BLUR

Their first single for a few years sees them deliver a stoned out, atonal indie-jangle ramble through the backstreets of their 13 album or that hideous Music Is My Radar single. I like the harmonies in the chorus, I'm partial to the chopping and slashing of Coxon's cast-iron guitars, even a little bit taken by the bang-crash drums. However, when all these elements are gradually welded together by Albarn's world-weary vocalising, Go Out sounds like an almighty mess - an almighty mess that admittedly improves with every play but is way short of previous triumphs.

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Paul PLEDGER
03/03/2015