premise: Damon Albarn has yet to release any studio albums.
hypothesis: Damon Albarn . Raised in Leytonstone , East London and around Colchester , Essex , Albarn attended the Stanway School , where he met Graham Coxon and eventually formed Blur , whose debut album Leisure was released in 1991 to mixed reviews . 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 . Drawing influences from alternative rock , trip hop , hip hop , electronica , dub , reggae and pop music , the band released their self-titled debut album in 2001 to worldwide success . 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 .