Following the announcement a few weeks ago that Damon Albarn is reviving his project The Good, The Bad, and The Queen, the second single from their forthcoming album, Merrie Land, has been shared. “Gun To The Head” follows the album’s title track and is similarly macabre about the state of the UK post-Brexit. The band is comprised of Albarn, the Clash’s Paul Simonon, the Verve’s Simon Tong, and legendary African drummer Tony Allen. They released their self-titled debut over a decade ago, in 2007.
Merrie Land was written “during the current period in which the UK is preparing to leave the European Union – creating a reluctant good-bye letter, a series of observations and reflections on Britishness in 2018”. The record is out November 16 on Studio 13 and was co-produced by longtime David Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.
Watch the ventriloquist dummy-starring video for “Gun To The Head” below.
Damon Albarn has revived the supergroup, made up of Albarn, the Clash’s Paul Simonon, the Verve’s Simon Tong, and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, for their first album in 11 years.
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