Damon Albarn on His New Solo Album and What’s Next for Gorillaz

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/damon-albarn/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Damon Albarn</a> catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new solo album, <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/06/damon-albarn-the-nearer-the-fountain-more-pure-the-stream-flows-2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Nearer The Fountain More Pure The Stream Flow</em></a>, the original concept of writing and recording it in Iceland, and the vibrations that attract his various projects around the world.</p> <p>The <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/blur/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blur</a>/<a href="https://consequence.net/artist/gorillaz/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gorillaz</a> frontman also tells us how his childhood drawings inspired "Combustion," the ghosts that haunt "The Tower of Montevideo," and the complicated layers of <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/09/damon-albarn-particles-stream/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Particles."</a></p> <p>Albarn also tips us off on what Gorillaz are up to, which includes a Bad Bunny collab, and how the next season of their <em>Song Machine</em> may be shorter videos made for TikTok.</p> <p>Make sure to like and subscribe to <em>Kyle Meredith With</em> wherever you get your podcasts, and follow the <a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a> for information on all our shows.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>