The Britpop references return with “The Ballad Of Darren” and with the single “The Narcissist”.
blur shared details of a new album in a surprise way “The Ballad Of Darren” and shared the first single “The Narcissist”.
The returning Britpop legends first announced their comeback in November with news of a huge Wembley Stadium show, before revealing a second date at the venue ahead of a string of European festival shows and an intimate tour of preparation by the UK, which begins in his hometown of Colchester tomorrow.
Now, the band revealed that “The Ballad Of Darren” The 10-track album will arrive on July 21 via Parlophone. It is the band’s first album since “The Magic Whip” of 2015 is preceded by the single “The Narcissist”a moderately paced, bittersweet track reminiscent of the alternative rock leanings of “Think Tank” from 2003.
The band’s ninth studio album was produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Depeche Mode) and recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon. Speaking about the making of the record, the band said they found them taking stock of their relationship.
Leader Damon Albarn described “The Ballad Of Darren” as “a replica record” loaded with “reflection and commentary on where we are now”, while the guitarist graham coxon he said: “The older and wilder we get, the more essential it becomes that what we play is loaded with the right emotion and intent. Sometimes just a riff just won’t do the job.”
Meanwhile, the bassist alex james said that “for a long-term relationship to last with any meaning, you have to be able to surprise each other in some way and somehow we all continue to do that”, and drummer Dave Rowntree commented on how the band discovered that. “It always feels very natural to make music together.”
“With every record we make, the process reveals something new and we develop as a band. We don’t take that for granted,” he added.
Cover art and track list of the new Blur album
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track list of “The Ballad Of Darren”
- The Ballad
- st charles square
- barbaric
- Russian Strings
- The Everglades (For Leonard)
- The Narcissist
- Goodbye Albert
- Far Away Island
- Avalon
- the heights
- The Rabbi
- The Swan
Source: Ambito
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