Stereogum — In recent months, art-rock legend Brian Eno has been increasingly vocal about Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide and starvation in Palestine. Eno called on Microsoft to end its partnership with the IDF and pledged to donate his fee for compos... more info

Stereogum — In the past three weeks, Bob Vylan have gone from being relative unknowns to one of the most talked-about musical acts of the moment. On the off-chance that the British punk-rap duo is still unknown to you, a lot of that attention stemmed from the... more info

Obscure Sound — A delectably woozy, hypnotic gem of a track from Wooter, “Blades in the Grass” rides on a head-nodding bass pulse, glimmering synth touches, and heady guitar swells. The project represents the work of Brooklyn-based artist and producer Rowan Brin... more info

Stereogum — A couple weeks ago, Africa Express announced their new studio album Africa Express presents… Bahidorá , which is out July 11 via World Circuit Records. Today, they shared new singles “Soledad” featuring Damon Albarn, Luisa Almaguer, Nick Z... more info

Stereogum — Once upon a time, Damon Albarn’s cartoon-band project Gorillaz was an unlikely success. Now, it’s an unlikely institution. A few weeks ago, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Gorillaz’ massive album Demon Dayz . Damon Albarn recently con... more info

Stereogum — Demon Days wasn’t supposed to happen. When Gorillaz’ self-titled dropped in 2001, it was easy to imagine as a one-off: Famed Britpop frontman Damon Albarn bids farewell to the decade of his stardom by disappearing into a side project represen... more info

Stereogum — Despite having an extremely SEO-unfriendly band name, UK punks University made a splash with their 2023 debut EP Title Track . (That title isn’t the easiest thing to Google, either.) Now, University have signed to Transgressive, and they’re g... more info

Stereogum — It’s been two years since Gorillaz’s latest album, Cracker Island . Since then, the band shared a deluxe version featuring Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, and more. Damon Albarn released The Ballad Of Darren , the first Blur record in eight y... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz). We’ve got a file on you. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our review of Blur’s essential 2015 album: The post Happy Birthday Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — I used to like to go on half-joking rants about how Damon Albarn likes to busy himself with anything but new Blur music, but two years ago The Ballad Of Darren came along to silence me. Now that those reunion festivities seem finished for good, ... more info