Blur frontman Damon Albarn sported his signature fluorescent pink beanie hat as he headed out shopping in London with an American music producer.
The singer, 55, was spotted out in West London’s Notting Hill on Monday wearing the striking hat, baggy jeans, a padded leather gilet and yellow-trimmed black leather boots.
He finished off the eclectic look with a black T-shirt, a gold chain necklace and multiple gold bracelets.
Damon headed out for the day with American music and media executive Jon Cohen, who co-founded NYC-based FADER Label.
Back in May, Blur announced the release of their first album in eight years, called The Ballad Of Darren – as well as a reunion tour.
Blur frontman Damon Albarn sported his signature fluorescent pink beanie hat as he headed out shopping in London with an American music producer
The singer, 55, was spotted out in West London’s Notting Hill on Monday wearing the striking hat, baggy jeans, a padded gilet and yellow-trimmed black leather boots
The 1990s band – made up of singer Damon, bass guitarist Alex James, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree – went on hiatus in 2015 before announcing their reunion news in 2022.
The Ballad Of Darren was critically acclaimed and was comprised of 10 new tracks, with the first song, The Narcissist, being released first.
Speaking about the upcoming songs they have created, Damon said at the time: ‘This is an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now.’
Graham added: ‘The older and madder we get, it becomes more essential that what we play is loaded with the right emotion and intention.
‘Sometimes just a riff doesn’t do the job.’
Damon, who also founded virtual band Gorillaz, recently made headlines when he slammed The Rolling Stones for ‘objectifying’ Sydney Sweeney in the music video for their song Angry.
He criticised the band’s album Hackney Diamonds – that was released in October – before noting that the actress’s racy cameo in the video was ‘completely disconnected.’
Damon also criticised the Stones – comprised of Sir Mick Jagger, 80, Keith Richards, 79, and Ronnie Wood, 76 – for naming their new release after Hackney, claiming they’ve ‘never contributed to anything’ in the area.
Damon finished off the eclectic look with a black t-shirt, a gold chain necklace and multiple gold bracelets
Damon (seen on stage in 2023) slammed The Rolling Stones for ‘objectifying’ Sydney Sweeney in the music video for their new song Angry
The Girls And Boys hitmakers had a famous rivalry with the British band Oasis in their heyday (pictured together in 1995)
The outspoken musician told French publication Les Inrockuptibles that his ‘family lives in Hackey’.
He said he wasn’t impressed when the band promoted their new album at the Hackney Empire.
Damon said: ‘They’ve never did a thing in Hackney, they’ve never played there, never contributed to anything.
‘They just showed up. It’s all nonsense.’
Damon also slammed the legendary rock group for having Euphoria star Sydney, 26, in their Angry music video.
The actress posed on top of a moving classic car in the vid, with some close-up shots featuring her cleavage in a sizzling leather corset top.
Damon insisted: ‘I listened to their new song and watched this horrible music video showing them at different stages of their lives on billboards.
Blue performing live at Lucca Summer Festival in Lucca in July 2022
Graham Coxon, 54, Alex James, 54, Damon and Dave Rowntree, 59, (pictured left to right) formed in 1988 and dominated the Brit pop scene (pictured in 2015)
The Blur frontman accused the legendary rock band of becoming ‘worse’ as they’ve gotten older and continue to release new music
‘And this young woman objectified. What the hell is this? There’s something completely disconnected.’
Damon went on to speak about the rockers and his own music career, insisting he ‘did all sorts of things,’ but ‘they’ve never been anything other than the Rolling Stones’.
He even said the band had ‘become worse’ as they continue to perform while getting older, adding that ‘there must be no joy’ in doing what they do.
Damon commented on the Satisfaction hitmakers making the ‘same music’ but said it was ‘not that good.’
