English rockers Blur have announced their first new album in eight years, The Ballad of Darren. They also shared a new song called “The Narcissist”.

Each band member shared their synopsis of the album.

  • Damon Albarn: “This is an aftershock record, reflection, and comment on where we find ourselves now.”
  • Graham Coxon: “The older and madder we get, it becomes more essential that what we play is loaded with the right emotion and intention. Sometimes just a riff doesn’t do the job.”
  • Alex James: “For any long-term relationship to last with any meaning you have to be able to surprise each other somehow and somehow we all continue to do that.”
  • Dave Rowntree: “It always feels very natural to make music together. With every record we do, the process reveals something new and we develop as a band. We don’t take that for granted.”

The Ballad of Darren will be released on July 21. Pre-order it here.

The Ballad of Darren tracklisting:

  1. The Ballad
  2. St. Charles Square
  3. Barbaric
  4. Russian Strings
  5. The Everglades (For Leonard)
  6. The Narcissist
  7. Goodbye Albert
  8. Far Away Island
  9. Avalon
  10. The Heights

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