Blur frontman Damon Albarn wore his signature fluorescent pink beanie as he went shopping with an American music producer in London.
The 55-year-old singer was spotted in Notting Hill in west London on Monday, wearing a statement hat, baggy jeans, a padded leather waistcoat and black leather boots with yellow trim.
He completed the eclectic look with a black T-shirt, a gold chain and several gold bracelets.
Damon hit the road with American music and media executive Jon Cohen, co-founder of New York-based FADER Label.
In May, Blur announced the release of their first album in eight years, called The Ballad Of Darren, as well as a reunion tour.
Blur frontman Damon Albarn wore his signature fluorescent pink beanie while shopping with an American music producer in London
The 55-year-old singer was spotted in Notting Hill, west London, on Monday, wearing a statement hat, baggy jeans, a padded waistcoat and black leather boots with yellow trim.
The 1990s band – made up of singer Damon, bass guitarist Alex James, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree – went on hiatus in 2015 before announcing their reunion news in 2022.
The Ballad Of Darren received critical acclaim and consisted of 10 new songs, with the first song, The Narcissist, being released first.
Speaking about the upcoming songs they’ve created, Damon said at the time, “This is an aftershock record, a reflection and commentary on where we are right now.”
Graham added: ‘The older and crazier we get, it becomes increasingly important that what we play is charged with the right emotion and intention.
‘Sometimes just a riff isn’t enough.’
Damon, who also founded the virtual band Gorillaz, recently made headlines when he hit De Rolling stones for ‘objectify’ Sydney Sweeney in the music video for their song Angry.
He criticized the band’s album Hackney Diamonds – which was released in October – before noting that the actress’ racy cameo in the video was “completely disconnected”.
Damon also criticized the Stones – made up of Sir Mick Jagger, 80, Keith Richards, 79, and Ronnie Wood, 76 – for naming their new release after Hackney, claiming they ‘never contributed to anything’ in the region.
Damon completed the eclectic look with a black t-shirt, a gold chain and multiple gold bracelets
Damon (seen on stage in 2023) slammed The Rolling Stones for ‘objectifying’ Sydney Sweeney in the music video for their new song Angry
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The outspoken musician told the French publication Les Inrockuptibles that his ‘family lives in Hackey’.
He said he was unimpressed when the band promoted their new album at the Hackney Empire.
Damon said: “They’ve never done anything in Hackney, they’ve never played there, never contributed to anything.
“They just showed up. It’s all nonsense.’
Damon also slammed the legendary rock group for featuring Euphoria star Sydney, 26, in their Angry music video.
The actress posed on top of a moving classic car in the video, with some close-ups of her cleavage in a sizzling leather corset top.
Damon insisted: “I was listening to their new song and saw this horrible music video that showed them on billboards at different stages of their lives.
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Graham Coxon, 54, Alex James, 54, Damon and Dave Rowntree, 59, (pictured from left to right) formed in 1988 and dominated the British pop scene (pictured in 2015)
The Blur frontman accused the legendary rock band of getting “worse” as they get older and continue to release new music
“And this young woman was objectifying. What the hell is this? There is something completely disconnected.”
Damon went on to talk about the rockers and his own music career, insisting that he “did all kinds of things” but “they were never anything other than the Rolling Stones.”
He even said that the band has “got worse” as they continue to perform as they get older, adding that “there shouldn’t be any joy” in doing what they do.
Damon commented on the Satisfaction hitmakers making the “same music” but said it was “not that good.”