Blur - The Ballad Of Darren (2023,FLAC) 88

Blur
The Ballad Of Darren (2023)
FLAC LOSSLESS 16Bit-44kHz



allmusic.com...

Blur codified the inchoate sounds of British indie at the dawn of the 1990s, turning the nascent revival of glam and new wave into a bright, bustling scene called Britpop. The band may have been at the epicenter of Britpop--singer Damon Albarn fashioned their second album, 1993's Modern Life is Rubbish, as a reaction to the increasing hegemony of American pop culture--but Blur also was the first group to leave the scene behind, swapping brightly-colored tunes for gnarled introspection just as Cool Brittania hit its peak. Not so much a renunciation as an evolution, Blur's lo fi-inspired makeover also hearkened back to their psychedelic beginnings and highlighted how the group was at their core an art-pop band, synthesizing fringe and mainstream rock styles in clever, idiosyncratic ways without abandoning the melodicism of pop. Albarn's gift for hooks was evident from the start, right when "There's No Other Way" came in at the tail-end of Madchester, and it remained the constant through Britpop--shining on the hit singles "Girls & Boys," "Parklife," "Country House" and "The Universal"--and anchoring the group during their noisy late 1990s, when the grunge parody "Song 2" finally gave them an American hit in 1997. The group began to fracture not long afterward--guitarist Graham Coxon walked out of the band during the sessions for 2003's Think Tank--but by the end of the 2000s, Blur embarked on the first of several recurring reunions that helped buttress and expand their legacy. Initially, those reconvening coincided with live events, such as the 2012 Olympics in London, but by 2015, the reunion expanded into the recording studio as the group released The Magic Whip, their first album with Coxon since 1999's 13. After a gap of eight years, Blur returned with another collection of new material, The Ballad of Darren.


Tracklist:

01 -The Ballad
02 -St. Charles Square
03 -Barbaric
04 -Russian Strings
05 -The Everglades (For Leonard)
06 -The Narcissist
07 -Goodbye Albert
08 -Far Away Island
09 -Avalon
10 -The Heights


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