Because teasing me and raising my hopes to Herculean levels and then crushing them brutally by never touring America is his cruel game, Damon Albarn has been dropping hint that Blur may be reuniting for the second time in two years. But, before your hopes start shooting for the sky, according to Spinner, the project will be “small”:
“The band reformed in 2009 after years in the wilderness to play a number of large-scale shows and festival appearances, but at the time it was said to be their very last hurrah.
“But, as Sky News reports, frontman Damon Albarn has gone on record confirming that the Britpop band have since met up — and have discussed ‘doing something’ early next year.
“He said, ‘We did talk about doing something in January, something small, no career-based world domination ideas.’”
No, Damon, please! World dominion is fine—seriously, if you don’t do it first, the Gallagher brothers are just going to get Oasis back together again, and I really don’t want to have to crack open this hollow tooth to find my cyanide capsule just over that. The world needs you now more than ever, Albarn (but not Gorillaz).
What would you think of another Blur reunion?
I know! Why do they toy with our fragile, caffeine-souced (perhaps, chemically unstable) American emotions, like this?! Yes, "Blur" you make fantastic music and you're all funny, gorgeous, pensive and brilliant! Yes, we've already picked-out which heirloom, pet or child we'll sell to snag tickets. You've taunted and teased us for long enough and now it's time to "put out"! They left us to flounder in an "era" of really, hideously crappy music. The industry doesn't even try, anymore, because, like overly dramatic and sinister "Silent Screen" villians, they count their gold and twirl their mustaches and haven't been challenged by The Hero since he "wandered off into the golden sunset" years ago. Soon, that will all change! Save us, "Blur"! Save us from the fate of crappy music! So, yeah, I'd see them live if they were to play here. Buy any and all new albums they'd release. In a heartbeat.