Damon Albarn released two studio albums.
Damon Albarn . All three albums received critical acclaim while Blur gained mass popularity in the UK , aided by a Britpop rivalry with Oasis . Subsequent albums such as Blur ( 1997 ) , 13 ( 1999 ) , Think Tank ( 2003 ) and The Magic Whip ( 2015 ) contained influences from lo-fi , electronic and hip hop music . His debut solo studio album Everyday Robots -- co-produced by XL Recordings CEO Richard Russell -- was released on 28 April 2014 and featured collaborations with Brian Eno , Natasha Khan and the Leytonstone City Pentecostal Mission Church Choir as well as sampling several rants by Lord Buckley .