First Blur Single In Seven Years Made For Record Store Day, Available For Free Download

Record Store Day happens on the third weekend in April every year. All around the world, independent record stores host events to get people through their doors. Bands play live and sign products, DJ spin records and labels give away free stuff or send exclusive releases to independent shops.All in all, it is an inspired event meant to show that the connection between the artist and the purveyors of their product is more than monetary.

That day has gone and past, according to reports, successfully. One of the bigger stories is the release of a new track by Brit Pop standard bearers, Blur. The band has not had any new output since 2003, an iffy single from their uneven effort, Think Tank. The members of Blur have kept busy, notably with frontman Damon Albarn's Gorrilaz project and guitarist Graham Coxon's many solo albums. With the popularity of these diversions, the presence of a new Blur track is surprising, and after a few listens, most welcome.

The track entitled "Fool's Day" is a simple track about trying to live the simple life of being English. This is a well explored topic for Blur, being the motif of their seminal 1994 effort Parklife. The beats and hooks are leisurely and light, drifting the longtime Blur fan back to the height of their popularity. The track is a definite first step in the right direction for a new Blur album if the band members choose to do so.

A quote for their from Blur’s manager states that it was important that the song was made available to fans legally. "To avoid fans having to illegally obtain an inferior copy of this track from pirate sites – we have made it freely available through the band’s website". Excellent move, gentlemen.

Give it a listen and download it below.