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Albert Hammond Jr lent Kyle Falconer his underwear.
The View frontman has confessed he shared more than just a laugh with The Strokes rocker - who is producing the band's new album - after borrowing a pair of boxer shorts from the 34-year-old musician.
He told NME magazine: "We share the same banter and toilet humour. He's just one of the gang now - he gave me a lend of his boxer shorts the other day. He's bringing his Strokes secrets to The View.
"If you walked into the studio on the first day, you would have thought we'd been friends for years."
Kyle added that the group - also made up of Kieren Webster, Steven Morrison, Pete Reilly - have embraced Albert's hands-on approach to producing their new album and already feel like he's become part of the group.
He said: "He's playing and coming up with parts - it's almost like he's a member of the band. We're doing pre-production during the day and laying down the tracks at night. We were stand-offish to the idea at first, thinking 'Nobody can rearrange our songs'. But Everybody's really embraced the idea. It keeps you on your toes."

Redfoo is envious of saxophones.
The 39-year-old singer has admitted to feeling jealous of the brass instrument after it stole the show on his new single 'New Thang'.
When asked how it felt to share his music video with a sax player, Redfoo - real name Stefan Kendal Gordy - shared: "The sax was trumping me as the artist. I did a duet with a saxophone. That's why in the video we've got the Sax Man. He represents that line. And always I'm like 'Hey?!'
"My part's pretty cool ... but that saxophone."
And the 'Sexy and I Know It' singer noted how the saxophone has its positives because ladies love it.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I was coming up with the beat and I realised that the saxophone line, girls would always hear the sax and be like, 'I like that!'"
The LMFAO rapper - who split from his girlfriend Victoria Azarenka in June - said rebounds and romance were the main inspiration for his new tune.
He shared: "I wanted to write a song about when you're maybe on the rebound or ... everybody likes something new.
"A new somebody, a new something. I wanted to make a club song that was fun and cheeky, so you could point your finger and be like, 'You could be my new thang.'
"I always like to make songs that have a narrative or you can step into it first person and act it out."
Redfoo's new single 'New Thang' is out on December 15th.

Idris Elba "shattered" Neon Jungle's dreams.
The girl group have a crush on the 'Luther' actor and were delighted to meet him at a party - but he refused to pose for a picture with them.
Amira McCarthy said: "Idris Elba shattered my dreams. Je's so hot but we met at an event and he didn't want to take pictures. He didn't want to say hi and he didn't want to make eye contact with us."
Asami Zdrenka added: "But he was at a public event so he should've expected it."
However, their bandmate Jess Plummer was more understanding of the situation.
She said: "He was with his wife and I'd gone up to him beforehand. I think when Amira came over, he'd just had enough by then. So I can empathise with him a bit."
Asami has a huge crush on One Direction, and though she gets overwhelmed when she sees them on TV, she insists she doesn't get starstruck when they meet face to face.
She told heat magazine: "When you meet them as individuals, you forget that it's One Direction because they're just normal. But when I see them on TV, I'm still such a super-fan.
"Every new video they have, I have to stop it in the middle because I'm hyperventilating so much."

5 Seconds of Summer were almost arrested for meeting their fans.
The Australian quartet get mobbed wherever they go but are always happy to share time with their loyal supporters when they can - but rapidly changed their plans to go outside after a concert when police warned there would be severe consequences.
Calum Hood said: "I remember the police threatened us in Dallas because they wouldn't let us meet the fans after the show.
"We were like, 'We're gonna meet them' but they didn't look too pleased. One of the cops said, 'If you do, we're going to arrest you.'
"We backed down pretty quickly."
The 'Don't Stop' hitmakers - which also include Ashton Irwin, Luke Hemmings and Michael Clifford - are always astonished at the lengths their fans will go to to meet them.
Ashton recalled to Top of the Pops magazine: "In LA, fans were waiting outside the hotel and were like, 'How can we hang out with you?' I told them if they hired a French Horn band they could.
"It was just a joke but an hour later, I was watching TV and heard a brass band. When I looked outside there were four guys with their instruments, playing on the side of the street."

Lily Allen brought a choir of children on stage for her Christmas show at O2 Academy Brixton in London, last night (12.12.14).
The 29-year-old singer played a sold out performance at the venue and celebrated the final date of her 'Sheezus' tour with Christmas-themed staging and a choir of young children who joined her for an emotional rendition of her 2013 'Somewhere Only We Know' cover, during which fake snow fell from the ceiling.
Speaking of the choir's significance, she told the audience: "Almost 20 years ago I was sitting in my playground at school with my Walkman and I was listening to Oasis and this supply teacher came along and said 'it sounds like you have an alright voice'.
"She gave me singing lessons, and I really probably wouldn't be here without her. She runs a choir now for kids so they're going to join me on stage now."
The festivities didn't stop with her wintry single, as her band were also dressed up as a variety of Christmassy characters including kings, a shepherd, and a hairy elf, and she entered the stage in the manger of a stable for opening track 'Sheezus'.
She told the crowds at the end of the song: "Man, I fell out of my manger then. Little baby Sheezus did fall. It's nice to be here though, you lot."
The singing sensation - who has daughters Ethel, three, and 23-month-old Marnie with husband Sam Cooper - performed hits from all three of her albums and insisted on three costume changes which showed off outfits ranging from a glittering blue frock, through to golden jogging bottoms and a light-up, glow-in-the-dark dress.

Lily Allen's setlist:
Sheezus
Not Fair
LDN
As Long As I Got You
Who Do You Love?
Everyone's At It
Close Your Eyes
URL Badman
Smile
Life For Me
Miserable Without Your Love
Littlest Things
Somewhere Only We Know
Or Nah (The Weeknd cover)
Hard Out Here
22
L8 CMMR
F**k You

Encore:
The Fear
Who'd Have Known

Noel Gallagher will headline a Teenage Cancer Trust gig at London's Royal Albert Hall next March.
The 'AKA... What a Life!' hitmaker will take to the stage at the prestigious venue on March 28 in what will be the seventh time he has performed in support of the charitable organisation.
Noel - who also curated the annual series of charity gigs in 2013 - said: "Who'd have thought that after 15 years we'd be gearing up for another stint at the greatest venue in the world for Teenage Cancer Trust? Thanks to everyone, the bands, artists, comedians for all your continued support, and maximum respect to you the people for making it all possible. See you on Saturday 28th March!"
Charity patron and event curator Roger Daltrey is thrilled to have Noel back on board for the gigs.
The Who rocker said: "He was with us at our first show for Teenage Cancer Trust in 2000 and is now returning to the Royal Albert Hall for the seventh time.
"Noel has put his heart and soul into these shows over the years, curating them in 2013 and even releasing a live album for Teenage Cancer Trust.
"He's not only one of the best artists in the world but gives himself unconditionally. Noel has been a pivotal supporter to our mission and I'm incredibly proud both of him and the work he's done."
Support on the evening comes from Future Islands.
The rest of the acts performing at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ticket's for Noel's show go on sale on December 16.

Sam Smith was so "scared" of performing on 'Saturday Night Live', he begged not to appear.
The 'Stay With Me' hitmaker credits his US success to appearing on the popular weekend entertainment programme in March but admits he initially felt it was a bad idea to go on the show while he was still completely unknown.
He told Billboard magazine: "'Saturday Night Live' is the thing that broke me in America, but I was very scared, and I actually begged my team and my label to not do it when we got the call.
"I thought it would have more impact if I had a song out and on the radio."
Fortunately for the British singer, his team insisted it was the right move to make and he went on to enjoy overnight success in the States.
He added: "But I was so wrong. I had a story all of a sudden, and I was on people's iPods in the space of a week."
Sam's US success has been further cemented this month after he was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Best Album for his record 'In the Lonely Hour'.
And the 22-year-old star can't wait to attend the ceremony in February because people finally know who he is.
He said recently: "I'm just excited to go there because last year I was there and I sat in the very back and no one knew who I was!"
The hit album which has topped charts around the world has also been revealed as the third most wished for record on amazon.co.uk, behind Pink Floyd and Ed Sheeran.

Take That want to perform at Glastonbury.
The trio - featuring Gary Barlow, Mark Own and Howard Donald - are desperate to perform at the annual event at Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England, next June, but revealed festival organiser Michael Eavis will not return their calls.
Speaking at the BBC Music Awards in London last night (11.12.14) where they performed their single 'These Days', Howard said: "Historically we've never done festivals - we did try and contact Michael Eavis but he didn't reply."
The group released their first studio album as a trio, 'III', last month following the departure of Jason Orange from the band, and are so desperate to perform at the iconic event, they begged the Daily Star newspaper for help in a bid to persuade organisers to ask them to play.
Mark joked: "We keep leaving him messages, can you help us?"
Away from the muddy fields of South West England, the 'Relight My Fire' hitmakers admitted the dance floor vibes on their new record make them want to perform in nightclubs on Balaeric party island, Ibiza.
Howard added: "I did say we should go to Ibiza,
"We've got the tunes for clubs like Pacha now, that's where we want to play."

One Direction are not annoyed about their lack of Grammy Award nominations.
The band have not been nominated for any of the 83 prizes on offer at the prestigious US ceremony despite their third album 'Midnight Memories' being the biggest-selling album worldwide in 2013, but insist they are not angry about being blanked because there is such a high quality of music up for the prizes.
When asked if they were surprised not to be shortlisted, Harry Styles, 20, told BANG Showbiz: "I don't think so, I think there's so much incredible music out there, I don't think you can kick off."
The 'Steal My Girl' hitmakers - who performed the single at the inaugural BBC Music Awards at London's Earl's Court last night (11.12.14) - recently made history with their new album, 'Four', becoming the first band in the US Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums all debut at number one.
However, the group - which also features Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan - said they are pleased with their achievements in their career such as the chart milestone, and the two American Music Awards they picked up in November.
Harry added: "When you look at the list of nominations, everyone is incredible so it's not like... people have different opinions and there are a lot of awards shows we do get nominated for so we're lucky for those things."