Conceived from an unfinished project called Carousel, the album was recorded from June 2008 to November 2009, and was produced primarily by group co-creator Damon Albarn.
Concibido dende un proxecto inacabado de Gorillaz chamado Carousel, o álbum foi gravado dende xuño do 2008 ata novembro do 2009 e foi producido principalmente por Damon Albarn.