“this is an utterly on-target wartime opine, a masterful musical guerrilla action that finds Blur’s Damon Albarn, the Clash’s Paul Simonon, Verve guitarist Simon Tong, and Afrobeat godhead Tony Allen breaking ranks to create a near-perfect sonic snapshot of London under Blair’s blowback blitz.” – Austin Chronicle

“The music, however lean, is the most poignant vision Albarn’s devout Anglo-centrism has offered: a beautifully dark, boozy, overcast dream of London, cinematic in its scope and careful in its craft.” – Village Voice