Read our ranking of all nine of Blur's studio albums Damon Albarn calls The Ballad of Darren, "the first legit Blur album" since 1999's 13. That's 24 years.

Blur have announced The Ballad of Darren, their first album in eight years. The project arrives in full July 14th, while lead single “The Narcissist” is out now.

In addition to a new album, Blur are in the midst of their first tour since 2015 (grab tickets here). Among the upcoming dates is a July 25th concert at London’s Eventim Apollo, during which ...

Blur will be releasing their first album in eight years, “The Ballad of Darren,” later this summer, the band announced on Thursday morning. The news arrived with an early taste of the 10-song ...

Blur’s most politically charged album, spurred largely by opposition to the invasion of Afghanistan, feels strangely listless with arrangements so minimal that it sounds almost unfinished, down ...

Blur are back with their first album in eight years, plus the latest from Cut Worms, the ever-prolific Guided by Voices, the new and improved Strange Ranger, and Miss Tiny (aka Speedy Wunderground ...

There’s a lot of excitement around Blur’s new “The Ballad of Darren,” since it’s the Damon Albarn-fronted British quartet’s first new album in eight years. The regrouped group is ...

Blur will be releasing their first album in eight years, “The Ballad of Darren,” later this summer, the band announced on Thursday morning. The news arrived with an early taste of the 10-song ...

Blur has surprised fans today (May 18) by announcing its third new album in 20 years. The Ballad of Darren will be released on July 21 by Parlophone. The first single from the project, “The ...

The band is back, woo-hoo! Revisit 12 of its greatest songs. By Lindsay Zoladz Last week, out of nowhere, the beloved Britpop band Blur announced a new album due July 21 — its first in eight ...

Britpop stars Blur are locked in combat with occult rockers Ghost to top the UK album charts. An update from the Official Charts company has revealed that the two bands’ new live albums, Blur ...

Blur have announced a new album: The Ballad of Darren is out July 21 via Parlophone. It’s the band’s first new album in eight years, following 2015’s The Magic Whip.