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79

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  • Summary: The "lost" solo release from Blur's Graham Coxon was originally recorded in 2011 at the same time as 2012's A+E.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Jun 18, 2026
    80
    Castle Park strikes a perfect note of callow romance, all Merseybeat lunchbreak gossip on the spiky Alright and Billy Says, tipping into Zombies intrigue on When You Find Out. Yet there’s a depth of melancholy to the vibraphone haunting of Isn’t It Funny or Dripping Soul’s flamboyant Love flamenco that sees Coxon straying from the main paths and into the dark corners. [Aug 2026, p.84]
  2. 80
    For this album to have stayed lost and gathering fluff down the back of the sofa would have been a terrible shame. It belongs on the mantlepiece alongside the best stuff he’s put his own name to.
  3. Jun 18, 2026
    80
    There’s much to enjoy, from the cool slacker pop of ‘There’s A Little House’ to the moody, atmospheric ‘Isn’t It Funny’, and flamenco infused ‘Dripping Soul’.
  4. Jun 18, 2026
    70
    There’s nothing here to suggest they went unreleased for quality-control reasons. [Jul 2026, p.46]