The absolutely iconic rock band, Blur dominated the Britpop scene in the nineties. Today they have returned to deliver an incredible new album The Ballad Of Darren. This is the group’s ninth studio album, and first official release in eight years. They teamed up with producer, James Ford in London in the spring of this year to carats ten fantastic tracks. The album was announced in May, followed by an epic show at Colchester Arts Centre. Blur then dropped an amazing new track, “The Narcissist“. Although Blur gained worldwide popularity for their famous grunge-rock track “Song 2“, dedicated fans know the band more for their surfy-pop sound across their full discography. This new album is a beautiful blend of everything Blur does best.
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Blur will be back on stage in London for something very special next week. They will be performing a global performance of the new album, live streamed via Driift from London’s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Tuesday July 25th 2023 at 9pm BST / 4pm ET. Titled ‘blur present The Ballad of Darren,’ the performance will be the first and only time the band will play the complete album live from start to finish, allowing fans around the world to experience the new record together as part of an intimate one-off music event. You can find tickets and information here.
The Ballad Of Darren track list:
- The Ballad
- St. Charles Square
- Barbaric
- Russian Strings
- The Everglades (The Leonard)
- The Narcissist
- Goodbye Albert
- Far Away Island
- Avalon
- The Heights
