Think Tank
Blur without their guitarist and without a country: a restless globe-trotting album absorbing Moroccan music and electronic textures, bridging the gap between Britpop's collapse and Damon Albarn's world-music future.
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Acoustic Profile
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Mood & Theme
Era & Context
Recorded largely without guitarist Graham Coxon, Think Tank found Blur absorbing North African and electronic music during sessions in Morocco, Devon, and London. Released as the Iraq War began, the album's restless globalism and geopolitical unease resonated with a fractured political moment. It paralleled Damon Albarn's growing interest in world music that would soon fuel Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
Career Phase
Sporadic returns spanning two decades, each album reflecting where the members had traveled: Moroccan textures, Hong Kong exile, and the quiet melancholy of ageing.
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