Blur (Special Edition)

Blur’s self-titled album was released on February 10, 1997, placing it as the fifth studio album in Blur’s discography. Blur marked a change in style for the band, turning their softer, more pop-like work that put them under the genre “Britpop” into a grittier, angrier style influenced by the American indie scene of the mid-90’s. This shift is often credited to frontman Damon Albarn putting more of his personal experience into his lyrics than before.

“Beetlebum”, the lead single off of Blur, reached No. 1 on the UK charts, while “Song 2” became the most well-known and successful Blur song in the United States, a place the band had trouble reaching in popularity previously.

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