Blur On Track: Every Album, Every Song

Blur is a British rock band that formed in 1991 and became a UK household name in 1994 with their Britpop masterpiece Parklife. They changed direction again on fifth album Blur and reunited in 2009 for a series of triumphant comeback shows. This book explores every Blur album in detail, including all singles, B-sides, and selected rarities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 11 February 2022
Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing

Formed as a shambolic art-punk four-piece Seymour while attending London's Goldsmiths University, the rechristened Blur released their debut album Leisure in 1991, marking them as promising indie upstarts in thrall to the voguish sub-genres of baggy and shoegaze. Following a radical stylistic shift on sophomore LP Modern Life Is Rubbish, Blur became a UK household name in 1994 upon the advent of their era-defining Britpop masterpiece Parklife. A year later, the infamous chart battle with arch-rivals Oasis marred number one single "Country House," but they changed direction again on fifth album Blur - a grungier affair that yielded the transatlantic smash hit "Song 2." Though guitarist Graham Coxon departed during sessions for seventh album Think Tank, the original foursome reunited in 2009 for a series of triumphant comeback shows, culminating in the unexpected release of 2015's Hong Kong recorded The Magic Whip. A restlessly inventive group to file alongside other eclectic British artists such as The Beatles, David Bowie, and Queen, this book explores every Blur album in detail, including all singles, B-sides, and selected rarities - a comprehensive guide to one of the 1990s most successful and iconic rock bands.

Formed as a shambolic art-punk four-piece Seymour while attending London's Goldsmiths University, the rechristened Blur released their debut album Leisure in 1991, marking them as promising indie upstarts in thrall to the voguish sub-genres of baggy and shoegaze. Following a radical stylistic shift on sophomore LP Modern Life Is Rubbish, Blur became a UK household name in 1994 upon the advent of their era-defining Britpop masterpiece Parklife. A year later, the infamous chart battle with arch-rivals Oasis marred number one single "Country House," but they changed direction again on fifth album Blur - a grungier affair that yielded the transatlantic smash hit "Song 2." Though guitarist Graham Coxon departed during sessions for seventh album Think Tank, the original foursome reunited in 2009 for a series of triumphant comeback shows, culminating in the unexpected release of 2015's Hong Kong recorded The Magic Whip. A restlessly inventive group to file alongside other eclectic British artists such as The Beatles, David Bowie, and Queen, this book explores every Blur album in detail, including all singles, B-sides, and selected rarities - a comprehensive guide to one of the 1990s most successful and iconic rock bands.

Weight: 254g
Dimension: 148 x 210 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789521641