The Good, The Bad & The Queen consists of Damon Albarn from Blur and Gorillaz (vocals & keys), The Verve guitarist Simon Tong, Paul Simonon, former bass player of The Clash, and Tony Allen, drummer of Fela Kuti's live band. They are referred to by the name of their first album having not disclosed a name. It has been stated by Albarn that there are no plans yet to change this. Their first album, produced by DJ Danger Mouse, was released on 22nd January 2007 and charted at no.2. The Good, The Bad & The Queen reunited for a one-off gig in London to celebrate 40 years of Greenpeace in 2011. By October 2018, the second new album's name and cover was revealed. Title track and lead single "Merrie land" premiered at BBC Radio 2 and published at streaming services, also on YouTube with the video at 23 October. Preorder for the new album, produced by Tony Visconti started in that day. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.