The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

by Damon Albarn

The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 November 2021
  • Label: Transgressive
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:50
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally conceived as an instrumental orchestral piece inspired heavily by the shifting landscapes of Iceland, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman eventually expanded the project into his second solo studio album. The incredibly mellow, atmospheric record blends vast, cinematic post-rock swells with hushed piano ballads and aquatic field recordings. It is an intensely beautiful, deeply melancholic meditation on grief, nature, and fragility.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, aquatic, piano, orchestral, nature

Tracklist

  1. The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows (5:00)
  2. The Cormorant (4:21)
  3. Royal Morning Blue (3:11)
  4. Combustion (2:52)
  5. Daft Wader (3:28)
  6. Darkness To Light (2:59)
  7. Esja (3:40)
  8. The Tower Of Montevideo (4:19)
  9. Giraffe Trumpet Sea (1:51)
  10. Polaris (4:44)
  11. Particles (3:20)

Credits

  • Nathan Prince - creative director
  • Rory McGrath - creative director
  • Simon Tong - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, written-by, drums
  • Josephine Stephenson - cello
  • Rakel Bj玫rn Helgad贸ttir - french horn
  • Romain Bly - french horn, marimba [slate marimba]
  • Sigr煤n J贸nsd贸ttir - trombone
  • Sigr煤n Kristbj枚rg J贸nsd贸ttir - trombone

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