On July 21, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “The Ballad of Darren”, the ninth Blur studio album. It was recorded January – May 2023, at “Studio 13” in London and Devon, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
- Damon Albarn – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano
- Graham Coxon – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Alex James – bass guitar
- Dave Rowntree – drums, backing vocals
- James Ford – keyboards
- Chris Storr – trumpet
- Danny Marsden – trumpet
- Alistair White – trombone
- Nichol Thompson – trombone
- Kotono Sato – violin
- Sarah Tuke – violin
- Ciara Ismail – viola
- Izzi Dunn – cello
- Samuel Egglenton – engineer, additional production
- Mat Bartram – strings engineering, brass engineering
- Giacomo Vianello – engineering assistant
- Luke Pickering – engineering assistant
- David Wrench – mixing
- Grace Banks – mixing assistant
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Martin Parr – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.
- The Ballad
- St. Charles Square
- Barbaric
- Russian Strings
- The Everglades (for Leonard)
- The Narcissist
- Goodbye Albert
- Far Away Island
- Avalon
- The Heights
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