This summer (2023) had other musical stand-out moments. Not only did Pulp maginficently return, but Blur played two rather stupendous, spellbinding Wembley gigs on the back of a lovely new album (‘The Ballad of Darren’). As a long-time fan of Damon Albarn ’s music, I’ve seen the band more times then I care to count, as well as his many other incarnations ( Africa Express; Gorillaz; The Good, the Bad and the Queen; and solo work), so, initially, I was a little reluctant to sh