The Good, The Bad and The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom

What this video is

Released in January 2007 as the second single from the self-titled debut, Kingdom of Doom emerged from a critically celebrated supergroup whose album Damon Albarn described as 'a song cycle that's also a mystery play about London.' The record — produced by Danger Mouse and featuring Paul Simonon (The Clash), Simon Tong (The Verve), and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen — was voted Best Album of 2007 by the Observer Music…

Why it matters

Kingdom of Doom sits at the intersection of art rock, post-punk revival, and Afrobeat-inflected alternative music. The video's restless editing pace and low-key London realism visually encode the album's identity as a concept work about modern urban British life, reinforcing a mid-2000s current of…