Starting life as a Damon Albarn solo project, The Good, The Bad and The Queen
evolved into a supergroup that explored English identity in all its cranky,
eccentric, faded glory, creating soundtracks for an increasingly lost and
confused nation. Blur front man Albarn had originally begun working on material
with producer Danger Mouse, but after featuring on legendary Afrobeat drummer
Tony Allen's 'Home Cooking' album, he began thinking more about London's
different communities and trading ideas with The Clash bassist Paul Simonon. The
Verve guitarist Simon Tong, who had previously...