[Listen] Rocket Juice and the Moon feat. Erykah Badu - "Hey Shooter"

Rocket Juice and the Moon, the new project comprised of Gorillaz/Blur mastermind Damon Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, are set to release their debut self-titled album on March 26th in the UK and Europe and the 27th in North America, and today, courtesy of Pitchfork, we have a brand new cut from the upcoming album. The song, titled "Hey Shooter," features guest vocals from Erykah Badu, who is one of many artists to be featured on the 18-track effort. Other notable acts set to appear on the album include Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara, West African rapper M.Anifest and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Head over to Pitchfork to stream the track, and take a look at the album's tracklisting after the jump.

Rocket Juice and the Moon is out on March 26th via Albarn's own Honest Jon label.

Rocket Juice and the Moon Tracklist:
01. 1-2-3-4-5-6
02. Hey, Shooter
03. Lolo
04. Night Watch
05. Forward Sweep
06. Follow-Fashion
07. Chop Up
08. Poison
09. Extinguished
10. Rotary Connection
11. Check Out
12. There
13. Worries
14. Benko
15. The Unfadable
16. DAM(N)
17. Fatherless
18. Leave-Taking

[News] Damon Albarn & Flea's Rocket Juice and the Moon Announce Album

Late last year Damon Albarn was everywhere and was part of just about every music collaboration imaginable. One of those was with Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tony Allen for a band called Rocket Juice and the Moon. They performed a live show back in November last year and now in an article published in MOJO magazine it has been announced that they are finally going to release an album consisting of 18 tracks. Count 'em! The album was recorded Albarn’s Studio 13 in London with additional parts added in a number of locations including Paris, Berlin and Chicago. The album has been set a release date of the 12th of March in the sunny ol' UK, with a US date yet to be announced. It features guest spots from Erykah Badu, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and several African musicians and rappers.

Watch this space as we await studio recording to hit the net in the coming months. Have a little search on Youtube though as there are plenty of recordings from their show last year.

[Listen] Tracks from Rocketjuice and the Moon Live in Marseilles

Damon Albarn really likes to keep himself busy huh? How does this guy fit so much into his day, seriously? Answers on a postcard please. After announcing another band under the (not so great) name of Rocketjuice and the Moon, Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen last weekend made their debut live show in London and it hasn't taken long for tracks and recordings to hit the internet. Below you can take a listen to a recording of "Poison" as well as tracks from the Youtube account rocketjuicethemoon, "Red Skies" and "The Moon". Over on the Youtube account you can listen to a host of songs from the gig in Marseilles over the weekend.

There's no official word of when a full length album will drop from these guys but we'll keep you in the loop with other Albarn related projects. Who knows who he'll be collaborating with next. Damon on Ice maybe...

"Poison"

"Red Skies"

"The Moon"