| Rocket Juice & the Moon | ||||
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| Studio album by Rocket Juice & the Moon | ||||
| Released | 26 March 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2011 | |||
| Studio | Studio 13, London, UK | |||
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| Length | 52:32 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
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Rocket Juice & the Moon is the only album by the supergroup of the same name, formed in 2008. The group consisted of Damon Albarn, Flea, and Tony Allen.
The project was announced in mid-2008; however due to various other projects by the band members recording was repeatedly delayed. Allen had previously worked with Albarn as a drummer on the album, The Good, the Bad & the Queen . On 27 October 2011, Albarn released a statement announcing the band's name. He said that he had nothing to do with naming the band and that someone in Lagos did the sleeve design for the album and that's the name he gave it. Albarn said he is fine with the name because trying to find a name for another band is always tricky.
The band's debut album contains 18 tracks and was released on 26 March 2012. The album contains guest appearances by Erykah Badu, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, M.anifest and many others. [3]
The band performed together for the first time on 29 October 2011 in London, England, as part of an Another Honest Jon's Chop Up! event as Rocketjuice and the Moon. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100) [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Paste Magazine | (6.3/10) [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.1/10) [9] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1-2-3-4-5-6" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Hey, Shooter" (featuring Erykah Badu, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Thundercat) | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Lolo" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and M.anifest) | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Night Watch" | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Forward Sweep" | 1:49 |
| 6. | "Follow-Fashion" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara and M.anifest) | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Chop Up" (featuring M.anifest and M3NSA) | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Poison" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Extinguished" (featuring Cheick Tidiane Seck) | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Rotary Connection" | 2:02 |
| 11. | "Check Out" | 2:24 |
| 12. | "There" (featuring Cheick Tidiane Seck) | 4:51 |
| 13. | "Worries" | 1:16 |
| 14. | "Benko" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | 2:34 |
| 15. | "The Unfadable" (featuring M.anifest) | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Dam(n)" (featuring Erykah Badu and M.anifest) | 2:26 |
| 17. | "Fatherless" | 3:00 |
| 18. | "Leave-Taking" (featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | 2:07 |
| Total length: | 52:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Fatala" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara) | 3:51 |
| 20. | "Manuela" (featuring Erykah Badu) | 5:21 |
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass guitarist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released the albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a widely publicised chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
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