Watch: Blur Release Music Video For "I Broadcast"

Britpop legends Blur have released the video for their latest single "I Broadcast".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their new album 'The Magic Whip', which came out back in April via Parlophone Records. Get it here.

The video features fan-footage from around the world. Take a look below.

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Watch: Blur Premiere Music Video For "Ong Ong"

Britpop legends Blur have premiered the video for their next single "Ong Ong".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their latest album 'The Magic Whip', which came out in Arpil via Parlophone Records. Get it here.

The video was directed by Tony Hung. Take a look below.

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New Entry: Blur Share New Single "I Broadcast"

Britpop legends Blur have shared "I Broadcast", another kool tune from their forthcoming eight studio album 'The Magic Whip'.

We have previously heard the lead single "Go out", "There Are Too Many of Us", and "Lonesome Street". The album will be out next week (April 27) via Parlophone Records and is available to pre-order here.

Listen to the track below.

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Watch: Blur Premiere Music Video For "Lonesome Street"

Britpop legends Blur have premiered the video for their newest single "Lonesome Street".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming new album 'The Magic Whip', which will be released on April 27 via Parlophone Records and is available to pre-order here.

The video was directed by Ben Reed. Take a look below.

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New Entry: Blur Unveil New Single "Lonesome Street"

Britpop legends Blur have unveiled another brand new single "Lonesome Street".

The song is the third track taken from their forthcoming eight studio album 'The Magic Whip', we have previously heard the lead single "Go out" and "There Are Too Many of Us".

The album will be released on April 27 via Parlophone Records and is available to pre-order here.

Listen to the track below.

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New Entry: Blur Premiere New Single "There Are Too Many of Us"

Britpop legends Blur have premiered their new single "There Are Too Many of Us".

The song is the second track from their forthcoming eight studio album 'The Magic Whip', we have previously heard the lead single "Go out".

The album will be released on April 27 via Parlophone Records and is available to pre-order here. 

Listen to the track below.

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Blur Confirm New Album ‘The Magic Whip’, Unveil New Single "Go Out"

Blur have confirmed that we will be releasing their eight studio album, 'The Magic Whip' on April 27th, their first new album in twelve years, 

Damon Albarn said that the follow-up to 2003's Think Tank was a return to "the way we recorded when we started. It wasn't a flash studio, it was pretty claustrophobic and hot. We went in and knocked about loads of ideas."

The band made their announcement at a hastily arranged press conference in a Chinese restaurant in London, hosted by Zane Lowe. Albarn admitted that the band had gone as far as they could go without returning to the studio: "I really felt at the end of the last gigs that that was it - there was no way we could do another gig without an another album."

It will be the first to feature the band's original line up of singer Damon Albarn, guitatist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree since 1999′s 13. Pre-order y our copy here.

Blur have also shared the album's lead track "Go Out". Check out the tracklsit and listen to the track below.

Tracklist:
01. Lonesome Street
02. New World Towers
03. Go Out
04. Ice Cream Man
05. Thought I Was A Spaceman
06. I Broadcast
07. My Terracotta Heart
08. There Are Too Many Of Us
09. Ghost Ship
10. Pyongyang
11. Ong Ong
12. Mirrorball

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Blur To Release 'Parklive' Live Albums and Hyde Park Concert DVD

Blur will release their Hyde Park gig, part of the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, as a 5 disc CD/DVD 'Parkive' on December 5th.

Titled 'Parklive', the deluxe edition will comprise the whole show, with extras, presented in best-quality audio over 2 CDs with a DVD of the 12-camera shoot directed by Mathew Amos. Also included is an exclusive CD, 'Blur - Live At The 100 Club' recorded at the legendary London venue in August as part of Converse Represent, with a further CD of special live tracks recorded this summer, including 'Under The Westway' and 'The Puritan' performed live on Twitter from a London rooftop, and recordings from the Wolverhampton warm-up show and BBC Radio Maida Vale sessions.

The discs come housed in a 60-page hardback book containing exclusive photographs from both Hyde Park and the 100 Club and is available from blur.co.uk

Plus, if you pre-order the Parklive Collectors' Edition before midnight GMT TONIGHT your name will be featured in the book.

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Blur Unveil Artwork For 'Under The Westway'

Blur have revealed the artwork for their new double A-side single which will be performed live via an exclusive stream on Twitter next week.

The tracks 'Under The Westway' and 'The Puritan' are set to be performed live by Blur at a secret London location from 6.15pm on Monday, July 2nd, and will then be available to download immediately after. The physical single will follow on August 6th.


See the 'Under The Westway' artwork below.

Blur Announce 'Blur 21' Box Set Release

In celebration of the 21st anniversary of their debut album 'Leisure', Blur will re-release their back catalogue as a special deluxe box set on 30th July.

The package will come as a special 21-disc set, including 2cd special editions of each of the band's seven albums, four discs of rarities, three DVDs including two hours of unreleased footage, two live shows and a disc of video rarities, a collectable 7" of a rare and previously unreleased live recording of Seymour-era song 'Superman' and a hard-bound book including liner notes based on brand new interviews with the band and previously unseen photos.

Each Special Edition boxes of all seven studio albums, will include bonus disc of material that includes previously unreleased extras, exclusive Blur artwork postcards, expanded booklets including previously unseen photographs and liner notes based on a brand new interview with the band.

Blur 21 boxset will be available on:

Blur 21: The Box

A deluxe 21 disc set, featuring:

- All seven newly expanded Special Editions

- Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours of previously unreleased material

- Three DVDs including over 2 hours of previously unreleased footage. Includes two pivotal live shows and an exclusive disc of video rarities.

- Collectable 7" single of the rare and previously unreleased live recording of the Seymour-era Blur song Superman.

- Deluxe hard-bound book telling the story of Blur's 21 year career with extensive liner notes based on a brand new interviews with the band, illustrated with imagery of the era, including some previously unseen photos.

Blur 21: The Vinyl Box

- All seven vinyl formats of the Blur albums are collected together for The Vinyl Box and housed in a sturdy hard case, presenting the definitive collection of Blur vinyl.

For more details go to blur.co.uk/blur21

Blur's Graham Coxon Announces New Album And Tour

Graham Coxon has confirmed that he had completed work on his new solo album. The guitarist, who is still reportedly taking part in low key recording sessions with Blur, will release 'A + E' on April 2nd.

Produced by Ben Hillier, the new material is apparently steeped in Krautrock and post-punk abstraction. Two quotes from Graham Coxon about the album: "Improvisations, experiments in beats, rhythms. A chance to uninhibitedly make some sort of perversely sad, danceable and funny and despondent songs."

"I didn’t want to get caught up in my usual struggle with trying to make things sound really posh. I didn’t want lovely 60s-sounding drums and valves."

The singer will play a total of 13 dates across the UK. The tour will kick off at Oxford's O2 Academy on April 13 and run until April 30 at Falmouth's Princess Pavilions venue. 

Blur Plan Christmas Re-Union

Reforming in the summer of 2009, Blur have taken their time before announcing their next move. In an interview, bass player Alex James revealed that Blur were preparing to meet up once again over Christmas. "We're getting together for a Christmas drink next week which is nice. We still see each other all the time, more since we were all living out of a suitcase". 

Continuing, the bass player confirmed: "We'll probably record again."

Reflecting on Blur's success, Alex James doubted if the music industry could support a younger version of themselves. "I don't think Blur would be signed if they were around today. It's a shame, but you can't really be in an indie band these days. You can't really be in Half Man Half Biscuit or Crispy Ambulance today, you can't make any money."

Blur To Receive Outstanding Contribution To Music Brit

Blur are to receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music accolade at the BRIT Awards in February. The quartet are thrilled to receive the prestigious honour, which comes 21 years after they released their debut album 'Leisure'.

Frontman Damon Albarn said: "It's great to have recognition for all the work and all the heartache and all the joy that's gone into this band."

Guitarist Graham Coxon said: "Being in a band this long is like a kind of time travel. We're the same gang we ever were, we've just landed in a different era. Or possibly we're a totally different Blur still playing the old tunes in 1991 forever. I haven't decided. But it's always nice to get a Brit Award."

The BRIT Awards takes place at the O2 on February 21st.