Jedna z nejúspěšnějších mladých anglických rockových kapel 1. poloviny 90. let (Albarn a James jsou ročník 1968, Coxon 1969 a Rowntree 1963). Původně hráli pod názvem Seymour (1989 - 90).
Už debutové album zaznamenalo velký úspěch, částečně...
Píseň: Strange News From Another Star
All I want to be Is washed out by the sea No Death Star over me Won't give me any peace All I want is light relief Put the crazies on the street Give them guns and feed them meat They'll shoot the Death Star down Dig a hole and put it down A thousand miles underground They say it's no game There's strange news from another star I'm lost, I'm lost There's strange news from another star Give me all your stuff Until I can't get up Watch the whole world freeze Counting tin cans in our sleep Submarines are diving deep And don't believe in me And don't believe in me All I've ever done is tame Will you love me all the same Will you love me though it's always the same They say it's no game There's strange news from another star I'm lost, I'm lost There's strange news from another star From another star From another star From another star