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Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots

Damon Albarn, of Blur and Gorillaz fame, has always been a maverick, pushing pop music into fairly atypical, frequently imaginative territory. On his first full-length solo album, the legendary alt-rocker, working from a slower, more subdued, sonic position, has mostly eschewed easy hooks in favor of a meticulously produced palette of gray sounds. Though much of Everyday Robots is rainy day music at its most drizzly, Albarn remains a consummate artist, bringing a certain level of affable whimsy to a somewhat melancholy affair. The record begins eerily on its title track with a 1960 sample from Lord Buckley as the former British comic declares, “They didn’t know where they was going, but they knew where they was, wasn’t it…” In the context of Albarn’s skeptical ruminations on modern technology, the quote provides indirect commentary on our contemporary sense of self, and our present reliance on digital tools to locate and[...]

Damon Albarn – “Heavy Seas of Love”

Right now, for my money, the only track that comes close to The War on Drugs’ amazing “Red Eyes” single is “Heavy Seas of Love” from Blur frontman Damon Albarn. Taken from his forthcoming, and from the sounds of it, pretty incredible Everyday Robots LP (4/29), the track has one of those reach for the sky choruses that I love so much, along with additional vocals from Brian Eno. Earlier today, the song’s accompanying video, all shot via an iPad, was released. Its a sort of travelogue clip with slight touches of trippiness mixed in to make you wonder if its all just a dream. Keep an eye out for our upcoming review of Everyday Robots, and in the mean time, watch the video for “Heavy Seas of Love” below.