Albarn in a sentence

Albarn’s piano tribute is slower and more melancholy than the original version, but instantly recognisable as the 1980 track.

The band, led by frontman Damon Albarn, manage to keep elements of their popular Nineties sound, with searing guitars and thumping drums, but also play with synthesisers for a modern twist.

The pair subsequently handed it over to Mr Albarn in person.

Damon Albarn of doesn't agree with this practice.

Still, those who caught the set were delighted to see Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree back at Coachella two years after the band reunited following a seven-year break.

Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame is arriving as part of a two-week European tour of his latest endeavour, titled "The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows".

Lead singer 2D (voiced by Damon Albarn) sings in both French and English alongside Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara.

I want to do it but I don’t feel a 100 per cent like I’ve got it,” says Albarn to the bassist about his ventriloquism routine.

Coxon’s recent activity includes guesting on stage and in studio with Blur partner Damon Albarn’s band Gorillaz.

Signatories included Chris Martin, Chrissie Hynde, Brian Eno and Damon Albarn, as well as African musicians such as Femi Kuti.

The distant vocals from Albarn and the dramatic instrumentation help bring the album to a close.

When asked about the possibility of another Blur album, Damon Albarn said recently that “a reunion is never not a possibility”.

Written and recorded by co-creator Damon Albarn is a welcomed addition to the band’s discography, full of bright alternative beats and more focused than its predecessors.

After the completion of the reunion dates, James said the group had not discussed further plans, and Albarn told Q soon after that Blur had no intention of recording or touring again.

Albarn said: "I'm in the very early days on a new Gorillaz record.

Although he had previously dismissed it, Albarn grew to appreciate Coxon's tastes in lo-fi and underground music, and recognised the need to significantly change Blur's musical direction once again.

At the same time, Damon Albarn sought to distance Blur from Britpop with the band's self-titled fifth album, Blur (1997).

Blur attempted to expand their musical sound, but the recording of the group's debut album was hindered by Albarn having to write his lyrics in the studio.

Blur became perceived as an "inauthentic middle class pop band" in comparison to the "working class heroes" Oasis, which Albarn said made him feel "stupid and confused".

Blur had also entered the studio early that year to record material for a new album, but in May producer William Orbit told the NME that Albarn had halted recording.