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| Damon Albarn announces first official solo album | Damon Albarn announces first official solo album |
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| Damon Albarn has announced that he will release his debut solo album in April. | Damon Albarn has announced that he will release his debut solo album in April. |
| Although he has had numerous albums with Blur and other collaborators, this will be the first time he releases material under his own name. | Although he has had numerous albums with Blur and other collaborators, this will be the first time he releases material under his own name. |
| He confirmed the news on Twitter, saying: "New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track video Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow." | He confirmed the news on Twitter, saying: "New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track video Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow." |
| The musician had already posted a teaser clip on YouTube. | The musician had already posted a teaser clip on YouTube. |
| The black and white video showed him seated at a piano. | The black and white video showed him seated at a piano. |
| It has also been announced that the singer will perform a solo set at this year's Latitude festival. | |
| In addition to his work with Blur, Albarn has had a number of other projects, including his The Good, The Bad And The Queen album, his Mali Music collaboration and Gorillaz. | In addition to his work with Blur, Albarn has had a number of other projects, including his The Good, The Bad And The Queen album, his Mali Music collaboration and Gorillaz. |
| The singer has also released soundtracks to the stage productions he has scored, Monkey: Journey To The West and Dr Dee. | The singer has also released soundtracks to the stage productions he has scored, Monkey: Journey To The West and Dr Dee. |
| Blur bandmate Alex James revealed last week that he had applied to trademark a drink called Britpop. | Blur bandmate Alex James revealed last week that he had applied to trademark a drink called Britpop. |
| The musician, who also produces his own cheeses, has applied to the intellectual property office (IPO) for the trademark. | The musician, who also produces his own cheeses, has applied to the intellectual property office (IPO) for the trademark. |
| Blur's first album Leisure was released in 1991 with their most recent release, Think Tank, coming out in 2003. | Blur's first album Leisure was released in 1991 with their most recent release, Think Tank, coming out in 2003. |
| Albarn, James and their Blur bandmates Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree, performed together for a Hyde Park show in 2012, which coincided with the end of the Olympics. | Albarn, James and their Blur bandmates Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree, performed together for a Hyde Park show in 2012, which coincided with the end of the Olympics. |
| That year they also received a Brit Award for their outstanding contribution to music and released a new single called Under The Westway. | That year they also received a Brit Award for their outstanding contribution to music and released a new single called Under The Westway. |
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