Biography

Formed by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, The Good, the Bad & the Queen is the musical Renaissance man's second post-Blur project (the "cartoon pop" outfit Gorillaz being the other). The band is something of a supergroup, boasting Paul Simonon of the Clash on bass, ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong, and Fela Kuti's long-serving drummer, Tony Allen, with production duties from Danger Mouse. The group's debut single, "Herculean"--a murky, subterranean tune--was available for only a day in late October of 2006. The self-titled debut album, released in January 2007, was heralded as a 21st-century sequel to the Clash's masterpiece, LONDON CALLING.

Top Tracks

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• 80's Life

• Herculean

• History Song

Discography

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• The Good, the Bad & the Queen

  Virgin / Parlophone/Virgin/EMI

  2007