Irrespective of the moderate social media presence bulding in recent months from management, I have a strong suspicion the boys may secretly record an album over spring/summer with a release late this year/early 2020. TGTBTQ are doing a very mild tour of a few gigs each month throughout summer and a...

That was brilliant!

We should start a band mate

Here's my latest tune - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIno3enEKJM

It's like they hadn't really discovered what kind of band they were.. I mean 'baggy' tunes on a Blur album!? They didn't have enough clout to not be told what to do by the label so it's just a bit of an identity crises album really. The lyrics other than Sing are just so empty. Even There's no other...

For some reason I just totally disregard the whole Leisure era of the band.. It just doesn't even feel like Blur save for 'Sing'. Popscene onwards is where my listening starts. I know it's an irrational prejudice to have, but I just can't commit to it! Haven't listened to Leisure from start to finis...

Very impressive. As I've said, anything above 6.5 from Pitchfork is very good.

Now that you say it, The Outsider would have been worthy of being on Think Tank. Brilliant song, reminds me of early MIA. Very eclectic. Think Tank B sides probably on par with S/T.. I dunno why I just find TGE era a great time. Could tell they wanted to take the plunge into more free-form, experime...

TGE wins. Tame and TMWLH really lay the groundwork for the following 2 albums. No monsters in me is class too. Modern Life is Rubbish is a close second for me though as far as B sides go. Parklife's are awful, S/T are strong, but I can't even recall any proper songs in the 13 lot other than So You....

TGE wins. Tame and TMWLH really lay the groundwork for the following 2 albums. No monsters in me is class too. Modern Life is Rubbish is a close second for me though as far as B sides go. Parklife's are awful, S/T are strong, but I can't even recall any proper songs in the 13 lot other than So You.....

Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed that. It's funny, Dave was always the most reserved Blur member when they were properly active in the 90s and early 00s with regard to doing press and interviews, but he actually gives the most insight into how the band operates and is very open and candid. Dam...

It's songs like this that are the reason I fell in love with Damon's songwriting in the first place. Bittersweet, witty, slightly absurd, melancholy and above all comforting. In a strange way it's actually more Blur than anything on TMW. Heavy Parklife/TGE vibes. Love it so much. Serious redeemage a...

It seems there's no "in-between" on "TMW".... Either you really love it like me or extremely loathe/dismiss it (and that also applies to "TT" as well)..... I would say I buck that trend. I like the album but there's something about the way it came to be that makes it feel like it lacks a bit of tru...

To be honest, I have noticed in recent years that any publication that still tries to punt physical copies tends to review virtually everything pretty leniently. My theory is that it's probably because the industry is dying such a dire death, which extends to music magazines, so it's probably best t...

Well I think anything from Syd's solo work has a tremendously dark and heavy atmosphere, for better or worse.. Nothing plagiarized melodically, but the strumming pattern, general feel and use of open string chords on guitar is very similar. Also the vocal delivery. Worth noting that Terrapin was rec...

Is it just me, or is it fair to say Miss America is massively inspired by this Syd Barrett song?

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