Slaves are the best punk band to emerge from the UK in at least 25 years. They're huge Blur fans so this must have been a dream project for them.

Love the song.

Their last album Paper Gods was their best since the self titled "Wedding album", so quite looking forward to this.

hi, thespider - I have been playing the original TGTBTQ album for the first time in twelve years. I think it has a slight edge over 'Merrie Land'. For me, the self-titled GBQ album is a 7.5/10. The title track is one of the best things Albarn has ever done. It's phenomenal. But yeah, it really seem...

hi, thespider - I have been playing the original TGTBTQ album for the first time in twelve years. I think it has a slight edge over 'Merrie Land'. For me, the self-titled GBQ album is a 7.5/10. The title track is one of the best things Albarn has ever done. It's phenomenal. But yeah, it really seem...

Why do you hate it? I just can't find a decent tune in almost all of it. It feels like Damon has gone for this really dainty, meandering and twee sound but the songs don't have strong enough melodies to pull it off. I still listen to the first GBQ album quite regularly but I'm really disappointed w...

Sorry if I sound like a naysayer, but could someone tell me a song on Merrie Land that they rate as highly as anything on GBQ's debut?

I really want to like, I'm such a huge fan of Blur and Albarn but I'm actually hating this album.

So is it just me who (so far) thinks that Merrie Land is dreary bollocks?

Four listens in and it's boring the tits off me. 6/10 at best.

Was listening to The Magic Whip only yesterday. I can listen to the album all the way through without skipping any tracks, something that isn't true of Leisure or TGE. I think it's absolutely excellent. Considering they only worked on it for about 3 weeks after such a long break from recording an al...

Shame it wasn't busy but great that the American fans got to see him live, finally.

Saw this earlier, nice

Great band, Slaves. Liking the Graham Coxon vibe on their new song. Looking forward to catching them on the next tour.

So "Humility" is the first Gorillaz single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 years. And it's one of only four Gorillaz songs to do so (Clint Eastwood #57, Feel Good Inc.#14, Dare #87). That's awesome. it's also reached #81 in the UK and is Gorillaz's highest charting single since Doncamatic (#37...

Don't think bonus tracks/discs count.

Coffee and TV got awarded a silver disc in the UK last week (200,000 copies sold). That puts it on the same level of sales as Girls and Boys, Parklife, The Universal and Beetlebum.

Also, the Gorillaz album "G-Sides" got a silver certificate (60,000 copies sold).

The Magic Whip is absolutely excellent. 8.5/10 for me. the only thing stopping it being a 9/10 is that there isn't a punk song with a BIG FUCK OFF DISTORTED GRAHAM RIFF. I Broadcast almost manages it but he sounds a bit restrained. I still like that song but I couldn't put it next to Bugman or Coping.

I can almost hear Graham sighing and saying "Oh FFS Alex"