"It feels good, wonderful, I forget I have feelings at all"
I sure do love Damon Albarn. It seems like the guy can do no wrong, and he only seems to be getting better with age. First there was that whole helping to define Britpop thing with Blur, then there was that whole Gorillaz thing which did fairly well, and now we've got the excellent new project The Good, The Bad, & The Queen. Of course that leaves out loads of other side projects and collaborations, but you get my point - dude is on fire. This time around he's hooked up with a veritable all-star session that includes Paul Simonon (The Clash) on bass, Simon Tong (The Verve) on guitar, Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) on drums, and wunderkind himself Danger Mouse handling the production duties. If you're unfamiliar with much of Albarn's discography you may be a little surprised by how downbeat and gloomy the resulting songs are, but longtime fans were probably pretty pleased to hear some more of this particular side of Damon. The entire self-titled album is great so here's a track to check out for yourself, along with an old favorite B-side from one of his other bands.
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen - "80's Life" (taken from The Good, The Bad, & The Queen)
Blur - "Dizzy" (taken from the Sunday, Sunday single)
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