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), and their shortest album, with a runtime under 40 minutes.
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- 1The Ballad3:37
- 2St. Charles Square3:55
- 3Barbaric4:09
- 4Russian Strings3:38
- 5The Everglades (For Leonard)2:56
- 6The Narcissist4:05
- 7Goodbye Albert4:17
- 8Far Away Island2:58
- 9Avalon3:05
- 10The Heights3:24
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