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CMU Approved
Approved: Blur – Fools Day
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 19 April 2010
You’re no doubt aware that a new Blur song was released this weekend as a very limited edition seven inch single for Record Store Day. All 1000 copies were, of course, snapped up in a matter of minutes, with some people, let’s call them “wankers”, now listing their copies on eBay for up to £200. In addition to this, badly recorded MP3s of the song also started appearing online from the moment the track was premiered on BBC 6music on Saturday morning. As a result, the band are giving the track away for free via their website in both MP3 and WAV format.
To be honest, I’m still a little unconvinced by Daman Albarn’s vocals, but Graham Coxon’s guitar playing, the first to appear on a new Blur track since 2003, in the last part of the song is brilliant, exactly the sort of smart, innovative sound that you’d hope for. In the event that this does lead to more new recordings, as the band’s label Parlophone are hoping it will, it looks possible that a reformed Blur could actually come up with something pretty good.
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