Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Blur singer Damon Albarn has said he always had a feeling he wasn’t “just English”.
The Brit Award winner, whose new solo album is out tomorrow (12 November), was granted Icelandic citizenship last year.
Albarn talked about his ancestry in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, saying: “It’s a deep one because my mum’s family is originally from Denmark.”
Albarn also discussed visiting the country for the first time: “When I went to Iceland, the first time, it was as a result of a recurring childhood dream of levitating over black sand, but they had no geography to it.”
He continued: “Obviously it could have been New Zealand and we’d be having an entirely different conversation now, but I’m glad that it was Iceland that I identified with.”
Albarn also discussed an upcoming Gorillaz film which is being made with Netflix: “It’s really exciting to do that. It’s something we’ve been wanting to do for a very long time.”
The “Song 2” musician then detailed what it was like working with the streaming service: “It’s just extraordinary to see how ubiquitous they are now. They just seem like they’re a good creative team, you know?”
Albarn’s third solo album - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows - received a three star review from The Independent’s Roisin O’Connor. She describes it as having “wonderful moments” but also not easy “to fathom”.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments