His lyrics tend to be very cynical and negative. It sounds like the positive side of having gone through things before, having dealt with traumas and moved through them, where you can kind of hear a hope in his voice that he can change, that things will get better that I don't think would really come through in the music that they had made in the past. PERPETUA: "The Narcissist" - it has kind of a ragged beauty to it. I walked towards them into the floodlights. So I think right in that song he kind of takes on that kind of like - it's kind of a deep baritone, but it also sounds a little manic.īLUR: (Singing) Because there's something down here, and it's living under the floorboards.īLUR: (Singing) Looked in the mirror. And Damon Albarn has, you know, kind of used David Bowie as a reference point in the past, but I think not so much in the way he sings. It's more like the David Bowie of maybe, like, the last 10 years or so of his career, where he sounds older. Charles Square" - it has a very David Bowie feeling, but not necessarily like the David Bowie a lot of people think about. But you can also tell that it's from the perspective of someone who's gone through things before.īLUR: (Singing) Ooh, don't leave me here, baby. It's just more you get that he's gone through something pretty difficult. And it's pretty clear that Damon Albarn has gone through a breakup, and a lot of these songs are alluding to that but, you know, not enough details to kind of make it, you know, something you really need to dig into. PERPETUA: But the tone of this record, it's more of a lived-in kind of sadness. They kind of exemplify the Britpop genre or the project or this - however you'd want to loosely identify, like, all these bands that were kind of hitting big in England at the same time in the mid-'90s. MATTHEW PERPETUA, BYLINE: Blur were one of the biggest Britpop bands of the 1990s, along with Oasis and Pulp and The Verve. But NPR music contributor Matthew Perpetua says the band's latest album, "The Ballad Of Darren," is all about where Albarn and the band stand today. This practice is easy to learn and can be practiced pretty much anywhere (note: it is not recommended to do this or any mindfulness practice while operating a motor vehicle).The British band Blur, led by singer-songwriter Damon Albarn, has been around for over 30 years. If you are not somewhere where it is appropriate to say your responses out loud, simply say or think them silently to yourself. You will be asked to name what you are aware of. This guided practice uses the five senses (sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste) to help one become more grounded and aware of the present moment. By developing awareness around the labels one uses to describe their individual reality (i.e., sensations, emotions/feelings, thoughts), one can develop a more mindful understanding of and a greater self-compassion for one’s moment-to-moment experience. This guided practice encourages participants to develop a mindful awareness of their physical, emotional, and mental experience in the present moment while staying focused on their breath. Through repeated practice, it is possible to memorize or internalize the instructions and develop a more mindful way of responding to life’s stressors. This guided practice cultivates a mindful awareness of one’s physical body.
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