The clear sign that 90s Britpop band will ‘make music together again’

Blur could return for yet more music (Picture: Brian Rasic/Getty Images)

Good news for any Britpop fans, the director behind the Blur documentary would be ‘amazed’ if they didn’t reunite for another album.

Toby L, who directed Blur: To The End, is convinced the Parklife legends will be unable to stay away from each other.

The band — consisting of lead singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass player Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree — has scored 13 UK top 10 singles and seven number one albums.

Just last year fans were thrilled when their ninth album, The Ballad of Darren, was released with accompanying Wembley Stadium gigs.

Toby worked closely with the band to document their return after an eight-year hiatus, with the film giving fans an in-depth look at the 90s icons.

‘You’ll have to speak to the band about [if Wembley is the end] but I feel like either way it’s in a beautiful place,’ the director told PA News Agency.

The band’s return has been documented in Blur: To The End (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Damon Albarn has said the band were unlikely to perform together again (Picture: Jordi Vidal/WireImage)

He continued: ‘I would be amazed if they didn’t make music together again because it seems to be less a desire that occasionally comes up as a compulsion.

‘They’ve known each other pretty much all their lives, so I would love to believe that there’s plenty more to come. Dave in the film says he thinks this is a new beginning.

‘But the film is ambiguous, and hopefully people see it either way that whatever happens, there’s always going to be this beautiful moment in time that we can always enjoy.’

Toby shared that the film will dive into how the band’s dynamics have changed and developed as they age and pursue other projects.

Blur first rose to fame with their second single, 1991’s There’s No Other Way, which reached number eight in the UK singles chart.

It was in 1995 that they achieved worldwide fame with their third album, Parklife.

Frontman Damon told the crowd during the band’s set at weekend two of Coachella that the performance was ‘probably our last gig’.

However, Toby reckons the hiatuses are exactly what keeps Blur coming back for more.

‘I think the fact it’s on and off is the secret to it,’ he shared. ‘They all have their own lives, their own side projects outside of Blur, and that means that when they congregate and come back together as a band, there’s a real sort of longing for it, I think from all of them in different ways.

‘I think that’s what keeps it fresh and alluring for them as individuals and as a band. Who’s to say how they would feel if it was their sole focus creatively and professionally, maybe it would implode, maybe it would be fine.’

Director Toby L has faith the group will reunite again (Picture: Lorne Thomson/Redferns)

Blur are no stranger to hiatuses which Toby believes makes them stronger (Picture: Ilpo Musto/REX/Shutterstock)

Each time the group ‘reignite’, the director believes each member brings a ‘new set of tools and skills’ from their other projects.

He hinted that the film sheds light on why drummer Dave decided to run for Labour MP in Mid-Sussex in this year’s General Election.

The seat went to Liberal Democrat Alison Bennett but the documentary touches on Dave’s passion for politics and the state of the UK’s public services.

It ‘occasionally gets lightly political’ and Toby shared: ‘I do wonder, was he aware at the time, but didn’t mention that he was going to go for the MP role?

‘I have no idea, I haven’t asked him yet. I can’t tell if that came up subsequently or if that’s something that was being planned in the background.

‘I think it adds to the charm, the character, and the quirk of Blur, the fact that they do all these different things, and the fact that in this film we explore some of those as well.’

Toby confessed he was a ‘huge Blur fan’ before making the film, calling the whole thing a ‘surreal full circle moment’ after seeing them play Wembley at age 10.

‘I really wanted to make sure it showed another side to the band, maybe a bit more emotionally charged,’ he continued.

‘I’m trying to focus in on relationship dynamics and the nature of relationships and friendships as they evolve, and as we get older and relationships mature.

Blur first rose to fame in the 90s with smash hit Parklife (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Blur: To The End will be in cinemas from July 19 (Picture: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage)

‘I also wanted to look at it in the here and now, so even though it reflects a lot of the band’s early days, it’s always done with a sort of contemporaneous perspective of the world that’s around us right now.

‘And alongside that considering the themes of what they wrote about in their songs in the mid-90s, in particular there was a lot of social commentary and observation.

‘It was really wonderful to delve into that prism of perspective and see what parallels exist between then and now, which quite worryingly a lot of the same themes and considerations they sung about then are very prevalent in society today.’

Blur: To The End will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday, July 19.

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