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Friday, June 19, 2009

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Blur Working On New Material - But It’ll Take Time

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 07:11 PM PDT

Blur announced last year they were getting back together to play as a foursome again after a self-imposed exile from the business as Blur. Then last week saw the band complete their comeback by playing together live for the first time in a decade. What’s left to achieve? Well, apart from the huge arena shows and festival headlining slots, there’s the small question of new material, a question which blights any reformed band.

Graham Coxon has already spoken about the possibility of Blur recording music together again, stating back in April that it will likely happen but it won’t be immediately. Now, other members of the band have backed up Coxon’s remarks but also revealed that the magic is already returning, with rehearsals turning into impromptu jamming sessions.

In an interview with BBC 6 Music, bassist Alex James said:

“Damon [Albarn] will be jangling along with some chords and I’ll start banging along and you’ll [Coxon] join. Our musical cup overflow-eth at the moment. It's all good.”

While Coxon added:

“I think it’s giving it time and doing justice to it really. We wouldn’t want to just sling stuff together to play this summer. It wouldn't be right.”

"We really don’t want to put ourselves under any pressure. I think we want to have fun with these gigs and then we’ll think about that really.”

Which all sounds good to me. I’d personally love to hear some new stuff from Blur but I agree that rushing it could be a disaster. It’s a much better idea to get used to playing with each other again, get the live dates under your belts, and then look at heading back into the studio to see what direction you want to go in for a new album.

Blur have always been experimental, trying different sounds and styles throughout their career. As much as I love Oasis, this is one area in which these two old enemies are a long way apart on. While Oasis sound pretty much the same now as they did a decade ago, I’m guessing any new material coming from Blur would be innovative and fresh.

Make it happen, but by all means take your time. We can wait.

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