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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
Hub



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Massive Attack Unveil Fifth Album Details, Announce UK Tour

November 24, 2009
Massive Attack Unveil Fifth Album Details, Announce UK TourMassive Attack have unveiled full details of their fifth studio album.

Titled 'Heligoland' the long-player is released on February 8 and features guest vocalists Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey, Tunde Adebimpe and long-time cohort Horace Andy.

As well as the guest vocalists, Portishead's Adrian Utley plays guitar on 'Saturday Come Slow' while Damon Albarn plays bass on 'Flat Of The Blade' and 'Splitting The Atom'.

The group have also unveiled the artwork to their first album in seven years.

The full track-listing is as follows:

  1. Pray For Rain (ft Tunde Adebimpe)
  2. Babel (ft Martina Topley-Bird)
  3. Splitting The Atom (ft Horace Andy)
  4. Girl I Love You (ft Horace Andy)
  5. Psyche (ft Martina Topley-Bird)
  6. Flat Of The Blade (ft Guy Garvey)
  7. Paradise Circus (ft Hope Sandoval)
  8. Rush Minute
  9. Saturday Come Slow (ft Damon Albarn)
  10. Atlas Air

Meanwhile, the band have announced three new tour dates for 2010 to support the record's release. Tickets are available now.

They play:

  • Newport Centre – February 8
  • Brighton Dome – 9
  • London Hammersmith Apollo - 11

(by Scott Colothan)



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