Damon Albarn ‎– The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows is the second solo studio album by British musician Damon Albarn, best known as the frontman of Blur and Gorillaz. It was released on 12 November 2021, by Transgressive Records. The album’s title is derived from the poem “Love and Memory” by John Clare. It is Albarn’s first solo album since 2014’s Everyday Robots. It was originally planned as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, but Albarn expanded the project into a full-length album during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The album produced five singles: “The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows”, “Polaris”, “Particles”, “Royal Morning Blue” and “The Tower of Montevideo”.