Artist Damon Albarn
Features & Interviews
Perfect Harmony: Africa Express
Damon Albarn’s super-project returns with ‘EGOLI’, an exploration of Afro Futurism that explores the unique kinship that occurs when you reach outside of your own cultural bubble.
2nd August 2019
Damon Albarn on Latitude 2014 special guest: “I only know so many people”
Rumour has it that Damon will be joined by a special guest during his Latitude headline set…
19th July 2014
Album Reviews
3 Stars
Africa Express - EGOLI
A trip on the Africa Express is quite a ride.
4 Stars
Blur - The Magic Whip
Sixteen years from their last album as a four piece, Blur’s big comeback is a week-long-wonder.
News
Damon Albarn will perform a special one-off London show this month
He’ll be performing at the iconic Globe Theatre on the 20th.
September 6, 2021 10:41am
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Damon Albarn unveils new track ‘Particles’
New album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’ lands later this year.
September 1, 2021 4:14pm
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Damon Albarn releases new single ‘Polaris’
Lifted from his forthcoming album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’.
July 6, 2021 2:23pm
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Damon Albarn details new album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’
Listen to the title track now!
June 23, 2021 9:57am
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Laura Mvula, Damon Albarn, black midi among names for Edinburgh International Festival 2021
The event takes place this August.
June 2, 2021 11:00am
News / Reviews / Live Reviews
Glastonbury festival’s live stream is an exemplary exercise in bringing atmosphere to the screen
Even a chaotic technical fuck up can’t dim its light.
May 24, 2021 6:47pm
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Wolf Alice, Damon Albarn and more to play Glastonbury’s ‘Live at Worthy Farm’ stream
It’ll take place on 22nd May.
March 31, 2021 12:21pm
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Damon Albarn announces London Palladium show
It’s with new project The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows.
February 17, 2020 2:28pm
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Africa Express share new track ‘Become The Tiger’
It features Damon Albarn, Mr Jukes and Sibot.
May 29, 2019 1:23pm
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Africa Express to play Waltham Forest ‘London Borough of Culture’ event
It’s a homecoming for project launcher Damon Albarn.
February 15, 2019 2:15pm
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Watch Gorillaz play Blur’s ‘Song 2’ with Graham Coxon
The reunion happened at the Los Angeles leg of the band’s Demon Dayz Festival.
October 22, 2018 11:05am
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Damon Albarn confirms a new The Good, The Bad & The Queen album will be out this year
The group released their last - and first - album in 2007.
July 23, 2018 11:06am
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Damon Albarn, Steve Lacy and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker all collaborate on Kali Uchis’ ‘Isolation’ debut
Just a few massive guest appearances, then…
March 23, 2018 2:54pm
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Damon Albarn to release ‘wonder.land’ soundtrack this month
Musical was launched in Manchester last year.
April 7, 2016 3:29pm
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Damon Albarn is a Kanye West fan
Blur frontman came out in support of Yeezy during a recent chat.
March 11, 2016 4:48pm
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Damon Albarn made “local king” in Mali
The Blur man’s had a classroom named after him, and he’s been given a fancy new name to boot.
February 22, 2016 11:09am
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Damon Albarn to play with Syrian National Orchestra at London show
June show is set to be the first of many in 2016.
January 20, 2016 10:27am
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Damon Albarn clears up the Adele kerfuffle: “She just came in and had a cup of tea”
Earlier quotes about the musicians’ collaboration ended up lost in translation.
December 4, 2015 3:05pm
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Damon Albarn responds to Adele’s comments regarding his comments regarding their collaboration
“Not even true”, apparently.
November 24, 2015 1:42pm
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Adele, on working with Damon Albarn: “I regret hanging out with him”
Pair didn’t end up writing a song together for ’25’.
November 3, 2015 4:05pm