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The singer made the announcement after admitting that he would be taking a break from musical projects in 2011 to focus on other work.
The Fall is the second album from Gorillaz to be released in 2010, following Plastic Beach back in March.
"It's called The Fall because I wrote it in October," Albarn explained during an interview on Triple J. "I didn't want to call it October because U2 had already used that."
Albarn wrote and recorded the album entirely on Apple's iPad device.
The Fall will be available to download for free from the band's official website on Christmas Day.
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