Blur have announced The Magic Whip, their first album since 2003's Think Tank. That's the album art up there. It's out April 27. They've also announced they're going to perform at Hyde Park in London on June 20.
The announcement was made via a live streamed press conference from a Chinese restaurant in London hosted by Zane Lowe. Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year.
In an interview with NME last year, Damon Albarn mentioned that Blur had recorded 15 new songs in Hong Kong. He quickly quashed fans' hopes, however, saying that the album hadn't been completed, blaming it hot weather: "There was too much commuting between where we were staying and where we were recording and it was a bit too hot. I think that's why we didn't get it finished."
I really wish the single was better…
The second single is excellent
The single was a little disappointing but still… we will have a new Blur records, and that’s good.
I have it
Where did you get it?
Are you sure you didn’t grab one of the fakes making the rounds? Definitely wanna hear this, but there are definitely fakes going around right now.
really oh please share big karma your way
never been a blur die hard fan but this sounds interesting, last year’s Damon Albarn debut was gorgeous
always preferred blur to oasis massive fan cannot wait for the leak :)
Fake. Not leaked. It’s ‘Think Thank’. Not even the singles align. Going by the ‘MEDIABOOMORG’-version here.
Leaked 27 days before release. What the what ?
Fake. just old b-sides.
Is the slsk leak true?
nope…. old b-sides
What about the xclusivejams one?
it’s not true. on slsk a fake. it’s blur bside from TT era +damons solo stuff
As mentioned, there’s a fake leak floating around on various sites and P2P networks. Leak status has been reset, and we will either ban or remove points for those who report it as legit.
Thank you for the reset!
gutted it was a false leak rushed home all excited as leak alert me was done , to find false alarm oh well :(
Massive fan, born n bred on brit pop , brit pop runs through viens, pulp, blur , radio head , oasis , long pigs , super grass , wicked time for music back then always preferred blur to oasis more intelligent music IMO
any know if this time its real i am dl it now , take 30 mins or so will report back if no one else does …TBC
38 MINS TO DL SIGH …
22 mins …tbc
confirmed fake?
Yup, sadly it is fake.
no its real i have it now lots of advertising then eventually the upload site
its real the link feels fake but wait for the advertising to go then it will go to upload sight
Confirmed the XclusiveJams one is fake. Always gotta check the contents to make sure it’s real first. That said, this one has the real Go Out on it, so they at least got that part right.
no its real has the full 12 tracks and sounds classic blur :) enjoy it folks , whose going hyde park lol?
100 % confirmed its real mate for sure its on my iTunes now if anyone can’t get it let me know and i can drop box it for ya :)
fool’s day it’s tomorrow so it isn’t joke, right ?
I wouldn’t do that i am music mad and passionate about decent music , real music , its real i have it , how can i send you a copy ?
buzzing folks its the real thing enjoy :)
Okay, but where is it then? Like I said, the XclusiveJams link is definitely fake.
so, it’s real or not ?!
well thats strange as that where i got it from as i said its lots of advertising then you get the upload sight , whats the best for me to share it with you guys as i have the real thing from xclusiv as mentioned above ,
i not shitting you folks i am music mad and passionate about music , so i wouldn’t do that , i googled the link site , then searched blur with in that sight then downloaded it via link to upload sight , as mentioned i am willing to share :)
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ok, i just download it and one more time IT’S FAKE!!!!
really your still running with that ? its not fake why would i waste my time making its real if it were not real ?
I have made it into a torrent and trying to put it on kick ass torrents but need permission to upload torrent , and music torrents , i shall happily send you the torrent ? IT IS real , i have it either that or its been changed why would i waste my time making out its real if it were fake , come one guys i have integrity ,it is real i have it and trying my best to torrent as i type , kick ass awaiting approval music torrents needs weird name , any other torrent sites that allow easy upload?
Did you listen to this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQQObIQ63T0
Is it the same on the leak?
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You don’t need to be disrespectful. He didn’t know but now he does and so do all of us, but don’t use derogatory terms to hurt someone for an honest mistakes. You wouldn’t say that to someone in real life, would you? And if you would, just remember, someone might not let you know how rude you were just by saying it.
no not at all as i said i hadn’t had chance to listen to properly as soon as i didi released it was from think tank era , plus my iTunes match confirmed it as magic whip which lead to believe it was 100% real no need to go down to low level of toilet humour . Call your self a blur fan , imo blur fans a lot more respectful of each other , your probably just a glory seeker … How old are you how long you been listening to blur i have brought every album since park life and been a massive fan since that one , i was brought up on blur , so yes i do know my music .
Call your self a blur fan poodank , blur fans a lot more respectful of each other than you are , i would dare you to say that to my face see where that gets ya . Go back to listening to oasis , mr yob
wow guys its really here , now going for a picnic in the south downs with me bose sound link and going to sit back relax and enjoy the album :) I let you know what i think . welcome back blur .
The newalbumreleases link is the same fake as XclusiveJams.
OMG , cries heavy into his pillow whilst pushing the air , so fucking gutted , bloody uploader , i been busy all night got round to listen to it properly just now and sadly very fucking sadly its all wrong oh noooooo
normally if itunes imports it it analyses it and will check track names etc so once i saw it on my iTunes then my iPhone through iTunes match i was buzzing , i skipped through some songs but not listened to until now properly , so very gutted , not sure how they fooled iTunes match as well normally picks up fakes really well …
yeah, you shouldn’t go around saying things are real unless you know for sure.
iTunes Match will upload whatever you are trying to match to your account if it doesn’t match with what is available on iTunes. The only time to fully trust something uploaded to iTunes Match is when it states the file is a 256 aac file when it was previously something else.