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That pesky Damon Albarn is at it again.
Having enjoyed great success with Blur, Albarn very much helped to spearhead the mid-nineties "Britpop" movement. Causing a sensation has never been out of character for Albarn who next set his sights on world domination with his fully animated outfit, Gorillaz. Achieving multi-million album sales surpassing even the success of Blur, Albarn has now recruited accomplices for his next installment.
The Good The Bad & The Queen features an all-star line up including former Clash bassist, Paul Simonon, The Verve's guitarist, Simon Tong and Fela Kuti/Africa 70 drummer, Tony Allen. The eponymous, Danger Mouse (Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley) produced debut was released last week, and North American dates have just been announced:
March 11th Toronto Kool Haus
March 12th New York Webster Hall
March 14th Washington DC 930
March 16th Austin Stubbs (SXSW)
March 18th New Orleans Republic
The eclectic elements combine for dark, muted balladry a la Syd Barrett or the Beatles’ White Album, with a touch of dub. Fantastic tunes...**** (Four stars)
ROLLING STONE
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Africa 70, Blur, Danger Mouse, Fela Kuti, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, New Music, The Clash, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Verve, UK Bands
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Posted on 1/30/2007
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