- indie rock
- 36 min
- 10 tracks
- Parlophone
The Ballad of Darren is the ninth studio album by English rock band Blur. It was released on 21 July 2023 by Parlophone and Warner Records. The album's songs were written by frontman Damon Albarn in 2022 while on tour with Gorillaz, and composed by Albarn and the rest of the band.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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Metacritic 84/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Clash9/10
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.2/10
- The Skinny4/5 ★
- Under the Radar9/10
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Tracks
- A1The Ballad3:37
- A2St. Charles Square3:55
- A3Barbaric4:09
- A4Russian Strings3:38
- A5The Everglades (for Leonard)2:56
- B1The Narcissist4:05
- B2Goodbye Albert4:17
- B3Far Away Island2:58
- B4Avalon3:05
- B5The Heights3:24
10 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Blur
- Label
- Parlophone
- Released
- July 21, 2023
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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