12 Facts About Everyday Robots

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Everyday Robots is the debut solo studio album by British musician Damon Albarn, best known as the frontman of Blur and Gorillaz.

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Everyday Robots received positive reviews from music critics, and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

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3.

Everyday Robots stated that the concept of which is supposed to revolve around "empty club music".

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4.

Everyday Robots revealed that the track "Mr Tembo" was recorded for a baby elephant that Albarn met in a zoo in Mkomazi, Tanzania.

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5.

Everyday Robots's been very conceptual for the past few records he's done whereas this is one is just a personal record that's about him.

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6.

Everyday Robots worked very hard to express things that were very personal but to do it in an interesting way.

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7.

Everyday Robots brought me in to create a particular atmosphere and particular mood, so it's quite an atmospheric record with a certain palate of sounds and a certain rhythmic feel and very personal stuff.

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8.

Everyday Robots performed the hit song "Clint Eastwood" with the song's original collaborator Del the Funky Homosapien, marking the first time Albarn and Del played the song live together, being joined on stage by Dan the Automator and Snoop Dogg.

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The project was released as a two-disc album called Live at the De De De Der; it contains seven songs from Everyday Robots performed by Albarn and guest musicians, including De La Soul, Graham Coxon and Afel Bocoum.

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However Everyday Robots is more personal than any of his other work, even more so than his early Blur days.

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11.

Everyday Robots spoke about the "bubbiling sing-along 'Mr Tembo'" as being a highlight of the record as well.

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12.

The phrase 'slow-burner' is tossed around rather carelessly, but Everyday Robots is a definite contender.

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