The Magic Whip
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The Magic Whip (stylised in Chinese text) is the eighth studio album by English rock band Blur. It was recorded in Hong Kong and London, and released by Parlophone on 27 April 2015 and Warner Bros. Records on 28 April 2015. It was the band's first studio album in 12 years since Think Tank (2003), marking the longest gap between studio albums in Blur's career, and the first in 16 years since 13 (19…

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Released
April 24th, 2015
Type
Album
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Labels
Warner Bros. Records
Parlophone

Professional reviews

Source Rating
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
4/5 stars
The A.V. Club (Annie Zaleski – 28 April 2015)B−
Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – 24 April 2015)
3.5/5 stars
The Daily Telegraph (Helen Brown – 1 April 2015)
5/5 stars
The Guardian (Alexis Petridis – 22 April 2015)
4/5 stars
NME (Mark Beaumont – 13 April 2015)8/10
Pitchfork (Craig Jenkins – 28 April 2015)7.0/10
Q (John Harris – May 2015)
4/5 stars
Rolling Stone (David Fricke – 28 April 2015)
4/5 stars
Spin (Andrew Unterberger – 28 April 2015)8/10
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Last updated: February 20th, 2015

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