The Good, The Bad, and the Queen

The Good, The Bad, and the Queen are another project for Damon Albarn, of Blur and Gorillaz fame. Here he has the bassist from The Clash (Paul Simonen), the guitarist from The Verve (Simon Tong) and Fela Kuti's drummer (Tony Allen)! The cd, produced by Danger Mouse, who worked with Gorillaz and is now blowing up with Gnarls Barkley, came out on Jan 22. I've been listening to some tracks on their website, and it's intriguing. Sometimes the bass and drums contrasting with the subdued brit-pop style of Albarn's vocals sounds awkward. But the overall effect, with Albarn's keyboards and other added gadgetry, gets mesmerizing.