Rocket Juice & the Moon
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| Studio album by Rocket Juice & the Moon | ||||
| Released | 26 March 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2011 | |||
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| Length | 52:32 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
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| Metacritic | (71/100) |
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| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Paste Magazine | (6.3/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.1/10) |
Rocket Juice & the Moon is the eponymously titled album by the supergroup of the same name, formed in 2008. The group consists Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tony Allen, longtime drummer and musical producer for Fela Kuti.
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 and 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.
The band performed together for the first time on 28 October 2011 in Cork, Ireland, as part of the annual Cork Jazz Festival, under the moniker Another Honest Jon's Chop Up!.
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