The Magic Whip

by Blur

The Magic Whip cover art

As their first album in 12 years with the original lineup, 'The Magic Whip' emerged from impromptu jam sessions held in Hong Kong, imbued with a sense of urban displacement and melancholy. The return of producer Stephen Street reconnects the album to the band’s classic sound, which is balanced by Graham Coxon’s layered guitar work and Damon Albarn’s synth-heavy, introspective songwriting that explores themes of modern detachment and reconnection.

Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Art Rock

Tracklist

  1. Lonesome Street
  2. New World Towers
  3. Go Out
  4. Ice Cream Man
  5. Thought I Was a Spaceman
  6. I Broadcast
  7. My Terracotta Heart
  8. There Are Too Many of Us
  9. Ghost Ship
  10. Pyongyang
  11. Ong Ong
  12. Mirrorball