Artist: Damon Albarn

First taste of The Bravest Man in the Universe .

How about some broken-hearted soul for your evening (or morning, or afternoon or night), from the legendary Bobby Womack. He has a new record, The Bravest Man In The Universe , out in June and there is a lot to be excited about. Firstly, it was produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell (head of super-label) XL Recordings, secondly it's his first full record of new material since 1994, thirdly it features Lana Del Rey (yes this fantastically experienced musician must think she's alright) and finally "Please Forgive My Heart", which is our first taste [...]

An attempt to illustrate just how occupied Damon Albarn is, if somewhat indirectly: Although an industry prominent figure since the 1970s, the impassioned soul singer Bobby Womack was experiencing a career drought until Gorillaz resurrected his career by offering him a slot as the most frenzied vocal interlude of recent times. This is no hyperbole, since after singing the take you hear in the final version of 'Stylo' , Bobby passed out. 'Nuff said. In a similarly forward-thinking fashion to his innovative production work with [...]

• Bobby Womack - ‘Please Forgive My Heart’

Damon Albarn has spacious sleeves, and he keeps a gazillion |gəˈzɪljən| (see also kazillion) number of projects up there at any given time. Dr Dee (what!?) is just one of those creative ventures. It's a new studio album consisting of 18 tracks inspired by the life of mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I, John Dee (oh, right), and will be released by Parlophone on May 7th. Pre-Order it here . It's also an opera... But unlike Monkey: Journey To The West , here [...]

Here's the first listen to legendary soul singer Bobby Womack 's new album The Bravest Man In The Universe produced by Damon Albarn & Richard Russell, out June 12 on XL Recordings. Really looking forward to that album after "Please Forgive My Heart." Listen below: Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

• Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

By far, the stand out performer on the newest Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach , was Bobby Womack. His vocal stylings on "Stylo" immediately made the track memorable and made you want to sing soul at the same time. So it makes sense that Womack and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn would get together and work on an album together. Womack's new album, The Bravest Man In The Universe , is out on June 12th and was produced by Albarn. Down below you can sample what the album will sound like. [...]

Veteran soul singer Bobby Womack returns on June 12th with The Bravest Man in the Universe , a new 12-track album produced by Damon Albarn and XL Recordings honcho Richard Russell. It marks Womack's first album of original material since 19942s Resurrection . As a first listen, stream "Please Forgive My Heart" below. The Bravest Man in the Universe will be released by XL. Here's the tracklist: The Bravest Man in the Universe Tracklist: 01. The Bravest [...]

El 7 de mayo Damon Albarn lanzará un álbum de estudio con material compuesto para su ópera Dr. Dee , obra basada en la figura de quien fuera matemático, pensador y consejero de Isabel I , John Dee . El líder de Blur grabó las 18 pistas del álbum el año pasado, en su estudio de Londres, junto a la Orquesta Filarmónica de la BBC, además de cantantes y músicos invitados. Albarn describió el contenido del disco como [...]

O incansável ícone do britpop Damon Albarn ataca novamente. Atualmente, o Blur voltou aos palcos no Brit Awards , e Damon lançou música do Gorillaz para a Converse , anunciou um álbum do seu projeto Rocket Juice and the Moon e já liberou uma música, Hey Shooter . Hoje, Damon anunciou que antes do lançamento do álbum do Rocket Juice and the Moon, ele lançará o álbum Dr.Dee , que terá versões de estúdio de sua ópera, que leva o mesmo nome. [...]

Bobby Womack is a late-'60s/early-'70s soul legend with a crazy number of gritty classics to his name. In the past few years, he's guested on tracks from the Gorillaz' Plastic Beach and The Fall , and he's toured with the group. And now Womack is about to come out with a new solo album called The Bravest Man In The Universe , his first studio effort since a 2000 Christmas joint. Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn and XL Records boss Richard Russell are both serving as producers, and first single "Please Forgive My Heart" is the sort [...]

Damon Albarn's latest opera, Dr Dee, will be released in album form on May 8th via Virgin. It details the life of 16th century scientist and scientific advisor to Queen Elizabeth, John Dee, and has already recieved critical acclaim after running in Manchester last summer. To see it in real-time is another option. Dr Dee will be given a

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Damon Albarn is always busy (hell, he just released a song of the year contender as Gorillaz and premiered new music with Blur) and it looks like his previously hinted at solo offering will be the next project that we see from the beloved singer and songwriter. Titled Dr Dee , the album will be released on May 8th via Virgin Records. You may remember the Dr Dee project as something Albarn was working on last year for a stage production and now we will all get to share in the [...]

Damon Albarn is always busy (hell, he just released a song of the year contender as Gorillaz and premiered new music with Blur) and it looks like his previously hinted at solo offering will be the next project that we see from the beloved singer and songwriter. Titled Dr Dee , the album will be released on May 8th via Virgin Records. You may remember the Dr Dee project as something Albarn was working on last year for a stage production and now we will all get to share in the [...]

Tal parece que Damon Albarn no puede mantenerse estático por mucho tiempo. Hace días estrenó un track para Converse llamado " DoYaThing ", donde colaboró con André 3000 y James Murphy . Después, haría una presentación histórica con su banda Blur, cerrando la entrega de los Brit Awards. Ahora está preparando todo para el lanzamiento de un nuevo álbum solista, Dr. Dee . El nuevo material de Albarn parece alejarse de lo que ha hecho anteriormente con Blur o Gorillaz, pero suena muy interesante. Se trata de un proyecto conceptual, una [...]

We're happy to admit that we tend to go apeshit for anything Damon Albarn produces. After a quick listen to the video preview (above), his latest project Dr. Dee has us particularly excited. Based on the life of John Dee, an advisor to Elizabeth the First , Dr. Dee is a stage production that will see its debut in London come June. In the meantime, the record will drop May 8th, and supposedly features "Albarn's voice with early English choral and instrumentation alongside modern, West African and Renaissance sounds". Make of that what [...]

Filed under: News Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images Damon Albarn , otherwise known as the man who launched 1,000 albums, has announced yet another musical project due to hit shelves on May 8. The album, 'Dr Dee,' Albarn's solo debut, is a recording of the opera he wrote last year and is no less ambitious than his numerous other musical occupations ( Gorillaz , the Good, the Bad, and the Queen , that Congo project , [...]

As if he doesn't have enough on his plate (e.g. Gorillaz singles , Blur reunion , collaborations with Flea and Tony Allen ), Damon Albarn continues his musical tourney in May with Dr. Dee , an accompanying studio album to his musical of the same name, which is being reproduced for the stage this summer. Over 18 tracks, the songs pair Albarn's vocals over "early English choral and instrumentation alongside modern, West African and Renaissance sounds," according to a press release. Inspired by the life of mathematician, polymath, and advisor to Elizabeth I John [...]

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Aunque la reunión de Blur sólo se haya materializado de momento en la reunión que se dio con motivo de los [Brit Awards 2012], Damon Albarn sigue disfrutando del que tal vez es el periodo de más actividad musical de su historia, y justo después de lanzar ese genial "Do Ya Thing" con Gorillaz, el británico vuelve con un nuevo trabajo que se publicará el 7 de mayo bajo el nombre de Dr Dee . Dr Dee es una ópera (si, han leído bien) en la que el frontman de Blur ha grabado [...]