blur: New Album & Live Show

blur: New Album & Live Show

LONDON, February 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



New album The Magic Whip out 27th April 2015



Hyde Park Show - London - 20th June 2015



Announced at live Facebook event in Chinatown



It's 16 years since their last album as a four-piece and 27th April sees the release
of a brand new album from blur on Parlophone, titled The Magic Whip.



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The recordings, which began during a five-day break in touring in Spring 2013 - at
Avon Studios in Kowloon, Hong Kong - were put aside when the group finished touring and
returned to their respective lives.



Last November Graham Coxon revisited the tracks and, drafting in blur's early producer
Stephen Street, he worked with the band on the material. Albarn then added lyrics and the
12 tracks of The Magic Whip are the result.



The full tracklisting is: Lonesome Street, New World Towers, Go Out, Ice Cream Man,
Thought I Was a Spaceman, I Broadcast, My Terracotta Heart, There are Too Many of Us,
Ghost Ship, Pyongyang, Ong Ong, Mirror Ball.



See the video for the first track off the album Go Out here:
http://smarturl.it/61i8sg



The Magic Whip will be available as a digital download, on CD and as a 2-disc vinyl
set.



As the only artists to play Hyde Park four times, blur will return to the historic
London park for a headline show on Saturday 20th June 2015 as part of Barclaycard presents
British Summer Time Hyde Park. Tickets go on general sale at 9.00am on Friday 27th
February and are priced from GBP75, for full details visit http://www.bst-hydepark.com



News of blur's new album and show was announced exclusively with Facebook at a press
conference in London's Chinatown which also gave fans across the world the chance to be
part of the event via a live stream and Q&A. With millions of fans following blur on
Facebook, this was an opportunity for the band to speak directly to their fans in real
time, answering questions via their profile page.



For images and album artwork visit: http://www.blur.co.uk/rmpphoto



Further info: Brídín Murphy Mitchell at RMP on bridin@rmplondon.co.uk
+44-(0)20-749-7999



http://www.blur.co.uk






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