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Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993. Although their debut album Leisure (1991) had been commercially successful, Blur faced a severe media backlash soon after its release, and fell out of public favour.
"For Tomorrow" is a song by English britpop band Blur. It is the lead track to their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) (the title appears in the lyric). Released 19 April 1993 by Food Records as the first single from the album, "For Tomorrow" charted at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Chemical World" was released on 28 June 1993 as the second single from Modern Life Is Rubbish, [4] equalling their previous release "For Tomorrow" at number 28 in the UK Singles Charts. [5] In the United States, the song reached number 27 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming the only single from the album to chart there. [6]
“Modern Life Is Rubbish is a London odyssey crammed full of strange commuters, peeping Thomases and lost dreams; of opening the windows and breathing in Petrol,” wrote Paul Moody in the NME ...
Spanning the breadth of Blur's recorded history from its inception, Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur features a larger sampling of material from 1993's Modern Life Is Rubbish (including the single-only "Popscene" from the same era) than on Blur: The Best Of, in addition to material from 2003's Think Tank.
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) inaugurated the Britpop phase of their career. Its multi-Platinum follow-ups Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helped the band achieve mainstream popularity in Britain; every Blur studio album from Parklife onwards has topped the British charts.
Before his solo show at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Blur and Gorillaz leader sounds off on Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones, Boris Johnson and L.A. For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty ...
"Sunday Sunday" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, included on their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). It was released on 4 October 1993 by Food Records as the final single from that album, and charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. This is the highest-charting single from the album (although the lowest-selling ...