https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20539-the-magic-whip/
The Magic Whip is the first Blur album since 2003's Think Tank, the first with guitarist Graham Coxon onboard since 1999's 13 (Coxon was booted from the Think Tank sessions a week in and

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/22/blur-the-magic-whip-album-review
The Magic Whip doesn't contain anything obviously resembling a big hit, a fact Blur seem to have addressed by heralding the album's release with the most tune-free thing on it - the feedback

https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/album-review-blurs-the-magic-whip.html
Blur is a band of distinct chemistry, four irreplaceable elements. In promoting the return-to-form The Magic Whip, it's been surprising to see how readily they'll admit that, even at the

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-magic-whip-100636/
The Magic Whip. The band's first album in more than a decade is a dark, seductive set that cements a legacy. In the Nineties, Oasis won the major Brit-pop battles: worldwide album sales, U.K

https://www.kexp.org/read/2015/05/05/album-review-blur-the-magic-whip/
Across the album's twelve tracks, Albarn and Coxon touch on sonic footprints from every previous Blur album, which makes The Magic Whip the only Blur album that could be accurately described as sounding like a quintessentially Blur album. Blur's catalog can be roughly divided into three categories - the Britpop era (from the 1992 single

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-reviews/blur-the-magic-whip-album-review-a-beautiful-comeback/31175068.html
Blur, The Magic Whip album review - 'a beautiful comeback'. Boys to men: Current-day Blur, l-r, Graham Coxon (guitar); Dave Rowntree (drums); Damon Albarn (vocals) and Alex James (bass) Andy Gill

https://consequence.net/2015/04/album-review-blur-the-magic-whip/
The Magic Whip's backstory sets it perfectly within the early '00s. Considering the nature of Albarn's tone and the tweaks that his bandmates attempt to make without adding much modern production, that actually seems pretty accurate. If this is Blur's final hurrah, it's a far better eulogy than that last album.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/blur-s-the-magic-whip-a-beautiful-comeback-album-10147202.html
Accordingly, the lyrics on The Magic Whip reflect the wan moods of a lonely, wandering outsider, decoupled from the daily round and stranded in the strange: a "pale ghost", to use the local slang

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11507524/Blur-The-Magic-Whip-album-review.html
Blur fans need not fear The Magic Whip (Photo: Linda Brownlee) But Coxon was right. The Magic Whip turns out to be a triumphant comeback that retains the band's core identity while allowing ideas

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/blur-the-magic-whip-album-review-1.2186271
For one thing, Blur have stayed one step beyond: The Magic Whip sounds less like a band trying to recapture their glory days, and more like a band who are still looking ahead. From the first

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Whip
The Magic Whip (stylised in Chinese text) is the eighth studio album by English rock band Blur.It was recorded in Hong Kong and London, and released by Parlophone on 27 April 2015 and Warner Bros. Records on 28 April 2015. It was the band's first studio album in 12 years since Think Tank (2003), marking the longest gap between studio albums in Blur's career, and the first in 16 years since 13

https://www.spin.com/2015/04/blur-the-magic-whip-review/
Review: Blur Cruise Comfortably Into Their Second Act with 'The Magic Whip'. Sometime in the year 2023, Blur and Radiohead will release the exact same album. As Radiohead's material

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/28156-blur-magic-whip.php
This is more than a nostalgic retread. The Magic Whip continues along the weird and winding path first trod by Blur's two previous, and most complex, LPs. Paste. Britpop's giants are back, and they sound surprisingly the way we had hoped they would: melodic, contemplative and content as a single unit. The Arts Desk.

https://www.allthingsloud.com/blur-the-magic-whip-album-review/
It's relatively safe to say that Blur took many people by surprise upon the announcement of their new album The Magic Whip.Conceived during a few days off in Asia, the record is the first since 1999 to feature founding guitarist Graham Coxon following his absence on 2003's Think Tank. Lead single Go Out saw Blur go back to their gritty roots, with The Magic Whip generally flittering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTt7YDzH054
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1ks7PTzngBritpop heavyweights Blur make an enjoyable and varied return with The Magic Whip.More rock reviews: http:

https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-magic-whip/blur
"The Magic Whip" is surprising on a number of levels. First, the fact that it arrived at all, in 2015, 12 years after Blur's last effort which "The Magic Whip" is surprising on a number of levels. First, the fact that it arrived at all, in 2015, 12 years after Blur's last effort which caused a schism in the band.

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66832/Blur-The-Magic-Whip/
The Magic Whip is either the beginning of a new Blur or their definitive end. Expectations, then, are quite high for this new record. To follow up 12 years of silence with a brand new record is not only audacious, the record must bridge that gap and create its own legacy. Luckily, the album doesn't even attempt to ride upon the band's past

https://renownedforsound.com/album-review-blur-the-magic-whip/
Album Review: Blur - The Magic Whip 2 min read. Blur return with their first album in 16 years as a four-piece, and show a rare insight into the bands mentality, drawing influence from the old, the new and solo projects. Like all great musicians, there will always be trials and tribulations throughout a bands career, and like with all the

https://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/music/blur-the-magic-whip-album-review
Blur - 'The Magic Whip' album review. Reunited and it tastes so good: Blur's comeback album is full of delicious licks. Written by Oliver Keens Tuesday 30 June 2015.

https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2015/04/30/review-blur-the-magic-whip/
It might not be the best album they have created, and it might not get a second listen from new fans, but I applaud them for having the guts to do an anti-reunion album. The Magic Whip sounds like Blur in 2015 just as it should. No apologies, and no nostalgia. Rating: 4/5. Blur's Website. Follow Aaron on Twitter

https://rocked.net/album-review-blur-the-magic-whip/
Blur has an identity all their own that is hard to blend with others. The Magic Whip perfectly describes that description. Five songs from the upcoming 12 track album have been released so far to the public, and the full stream on iTunes Radio was aired a week before release.

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66888/Blur-The-Magic-Whip/
Review. Review Summary: Definitely better than any Oasis record in decades. The most amazing thing about The Magic Whip is not the very fact of its creation, but rather how seamlessly it slides into Blur's catalogue, a new chapter of a book that's ink still looks fresh. In the grand scheme of rock band reunions, the six-year gap between

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/69453/Blur-The-Magic-Whip/
Much like the music, the lyrics don't really provide too much of a purpose or goal towards the songs on The Magic Whip, and I think that's where The Magic Whip comes flat. Track-listing won't have done that much to further enhance this record, because a lot of it feels very for the sake of music rather than of purpose.

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/megamane/album/28156-magic-whip/
I broadcast and Thought I was spaceman were some forgotten deep buried cuts

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/carlos1967/album/28156-magic-whip/
Es un buen álbum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Darren
The Ballad of Darren is the ninth studio album by English rock band Blur.It was released on 21 July 2023 by Parlophone and Warner Records.The album's songs were written by frontman Damon Albarn in 2022 while on tour with Gorillaz, and composed by Albarn and the rest of the band.It was produced by James Ford at Studio 13 in London and Devon. It is Blur's first album since The Magic Whip (2015

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/avril-lavigne-review-glastonbury-2024-another-artist-plonked-on-far-too-small-a-stage/ar-BB1pa5Fc
There comes a point at Glastonbury 2024 where it becomes easier to give up about a mile away from the stage.. Much like Sugababes' overcrowded set, the grouchy, nostalgic pop-punk queen Avril

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/glastonbury-festival-2024-highlights-sunday-day-3/
Coldplay review, Glastonbury 2024: This really was something beautiful Coldplay, Little Simz and the biggest Glastonbury festival highlights from Saturday Watch: Banksy's migrant boat sails across