Albert wrote on his MySpace page:

 

WHEN THE MUSIC’S OVER......

......BUT NOT FOR LONG.

HI, THIS IS ALBERT
I JUST WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SEE ONE OF OUR SHOWS. WITHOUT THE FANS NONE OF OUR 128 SHOWS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE THE PAST 9 MONTHS AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT AT THE END OF OCTOBER WE ARE GOING IN FOR ROUND TWO. THATS RIGHT YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, WE ARE GOING INTO ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS FOR 5 WEEKS TO RECORD THE SECOND RECORD. A FOLLOW UP TO THE DEBUT "YOURS TO KEEP". WE WILL BE VIDEO TAPING SOME OF THE RECORDING AND SHOWING CLIPS OF IT ON MYSPACE. BEFORE I FORGET I WANT TO THANK THE TWO BANDS THAT TOOK US OUT ON TOUR, INCUBUS AND BLOC PARTY. WELL I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT SUMMER AND FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU.....GOODNIGHT
LOVE,
ALBERT

 

Looks like The Strokes are going to be doing the hiatus thing for a little bit longer. As much as Albert's solo album was surprisingly decent, we're going to need some more hot Strokes action.