TWELVE years has been a long wait for Blur fans but it has almost definitely been worth it.

Ever since the reunion in 2009, fans have waited for a full length album and with one finally landing, it is hard to see many being left disappointed.

From the second Lonesome Road kicks in, you aware you are in very safe hands.

The album is quintessentially Blur, not the Britpop Blur that first won the nations hearts but the Blur that grew from that popularity in to one with one of the most dedicated fan bases in British music.

It may be Blur but there is something more there, it is more mature, with plenty of different ideas with plenty of potential to grow.

The album's debut single Go Out is punchy and the melodic chorus is a personal highlight of the entire album.

To contrast that though there is the likes of There Are Too Many Of Us which is slower, almost dark, with a tone rarely heard on a Blur record before.

New World Towers is mature and contemplative but there is then the contrast of the likes of Ong Ong which is upbeat with the bands' poppy roots attempting to break through.

There isn’t a track on here that will have teenagers around the country dancing and singing for decades to come like Girls and Boys or Parklife, but I’m not completely convinced that’s a bad thing.

It's hard to see The Magic Whip as anything but a triumphant return.