Blur‘s Damon Albarn has shared his love for Arctic Monkeys‘ Alex Turner, saying he sings “lots like him” on the band’s new album.
Albarn and his band launched new LP ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ this month, their first since 2015’s ‘The Magic Whip’.
In a brand new interview with Musikexpress, Albarn has mentioned his admiration for Turner, and the way he influenced the Britpop heroes’ new album.
Requested what he thinks of Turner, Albarn responded: “I believe he’s nice, I sing lots like him on the brand new album.
“You already know our producer James Ford?” the frontman added. “He additionally labored with the Arctic Monkeys, I discussed that to him. However what might I’ve in opposition to that? I really like Alex’s voice. I simply choose to sing in a decrease register now.”
Discussing Ford’s impression on ‘The Ballad Of Darren’, Albarn mentioned: “James is simply tremendous musical and sensible, he works very intuitively, he additionally likes a drink. We’ve the identical sense of humour.”
Albarn beforehand mentioned that he believes Arctic Monkeys are “the final nice guitar band,” including that guitar music has gone “sterile”.
“I really feel like there’s a bit extra pleasure about guitar music once more, that may’t be a nasty factor as a result of it obtained so sterile,” he mentioned.
“For me, the final nice guitar band would have been Arctic Monkeys and I don’t actually know if there’s something pretty much as good as that since.”
James Ford, who produced each Blur and Arctic Monkeys’ latest albums, mentioned that the preliminary plans for Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘The Automotive’ would have seen the document be extra “outward-facing”.
“The pandemic occurred, and [Turner] went into his personal bubble, returning with these lovely, intimate, unhappy songs. We recorded on this nation home in Suffolk. With the backdrop of the pandemic, it was good to be collectively in a bunch and have that boozy camaraderie.”
