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The Ballad of Darren is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, John Cale, Radiohead and Alex Turner. Those roots explain a lot about how The Ballad of Darren arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around The Ballad of Darren, reaching back through Leonard Cohen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Ballad of Darren is the ninth studio album by English rock band Blur. It was released on 21 July 2023 by Parlophone and Warner Records. The album's songs were written by frontman Damon Albarn in 2022 while on tour with Gorillaz, and composed by Albarn and the rest of the band. It was produced by James Ford at Studio 13 in London and Devon. It is Blur's first album since The Magic Whip (2015), and their shortest album, with a runtime under 40 minutes. The album's artwork features a 2004 photograph of a man swimming alone in the Gourock Outdoor Pool in Gourock, Scotland, taken by Martin Parr. Its title refers to Darren "Smoggy" Evans, the band's longtime bodyguard.
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The Ballad of Darren grew out of Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, John Cale and Radiohead. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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