”Damon Albarn, first solo album, coming 2014” låter Blur- och Gorillaz-frontmannen meddela via ett tjuo sekunder långt, svartvitt klipp som under gårdagen laddades upp på hans YouTube-kanal. Redan i maj avslöjade Damon Albarn i en intervju med Rolling Stone att han arbetade på ett soloalbum tillsammans med producenten och skivbolagsbossen Richard Russel.
– Richard does the rhythmic side, and I do everything else. It’s sort of folk soul, säger Damon Albarn.
Paret har tidigare jobbat ihop på Bobby Womacks senaste album — 2012 års The Bravest Man in the Universe.
– We worked together on the Bobby Womack record, and really enjoy working together. He’s done spectacularly well as a music mogul, but I think he wants to focus his energy on producing records. Making a solo record is can be such a disaster, so I thought if we’re going to make a record with my name on it, I should get someone to really produce it – take that responsibility away from myself.
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