Initially conceived in Hong Kong, during downtime following a cancelled show in Japan, the band spent five days laying down ideas. 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). Compensation for damage or loss should be pursued through the claims procedure offered by the Royal Mail - contact us if you need help with this. It's an alternative rock band's album alright, but no particular sound is overpowering another; Damon's voice so perfectly compliments the instruments, as the instruments dance with his voice. Additionally make sure your User-Agent is not empty and is something unique and descriptive and try again.

We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres. VG/EX means that the item's sleeve is in Very Good condition and the disc is in Excellent condition. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. A1 Lonesome Street 4:23A2 New World Towers 4:02A3 Go Out 4:40B1 Ice Cream Man 3:23B2 Thought I Was A Spaceman 6:16B3 I Broadcast 2:52C1 My Terracotta Heart 4:05C2 There Are Too Many Of Us 4:26C3 Ghost Ship 4:59D1 Pyongyang 5:38D2 Ong.I like to imagine everyone in Blur was sitting around a room, and after a long silence of watching everyone else coming out with albums, without saying anything, they all stood up, walked in unison to the recording studio in the next room and hit record. The record came sealed and appears to be the above version in every conceivable way (even has the obi), but has no poster or download card. Alternative rock groups wish their 'creative' side, which usually leaves the listener a little weirded out, sounded as good as Blur just being, well. It’s fantastic, but compared to the two new songs they’ve released in 2023, it feels incredibly transitional. Due to inventory and accounting purposes, we do not exchange items received for different items than originally purchased.

Songs on The Magic Whip mention internet hotspots, satellite showers, industrial light and glass arcades. The Magic Whip is the upcoming eighth studio album by the English rock band Blur, which will be released on 27 April 2015.Thankfully, this is the first album released this year that has left me simultaneously pleasantly relaxed and upbeat. 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. 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. Related Artists - Africa Express, Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse, Dangerdoom, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Fat Les, Gorillaz, Graham Coxon, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Monkey [Gorillaz], The Good, The Bad And The Queen, The Waeve, Wigwam.

There’s a double sided giant poster, two printed inner sleeves, a mirror on the rear of the heavy card matt gatefold sleeve and a download card. The group have largely been on hiatus since the Magic Whip tour, but have announced plans to reunite in 2023 for various live dates. The Magic Whip is the first Blur album since 2003's Think Tank, the first with guitarist Graham Coxon onboard since 1999's 13 (Coxon was booted from the Think Tank sessions a week in and summarily quit), and the first with producer Stephen Street since 1997's Blur. I was a little turned off originally when I heard "ice cream man" but the rest of the music is top notch. I'm glad Blur emerged from the scattered years and created this album for everyone to enjoy and didn't leave it unfinished in the Orient: it's going to get a lot of plays in my circle.

In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. However, the entire festival was cancelled for unknown reasons, leaving the band stranded in Hong Kong for an extra 5 days. On the way back from his tour of Australia in December, Albarn stopped in Hong Kong once more for lyrical inspiration. Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.