Damon Albarn’s debut solo album will be releasing in 2014, the musician has confirmed.
Albarn had previously said that he was working on his first solo LP with producer Richard Russell, and a small teaser trailer released on YouTube on Wednesday (December 11th) confirmed this.
Describing the album as “funk soul”, Albarn discussed working with Russell in an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year, saying: “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.”
Albarn has stated that he will tour the album, and will also play songs from his extensive back catalogue, which includes Gorillaz, Blur and The Good The Bad & The Queen tracks.
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