Ahead of Blur’s two shows at Wembley Stadium on July 8 and 9, the band has dropped “St. Charles Square,” the latest track to be released from their highly-anticipated album The Ballad of Darren, out July 21 on Parlophone/Warner.
The opening line of the track has already become a fan favorite wherever the band performs it. With Albarn singing, “I fucked up, I’m not the first to do it.” Damon Albarn said of the song, “St. Charles Square is a place where the ghosts of monsters can be found.”
Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr. Check out “St. Charles Square” below and pre-order The Ballad of Darren here.
