13 is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Blur, released on 15 March 1999. Continuing the stylistic shift away from the Britpop sound of the band's early career, 13 explores experimental, psychedelic and electronic music. Recording took place from June to October 1998 in London and Reykjavík.

Japanese edition of new album features the single 'Beetlebum' and the U.K. B-side 'Dancehall' as a bonus track. 15 tracks total. Other 13: 'Song 2', 'Country Sad Ballad Man', 'M.O.R.', 'On Your Own', 'Theme From Retro', 'You're So Great', 'Death Of A Party', 'Chinese Bombs', 'I'mJust A Killer For Your Love', 'Look Inside America', 'Strange News From Another Star', 'Movin' On' and 'Essex Dogs'.

Blur have announced that they will release 'The Magic Whip', their first album in 12 years, on April 27. The band – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – made the announcement at press conference hosted by outgoing BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe at Chinese restaurant The Golden Phoenix in London's West End, which is ongoing at present. The album's producer, Stephen Street, also attended. Blur recorded an album's worth of material in five days in Hong Kong in May 2013. However, in an interview published by NME in July 2014, Damon Albarn said that because he likes to work in shorter, more concentrated periods of time he feared that he would never return to the tracks the band made while in Asia. "There are about 15 songs we recorded in Hong Kong," he said at the time. "The annoying thing is, if I'd been able to write the lyrics there and then about being there, we'd have finished the record. But sometimes, if you can't do it all at once, it dissipates really and I don't know what I'd sing about now with that record. There's some great tunes on there, but it may just be one of those records that never comes out."

布勒合唱團是英國另類搖滾樂團，1989年成立於倫敦，原名Seymour，由主唱戴蒙·亞邦、吉他手葛拉罕·卡克森、貝斯手艾力克斯·詹姆士和鼓手戴夫·朗崔組成。

香港MCB杂志评出的100张欧美最具革命性专辑之一，评语为：“吸纳了历来最优秀的英国吉他音乐精华，从而酝酿出这张不列颠流行乐潮（Britpop）推至辉煌时期的专辑。” 这是英国乐队Blur的第三张专辑，为乐队带来了商业上的成功，共有《Parklife》等四首歌曲登上歌曲排行榜，在美国也有不错的成绩，专辑中多变的吉他演奏和丰富的效果是专辑的亮点。乐队也因此获得了很高的声望，一时间被人评论为是可以和The Kinks比肩的乐队。