13 is a one-of-a-kind entry in an already enviable discography, a moody, troubled album with nothing to lose and nothing to prove.

Damon Albarn still reportedly considers The Great Escape one of Blur's two bad records.

D-Sides works as a compilation album because it shows every side of the Gorillaz story from the silly to the deathly serious.

Blur is probably the best band to have never made a great album.

[xrr rating=3.5/5]Damon Albarn has apparently run out of the sunshine he had in that bag. Despite some ukulele and steel drum from an artist responsible for the impeccable Plastic Beach, there’s nothing sunny or breezy about Everyday Robots. Similar to how Jack White’s first solo outing appeared after a deep and diverse collaborative output had already been established, Albarn’s first …

40. Van Morrison – The Best of Van Morrison Van Morrison had been a powerful force in pop music for 25 years when his first compilation album, The Best of Van Morrison, was released, and frankly, it’s astonishing that it took so long. While many greatest hits albums go the easy route of simply rounding up and sloppily curating a …

[xrr rating=4.0/5]For anyone that is too short on cash to visit Indio in April to watch Blur perform in front of the Coachella masses, Parklive is the perfect set of discs to help quell any anxieties. On the other hand, if you so happen to have secured a ticket to the festival, the live recording is worthy of setting on …

[xrr rating=4.25/5]It’s not surprising that Great Britain, wanting to show off the breadth and depth of British popular music, would put Blur proudly on stage for the entire world to see, featuring them prominently in the 2012 London Olympics. The band headlined a huge post-Olympics concert at London’s Hyde Park. The song “Parklife” was covered by a large ensemble, backed …