British Alternative band Blur announced their ninth studio album, The Ballad Of Darren, and it’s scheduled for release on July 21, 2023. It was produced by James Ford (Foals, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode) and recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon.
Damon Albarn wrote demos for the new album, mostly while touring with Gorillaz.
Albarn states, “I recorded in a lot of conference rooms but I did actually have a wonderful moment in Montreal. Opposite my room was this fantastic mural of Leonard Cohen. I just didn’t think about it, I wrote from the heart. When I got back we just started and we crashed into the studio in January.”
You can pre-order it from Amazon US here.
The debut single is called The Narcissist.