News
EGOLI Due Out July 12 via Africa Express Records
Jun 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Multicultural collective Africa Express, which was spearheaded by Damon Albarn, are releasing a new album, EGOLI, on July 12 via Africa Express Records. Now they have shared another song from it, "City in Lights." The song features British singer Georgia, Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Mahotella Queens, and Otim Alpha. More
EGOLI Due Out July 12 via Africa Express Records
May 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Multicultural collective Africa Express, which was spearheaded by Damon Albarn, have announced a new album, EGOLI, and shared its first single, "Johannesburg," which features vocals by Gruff Rhys (Welsh frontman of Super Furry Animals), alongside other featured artists Morena Leraba, Radio 123, and Sibot. More
Plus Ryley Walker; The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; The Twilight Sad; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This the closest we've come in awhile to skipping Songs of the Week due to a lack of truly worthy songs. But we were able to at least come up with a Top 7 (as opposed to our usual Top 10), even if it includes two covers and two album tracks. One thing that saved it was our #1 song, which was released this morning. More
Merrie Land Out Now via Studio 13
Nov 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen have released their long-awaited sophomore album, Merrie Land, today via Studio 13. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Murray A. Lightburn, Julia Jacklin, Nilüfer Yanya, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
There might still be nearly two months left in 2018, but 2019 album announcements have been coming hard and fast of late. The Top 10 of this week's Songs of the Week is packed with first and second singles from albums due out next January or February, although not our #1, that album is due out next week. More
Merrie Land Due Out November 16
Nov 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen are releasing their long-awaited sophomore album, Merrie Land, on November 16. Now they have shared another song from the album, "Gun to the Head," via a video for the song that features a man pretending to be a puppet as he sings the song. The band features Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz), Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, Paul Simonon (of The Clash), and Simon Tong (of The Verve). More
The Now Now Out Now via Warner Bros.
Jun 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn's Gorillaz released a new album, The Now Now, today via Warner Bros. Now that it's out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
The Now Now Due Out June 29 via Warner Bros.
Jun 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn's Gorillaz are releasing a new album, The Now Now, on June 29 via Warner Bros. Now they have shared another song from the album, "Hollywood," which features Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle. Listen below via a "visualiser" video for the song that features Snoop Dogg, followed by Gorillaz's upcoming tour dates. More
The Now Now Due Out June 29 via Warner Bros., They Have Also Shared "Lake Zurich"
May 31, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn's Gorillaz released a new album, Humanz, just over a year ago, but now they are already returning with another new album, The Now Now. There have been Internet rumblings about the album in the last week, but now the album has been officially announced and the cartoon band has shared two tracks from it, album opener "Humility" (which features the great jazz guitarist George Benson) and "Lake Zurich," which is a near instrumental track. More
Humanz Due Out Friday via Warner Bros.
Apr 24, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn's Gorillaz are releasing a new album, Humanz, this Friday (April 28) via Warner Bros. and now they have shared another song from it, "The Apprentice," mere days before the album's release date. The track features Rag'n'Bone Man, Zebra Katz, and RAY BLK and appears on the deluxe edition of the album. More
Opening in Manchester Next Week, Coming to London in November
Jun 26, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz has already composed two operas (Dr Dee: An English Opera and Monkey: Journey to the West), but now he's set his sights on a musical. More
Award Announced October 29
Sep 10, 2014
By Laura Studarus
The Mercury Prize short list was announced today. More
Also See Albarn and Graham Coxon Peform "Tender" at Latitude Festival
Jul 21, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Hardly sitting idly by after releasing his debut solo album Everyday Robots earlier this spring, Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has revealed that he's begun work on a new musical. More
Jul 02, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
Tony Allen, once described by Brian Eno as "the greatest drummer who ever lived," just announced a new album, Film of Life, which will be out this October. As well as a brief teaser, he's released a track called "Go Back," which features vocals and keyboards from none other than Damon Albarn. More
Performs "Lonely Press Play" and "This Is A Low"
Jun 06, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
In New York to perform at the Governors Ball this weekend, Damon Albarn made a pit stop over to The Tonight Show last night where he performed tracks off his debut solo album Everyday Robots. More
May 13, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Fresh off releasing his debut solo album Everyday Robots, Blur frontman Damon Albarn has premiered a loving music video for "Mr. Tembo." More
Everyday Robots Out Tomorrow
Apr 28, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Poised to release his debut solo album Everyday Robots in the states tomorrow, Blur frontman Damon Albarn has announced plans for a number of new U.S. shows set to take place this June. More
Apr 22, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Damon Albarn's new solo album Everyday Robots is due out April 28 on XL. More
Everyday Robots Out April 28 on Parlophone
Mar 24, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Damon Albarn’s new solo album Everyday Robots streets April 28 via Parlophone. More
Performs "Mr. Tembo" and "Lonely Press Play"
Mar 13, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
This week Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been broadcasting from Austin for SXSW. More
Announces Solo Tour Dates
Feb 27, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Damon Albarn's "Lonely Press Play" marks the second single from Blur frontman and musical polymath's upcoming solo debut Everyday Robots. More
Featured on Upcoming Solo Album Everyday Robots
Jan 24, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Announcing just a few days ago the release of a new solo album, Everyday Robots, Damon Albarn payed a visit to this week's Sundance Film Festival where he played an intimate set of songs, including new material from the upcoming LP. More
Listen to New Title Track
Jan 20, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Damon Albarn has announced the upcoming release of a new solo album titled Everyday Robots. More
Album Due Out December 9 Via Transgressive also Features Members of Metronomy and Django Django
Nov 14, 2013
By Laura Studarus
As previously announced, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, Holy Other, and more had headed to Mali to record a collaborative album with local Malian musicians. More
As Part of the Africa Express Project
Oct 14, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Continuing work with his Africa Express project, where western and African musical artists join forces for a musical collaboration, Blur's Damon Albarn has recruited the likes of Brian Eno, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, Holy Other, actor Idris Elba, and other special guests to work on a new album in Bamako, the capital of Mali. More
Provides More Blur Updates
May 28, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Britpop veteran Damon Albarn has revealed plans to release his first proper solo album sometime this year. More
The Africa Express To Begin This September
Jul 25, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
After completing his obligations with Blur at this year's closing ceremony celebration for London's Olympic Games, the nonstop projects of Damon Albarn will continue when he joins Africa Express, a collective of African and Western musicians that Albarn himself helped put together, as they perform a series of live shows throughout the UK. More
Producer William Orbit Says Sessions Stopped "Suddenly"
May 23, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
In yet another mixed signal about the future of Blur, Damon Albarn has reportedly halted work on the band's current recording sessions. More
Perform "Cruel"/“Apple Carts"
May 02, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Last night UK program Later... with Jools Holland welcomed both St. Vincent and Damon Albarn for an evening of televised music. More
Backtracks On Earlier Comments
Apr 25, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
A few weeks back Damon Albarn was quoted by The Guardian saying that any potential work down the line with either Blur or Gorillaz was "unlikely." Albarn has now come forward to say that neither project has reached their ultimate conclusion. More
Apr 23, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
While a number of its tracks have made their way across the web to listen to, Damon Albarn's forthcoming opera-work Dr. Dee is now streaming online in full. More
Dr. Dee Will Be Released May 8th
Apr 18, 2012
By Cody Ray Shafer
A couple of weeks ago we got the first listen from Damon Albarn's soundtrack to his opera, Dr. Dee (due out May 8th). Now, following "The Marvelous Dream," we can listen to the album's closing track, "The Dancing King." More
Blur's Last Performance Will Be At the Olympic Games' Closing Ceremony.
Apr 09, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Despite showing little signs of stopping his obsessive, musicial multi-tasking, releasing two new albums this year (one from his Flea/Tony Allen supergroup Rocketjuice And The Moon and the soundtrack to his own Dr. Dee opera) songwriter Damon Albarn revealed over the weekend that the likelihood of doing anything after this year with his biggest projects, Blur and Gorillaz, is extremely unlikely. More
Mar 28, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
As previously reported, exceptionally busy Brit Damon Albarn will be releasing the soundtrack to his recent opera Dr. Dee, a stagework inspired by the life of the Elizabethan scientist and royal advisor. More
Mar 07, 2012
By Cody Ray Shafer
Last year, Damon Albarn wrote and starred in the opera Dr. Dee, and will be releasing the music in its entirety on May 8. Dr. Dee is based on the life of 16th century scientist and advisor to Queen Elizabeth, John Dee. More
Six-Minute Take on Now Familiar Single
Jan 23, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Following in the footsteps of Clams Casino and Woodkid, Blur/Gorillaz songwriter Damon Albarn has produced a new remix of Lana Del Rey's single "Born to Die." More
Aug 31, 2011
By Laura Studarus
As previously announced Damon Albarn has been hard at work on a “Congo” album—inviting musicians and producers to collaborate in the Democratic Republic of Congo.We have additional details. More
New Details on Forthcoming LP
Jul 22, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Damon Albarn is planning a unique way to make an album, inviting various artists, producers, and DJ's to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and collaborate with the region's local musicians. More
Hear Song from Forthcoming Opera
Jun 30, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Blur frontman and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn has created Dr Dee: An English Opera in collaboration with director Rufus Norris. Check out the new song from the opera, "The Reigning Queen." More
Reviews
Governors Ball: Jack White, Grimes, Jenny Lewis, Damon Albarn and more, June 6th - 8th, 2014
Jun 10, 2014
By Austin Trunick
In its third year on Randall’s Island, New York’s Governors Ball—named for its previous setting, on Governors Island—seems to have finally found steady footing. More
Everyday Robots
Parlophone
Apr 28, 2014
By Billy Hamilton
It's hard to believe 20 years have passed since Britpop turned the U.K.'s music scene on its head. In the following two decades, many of the movement's mainstays have either accepted defeat and returned to their day jobs or tried to rekindle their burned-out careers through shambolic reunions. More
May 07, 2012
By Jim Scott
There's something noble about Dr. Dee, Damon Albarn's latest passion project, a mostly folk record about 16th-century British mathematician and occultist John Dee. Albarn's desire to rescue a critical historical figure (Dee served as advisor to Elizabeth I and once owned perhaps the greatest library in England) from relative obscurity is certainly commendable. As a piece of music, however, the operatic folk of Dr. Dee doesn't leave much of an impression. More