The Car , like its predecessor, was nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize . This was their fifth nomination, the most nominations of any artist, held jointly with Radiohead . The album was also nominated for ” Best Alternative Music Album ” at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards , the…
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At the start of 2023, Feeder played at Littlecote House in Wiltshire. This would ultimately turn out to be live keyboard player Dean Deavall’s last ever gig with the band; he has not appeared at any shows since.
Later in 2023, Harris was officially replaced by Palace bassist Harry Deacon.
Matthews did appear as a guest on Tim Burgess ‘ Listening Party radio show on Absolute Radio in 2023, where the album was played in its entirety, marking its 25th anniversary.
Martin Duffy died in December 2022 at the age of 55. Following his death, Duffy’s son, Louie, made a statement at his father’s inquest. Louie claimed that despite playing with the band for over 30 years, he was paid only as a session musician.
In December 2022, the band announced drummer Dave Humphries had left them.
This was followed up by an EP on 25 November 2022 containing the tracks “Lay of the Land”, “There’s a Shadow”, “A Stone’s Throw from Paradise” and “The Midas Touch”.
five more songs — “You Know You Belong to Me”, “When Love Breaks Up”, “Dog With a Bone”, “Water”, and “I Guess We’re Falling Out” — were released on 18 November 2022 as part of The Miracle Collector’s Edition box set.
On 17 November 2022, band released a new song named “Bull”, recorded in collaboration with Cody Frost. The official music video released the same day.
On 14 November 2022, Blur announced that they would perform at Wembley Stadium on 8 July 2023 – their first headline performance since 2015.