The Good, The Bad, & The Queen

Damon Albarn has formed a new band with Tony Allen (of Fela Kuti fame) on drums, Paul Simonon from the Clash on bass, and Simon Tong (ex-Verve, Blur) on guitar. It's an understatement to say that I'm extremely excited about how this is going to turn out. The last Blur album, recorded on a laptop in Morocco was phenomenal. Albarn is doing good stuff with the Gorillaz, and there is an excellent Tony Allen track out there with Albarn sharing vocal duties with rapper Ty called "Every Season" and it should serve as a nice taste of what's to come. Recruiting Paul Simonon for bass duties should be a perfect fit for obvious reasons. And Simon Tong, the least known entity, is a skilled guitarist with a feel for spacey textures and forward-thinking guitar sounds. I can't wait for the results of this intriguing experiment. I'd love to see guest vocalists at some point. Oh, and the icing? Danger Mouse is producing. Hell yeah!