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Damon Albarn
- The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
Esja

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Esja

Release date: 12th November 2021

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- The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

12th November 2021

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7

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2021

1The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
5:00
2The Cormorant
4:21
3Royal Morning Blue
3:12
4Combustion

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Damon Albarn — Darkness To Light (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [2:59]
Damon Albarn — Daft Wader (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [3:28]
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Damon Albarn — Royal Morning Blue (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [3:12]
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Damon Albarn — The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [5:00]
Damon Albarn — Particles (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [3:20]
Damon Albarn — Royal Morning Blue (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [3:12]
Damon Albarn — El Mañana (Live At Union Chapel) (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [3:58]
Damon Albarn — The Cormorant (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [4:21]
Damon Albarn — The Cormorant (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [4:21]
Damon Albarn — Giraffe Trumpet Sea (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [1:51]
Damon Albarn — Giraffe Trumpet Sea (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [1:51]
Damon Albarn — For Tomorrow (Live At Union Chapel) (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [5:54]
Damon Albarn — Girls & Boys (Live At Union Chapel) (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [4:33]
Damon Albarn — Esja (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [3:41]
Damon Albarn — Daft Wader (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [3:28]
Damon Albarn — Polaris (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [4:45]
Damon Albarn — Combustion (from The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows) [2:53]
Damon Albarn — The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [5:00]
Damon Albarn — The Tower of Montevideo (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [4:19]
Damon Albarn — Combustion (from - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows) [2:53]
Damon Albarn — The Tower of Montevideo (Edit) [3:49]
Damon Albarn — The Tower of Montevideo [4:19]
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Damon Albarn — Everyday Robots (from Everyday Robots) [3:57]
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6Darkness To Light

7Esja

3:41

8The Tower of Montevideo

9Giraffe Trumpet Sea

12El Mañana (Live At Union Chapel)

13For Tomorrow (Live At Union Chapel)

14Tender (Live At Union Chapel)

15Girls & Boys (Live At Union Chapel)

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