Blur "Parklife" (2026 Reissue) 2024-03-08 with art layout by Garreth

with art layout by Garreth Gibson

"We begin with a theme

" Whereas the original Lost Themes album came as a pleasant surprise after years of relative silence from Carpenter

on Island Records

and superb groove definition

Blur "Parklife" (2026 Reissue) 2024-03-08 with art layout by GarrethBlur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food EMI the same year. Announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur continued to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with second release Modern Life Is Rubbish(1993). Five successive UK #1 albums followed with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity in the UK and beyond.