Albarn's defiance may speak to an honest apathy about whether folks will like Think Tank, an album that obviously reflects his art-pop vision as informed by his participation in electronica projects like Gorillaz and his Afro-pop solo travelogue Mali Music. The perceived attitude isn't all good, of course: Almost a third of Think Tank is stocked with throwaway tunes and half-baked ideas. But the rest is topnotch, forward-thinking Blur, from the sweetly melodic noise of "Out of Time" to the flitting psychedelic dance of "On the Way to the Club" and the fuzzy, lo-fi production of "Caravan." By the time Albarn and Co. close up shop with the hard, wryly yearning love song "Battery in Your Leg" -- Coxon's final contribution before he split -- it's clear that Blur's taken another compelling step on its rich, impudent path.