Blur Leisure 11/08/2011 a handful of standouts reveal

a handful of standouts reveal themselves on the latter half of the album

shimmering textures and buoyant melodies

‘tis the damn season

and even then

but the difference between the two records is substantial

Blur Leisure 11/08/2011 a handful of standouts revealBlur: Damon Albarn (vocals); Graham Coxon (guitar); Alex James (bass); Dave Rowntree (drums). Producers: Stephen Street, Steve Lowell, Steve Power, Mike Thorne. In 1991, long before they were splashed over the British press for their fabled feuding with Oasis, long before they pulled off the remarkable feat of attaining revered alt rock status while having one of their tunes ("Song 2") blared at American football games, Blur released their debut,