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Blur
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Blur
Plays on LTZ: 17 across 17 shows (2023-05-25, 2023-06-29, 2023-07-06, 2023-07-21, 2023-07-27, 2023-09-14, 2023-11-02, 2024-05-09, 2024-08-01, 2024-08-08, 2024-08-29, 2024-09-19…)
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(artist profile) Blur — researched 2026-09-11
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Blur
Origin: London, England · 1988 · active
Members: Damon Albarn (vocals, keyboards), Graham Coxon (guitar, vocals), Alex James (bass), Dave Rowntree (drums)
Genre: Britpop, alternative rock; debut material incorporated Madchester and shoegaze
Discography:
The Ballad of Darren (2023) — Parlophone — ninth studio album, first since 2015
The Magic Whip (2015) — Parlophone — first album in twelve years; sixth consecutive UK No. 1
Think Tank (2003) — Parlophone — recorded largely without Graham Coxon, who left during the sessions
13 (1999) — Food/Parlophone — UK No. 1, electronic and art rock experimentation
Blur (1997) — Food/Parlophone — UK No. 1; "Song 2" became a US alternative radio hit
Parklife (1994) — Food/Parlophone — UK No. 1; "Girls & Boys" reached UK No. 5
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) — Food/Parlophone — inaugurated the band's Britpop phase
LTZ context: 17 plays across 17 shows between 2023-05-25 and 2025-03-13.
Facts:
Every Blur studio album from Parklife (1994) onwards has topped the UK Albums Chart.
"Girls & Boys" peaked at No. 5 on the UK singles chart and No. 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The band's 1995 chart battle with Oasis was widely publicised as "the Battle of Britpop".
Received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2012; reunited with Coxon in 2009 after disbanding following the Think Tank tour.
LTZ has also played "To the End (La Comedie)" — the 2012-remastered duet version with Françoise Hardy (2024-07-25).