‘The Ballad Of Darren,’ Blur’s First Album In Eight Years, Is Finally On The Way, And A New Single Is Here Now. Danielle Chelosky Contributing Writer Instagram Twitter. May 18, 2023.

In “The Ballad of Darren,” Blur not only acknowledges their growth as a band but also as people whilst simultaneously celebrating their history. The album serves as a love letter from the band to its ...

Britpop titans Blur will release The Ballad of Darren, their first album in eight years, on July 21.. The Damon Albarn-fronted quartet is previewing the new 10-track LP with the lead single "The ...

Oasis and Blur cemented the two bands as Britpop’s warring kings, but creatively, the movement was unravelling ...

The Ballad of Darren feels purposeful, however, and is without question the best Blur album since 13. Like The Magic Whip, Blur's ninth album was born of unique circumstances.

A review of Blur's 2023 album, 'The Ballad of Darren.' The two previous albums Blur released in the new century were marked by their openness to expanding their music in whatever directions it, or ...

Blur will be releasing their first album in eight years, “The Ballad of Darren,” later this summer, the band announced on Thursday morning. The news arrived with an early taste of the 10-song ...

On The Ballad of Darren, the band's ninth album (and a surprise after years away), Damon Albarn and company understand the key to aging gracefully is noticing the things your younger self never could.

The post Blur Unveil Comeback Album The Ballad of Darren: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Blur are officially back with The Ballad of Darren, their first album in eight years. Listen to the ...

INTERVIEWED AROUND the release of his second solo album, 2021’s The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows, Damon Albarn suggested that a Blur reunion would be “light relief ” compared with ...

Is there any band more reflective of modern Britain than Blur? Earlier this month, they united the nation at Wembley (our “agnostic temple”, they called it). Workaholic, melancholic Damon ...

"The Ballad of Darren" is the followup to Blur's 2015 album "The Magic Whip." By Lars Brandle New music from Blur doesn’t just sprout from the ground, fall from the air, or materialize without ...