PARIS British rock group Blur are back with a new album and reunion tour – a chance to “time-travel” for band leader Damon Albarn, even if he admits the years are taking their toll. The Ballad Of Darren, only their second album in 20 years, came as a surprise to...
“I’m a profoundly sadder person in my 50s,” the singer offered as explanation, laughing as he said it.
“It’s like time-travelling. The audience is young again,” he said. “It’s weird – you forget where you are sometimes.” Members of British band Blur – Alex James, Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree – at a recording studio in an undated handout photo.Albarn’s desire for the spotlight is central to the infectious 2023 single The Narcissist, which sees him cast back to his teenage years “with my strobe light and mirror and synthesizer in my dark bedroom, playing along with my favourite records”.
Since Blur’s first hiatus back in 2003, it has been France that has been more welcoming of Albarn’s experimental projects, including a full opera he is planning at the Lido in Paris in 2024.
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