Blur is an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of… Read Full Bio ↴Blur is an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, Depeche Mode and Radiohead, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single "Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. Their seventh album, Think Tank (2003), continued their experimentation with electronic sounds and was also shaped by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and world music, featuring more minimal guitar work. Coxon left the band during early recording sessions for Think Tank, and Blur disbanded for several years after the end of the album's associated tour, with the members engaged in other projects.
In 2009, Blur reunited with Coxon back in the band and embarked on a European reunion tour. In the following years, they released several singles and compilations and toured internationally. In 2012, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their eighth album, The Magic Whip (2015), was the sixth consecutive Blur studio album to top the British chart. The group have largely been on hiatus since the Magic Whip tour, but have announced plans to reunite in 2023 for various live dates.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(band)
Studio albums
Leisure (1991)
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Parklife (1994)
The Great Escape (1995)
Blur (1997)
13 (1999)
Think Tank (2003)
The Magic Whip (2015)
The Ballad of Darren (2023)
Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single "Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. Their seventh album, Think Tank (2003), continued their experimentation with electronic sounds and was also shaped by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and world music, featuring more minimal guitar work. Coxon left the band during early recording sessions for Think Tank, and Blur disbanded for several years after the end of the album's associated tour, with the members engaged in other projects.
In 2009, Blur reunited with Coxon back in the band and embarked on a European reunion tour. In the following years, they released several singles and compilations and toured internationally. In 2012, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their eighth album, The Magic Whip (2015), was the sixth consecutive Blur studio album to top the British chart. The group have largely been on hiatus since the Magic Whip tour, but have announced plans to reunite in 2023 for various live dates.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(band)
Studio albums
Leisure (1991)
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Parklife (1994)
The Great Escape (1995)
Blur (1997)
13 (1999)
Think Tank (2003)
The Magic Whip (2015)
The Ballad of Darren (2023)
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FoxtochopKun
What if this track is a time machine?
This is the last time blur wrote about english lifestyle, sterotypes and its people, like they did in parklife, modern life is rubbish and the great escape.
Someone here said it is like they're cementing the end of this music theme.
But hearing this track... what if we entered a tunnel where at the end of it it's... The Good, The Bad & The Queen?
Obviously, not saying Damon did this on purpose back then in 1999. But think of it. At least a "You'll hear this once again in the future, I promise".
Flip Liquid
You know when you look back at a time when you were actually happy, young with no worries? But, those memories have aged. It's difficult to remember that feeling, due to age, current worries and just things fade with time.
That's kinda how this song feels. It's definitely a happy melody in the background but, it sounds frayed and obscured.
If the frontman intentionally wrote this to sound like blurred happiness, then the man captured that emotion perfectly and is nothing short of a genius.
Chris Ryland
I hear the start too gorillaz in this album somewhere
ChildOfTheSun32
Can I ask how you found out about this song?
I thought it peculiar that you're here listening to a pretty obscure Blur song, yet you don't know Blur well enough to call him "Damon" or "Albarn" and called him "The frontman" as though you don't really know Blur at all. You sound like you don't even know how many guys are in the band or any of their other songs.
Sam Wh
weird cause thats exactly what this whole album is to me
margus kiis
Its improvised with Optigan and this intsrument makes such a sound.
AELAHN
@margus kiis there are other instruments that are under the filter he described as well, it's not just the optigan
J.
I feel like I’m at a dystopian carnival when I listen to this song.
Marcus Mührmann-Lund
The Optigan has such a great sound.
EmanuelJose710
Hermoso final, no puedo creer lo infravalorado que esta 13. El mejor disco de Blur de lejos. Un 100
WCL
Y quizá el mejor de la década...