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

Stereogum — Damon Albarn pops up on the new single from veteran French DJ-producer Étienne de Crécy, whose new album Warm Up drops this Friday. On “Rising Soul,” the Blur/Gorillaz mastermind lends his venerable voice to a subtly insistent midtempo pop s... more info

Stereogum — Last week, the UK government proposed a new policy that would allow tech companies to use copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence algorithms. Under the proposal, artists and companies could opt out of having their material used fo... more info