Blur announced the release of the documentary “To The End” where followers will be able to find out details about their meeting to record the album The Ballad of Darren (2023). The film was directed by Toby L, and will hit theaters in the United Kingdom and Ireland starting July 19.
“‘Is An intimate look at relationships, motivation, and mortalitythe images and sounds of a lasting friendship that discovers a new conquest to overcome together,” the director described to Rolling Stone.
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And he added: “We sat down at the beginning of the project and agreed that the film had to tell a new story, filmed entirely outdoors and, most importantly, be honest. In To The End, that’s what I hope people can see and, most importantly, feel.”
For his part, the bassist Alex Jamesdescribed the meaning of this last meeting: “We have barely communicated for the last 10 years. I mean, even when we really broke up, it didn’t take that long to make a record, but the wonderful thing is that as soon as ‘The four of us are in a room together, it’s exactly the same as when we were 19.’
Damon Albarn He also commented on the reunion: “I don’t think any of us thought we would make another album, especially an album like this. I guess because That’s what I wanted to try to do as best as possible.”
The leader added: “We all have very complicated lives and we are very lucky to be able to spend this time together, just the four of us. And that’s the beauty of it.” “The ’90s were a very intense time. On the same level as a relationship, or marriages and things like that. I think it’s okay to say that we dedicate the time apart to other friendships and simply recovering or doing other things,” said guitarist Graham Coxon.
Blur shared unreleased images from the “Parklife” video
Last week, the band that marked Britpop with Oasis, published unpublished images of the song’s video “Parklife”. A restored version of the original clip was also known. In this new material you can see the members, in 1994, walking around a parked minivan, playing games with a ball, dancing in the street, among other entertainment. In a post about the filming, bassist Alex James He commented that he had “great memories” of recording the video. Actor Phil Daniels participated as a guest in the song, with narration, and who also appears in the video.
This release has to do with the 30 years since the release of the album parklife, one of the most important works of the ’90s with themes such as “Girls & Boys”, “End Of A Century” or “To The End.”
This third Blur studio work reached record stores after Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), which did not sell well. parklife brought Blur back to the UK, thanks to their singles, and was certified four times platinum. The album would be one of those that would define the emerging Britpop scene, along with the album Definitely Maybe of their rivals Oasis.
