Think Tank is the seventh studio album by the English rock band
Blur, released in May 2003. Jettisoning the
Britpop sound of Blur's early career as well as the
lo-fi indie rock of
Blur (1997),
Think Tank continued the jam-based studio constructions of the group's previous album,
13 (1999). The album expanded on the use of
sampled rhythm loops and brooding, heavy
electronic sounds. There are also heavy influences from
dance music,
hip hop,
dub,
jazz, and
African music, an indication of lead singer-songwriter,
Damon Albarn's expanding musical interests.