Damon Albarn has shared another taste of his forthcoming second solo album, ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, this time in the form of radiant new single ‘Royal Morning Blue’.The track is somewhat evocative of Albarn’s early work in Gorillaz, with an effervescent beat driving a soundscape that ebbs and flows between contrasting shades of light and dark.
Though still heady and melancholic, ‘Royal Morning Blue’ is the bounciest track from the new album thus far, hinting at a tonal palate more expansive than its monochromatic cover art implies.Have a listen to ‘Royal Morning Blue’ below:It was noted in a press release that Albarn wrote and recorded ‘Royal Morning Blue’ during a stint in Iceland, with the Blur and Gorillaz.
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