Blur is an
alternative rock band which formed in Colchester, England in 1989. The band consists of
Damon Albarn (vocals, guitar, keyboards),
Graham Coxon (guitar, vocals),
Alex James (bass) and
Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur's debut album
Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and Shoegazing and spawned their first UK Top 10 single,
There's No Other Way. Following a stylistic change in 1992 (influenced by English guitar groups such as
The Kinks,
The Beatles,
The Animals and
XTC) Blur released "
Popscene" as a stand alone single...