Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993.

For the album, Blur underwent an image makeover championed by frontman Damon Albarn. The band incorporated influences from traditional British guitar-pop groups such as the Kinks and the Small Faces, and the resulting sound was melodic and lushly produced, featuring brass, woodwind and backing vocalists. Albarn’s lyrics on Modern Life Is Rubbish use “poignant humour and Ray Davies characterisation to investigate the dreams, traditions and prejudices of suburban England”, according to writer David Cavanagh.

TRACKLIST

A1 For Tomorrow
A2 Advert
A3 Colin Zeal
A4 Pressure On Julian
B5 Star Shaped
B6 Blue Jeans
B7 Chemical World
B7 Intermission
C8 Sunday Sunday
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