Cast your mind back to 1989 (if you’re old enough, and not bothered about reflecting on how bloody old you are!) Revolutions were sweeping across Eastern Europe. George Bush Sr. became President. The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of oil in Alaska. Thatcher introduced the Poll Tax. Demonstrations broke out in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The last election under apartheid was held in South Africa. The Golden Toad became extinct. The Game Boy was released. And a band called Seymour was formed.

Seymour changed their name to Blur, released their debut album Leisure in 1991, and went on to 3 Britpop classics in the form of Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995).

Their eponymous 5th album, released in 1997, marked a change in musical direction, with the brand embracing a more lo-fi, US-influenced sound, and their next 2 albums – 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003) saw Blur playing with more electronic techniques, as well as the departure of guitarist Graham Coxon.

After touring without Coxon in 2003, Blur stopped working together, with Albarn et al pursuing their own projects. To the delight of many fans, however, the original lineup reunited in 2009, performing a number of shows together. In April 2010, they released a new single called Fool’s Day, and now, according to Coxon, they’re making plans to get back in the studio and record a new album.

This week, Coxon said: “2009 was an amazing healing experience for us. We were really swept away with it and got a lot out of our systems. We realised how much we still had in common, that we are good friends, that we are brothers.

“We’re always going to meet up and want to play things. We do like recording. Eventually, even if things aren’t around the corner, Blur will do more recordings together…There will definitely be another Blur album.”

Rumours have been circulating that Blur have been working with produce William Orbit, but these reports remain unconfirmed.

We’d like to think that any band that combines the creative talents of Coxon and Albarn, along with the cheese-making prowess of Alex James and pro file-sharing philosophy of Dave Rowntree is bound to come up with something interesting, and this is a band that just feels like it’s got unfinished business.

What do you think? Is this a reunion worth getting excited about, or just another washed up band cynically milking whatever goodwill’s left from a nostalgic fanbase? Speak UR brainz 8Ballers!