On Barbaric: “It may be a few misplaced love or it can be about all of a sudden and unexpectedly getting rid of melancholy. And even in case you understand that love not exists, the belief is double-edged. As a result of it additionally means readability. And earlier than you ask: this very lonely Christmas, about which I sing in Barbaric, nicely, it actually occurred that approach. The songs are already quite accurate inventories of my life, I’m pretty open right here on this album. Solely typically the mysterious peeps around the nook.

On St. Charles Sq.: "I sing concerning the unpleasant experience of just lately discovering myself in a hideous basement flat. I’ll spare you the small print, however I’m quite clear within the track. I’m not going to be the primary or the last to screw something up and need to cope with penalties.”

Damon Albarn - Berliner Morgenpost 2023