Column | Blur’s ‘Parklife’ turns 30: Celebrating a defining Brit-pop album

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Column | Blur’s ‘Parklife’ turns 30: Celebrating a defining Brit-pop album

Originally released as a single during the summer of 1994, “Parklife” confirmed Blur becoming one of the most influential bands in the Brit-pop genre. Blur was created amidst the rising popularity of new British bands who produced music that drifted away from American ideals and inspirations. Led by singer Damon Albarn, who later formed the hit alternative-art-rock band Gorillaz, the band’s music grew an immense reputation of spunky rock-and-rol…