The Magic Whip is the eighth studio album by English rock band Blur. Recorded in Hong Kong and London, it was released by Parlophone in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2015 and a day later by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the band's first studio album in 12 years, marking the longest gap between studio albums in Blur's career, and the first in 16 years since 13 (1999) to have featured the original line-up. The album also marked the return of the band's longtime producer Stephen Street following Blur (1997).