new effort will be met with considerably more angst. The shaggy-haired guitarist could easily be reprimanded for delaying The Strokes’ long-awaited fourth album, but to his credit, he hasn’t let the time go to waste, crafting a further demonstration of his ability to combine tense, Television-style guitar work with the kind of bankable melodies that his songwriter dad was churning out in the ’70s. While Como Te Llama lacks the accessibility of his debut, it yields a wider variety of material, including grittier rockers (“In My Room,” “The Boss Americana”), string-laden ballads (“You Won’t Be Fooled By This”), and a twinkly instrumental lullaby (“Spooky Couch”), all of which comprise an impressive step in Hammond Jr.’s development as a songwriter in his own right.