New Gorillaz

[PhilsFan]

I'm trying to figure out if you are being sarcastic or serious here.

"And stuff," makes me think it's sarcastic, but if that's the case, I'm not sure why.

 

[LMP]

I'm trying to figure out if you are being sarcastic or serious here.

Just ignore it and move on.

 

[lazarus]

I laughed.

 

[Imperor]

impy have you ever heard Song 2 by Blur?

No.

 

[cobl04]

ah, the joys of the internet.

 

[LemonMelon]

impy have you ever heard Song 2 by Blur? it's pretty rare and stuff, not many people know it outside of the fanatics.

But oh so representative of the rest of their work.

 

[Saracene]

"Rest of their work?" You mean Blur actually did something other than Song 2?

 

[Jive Turkey]

But oh so representative of the rest of their work.

Sounded like everything else on their Jock Jams 3 album to me

 

[onebloodonelife]

06 Superfast Jellyfish (ft. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
12 Sweepstakes (ft. Mos Def and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)

A song called "Superfast Jellyfish?" With Gruff Rhys and De La Soul? Together? Fuck yes.

Also, Mos Def + the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble will be AMAZING.

An example of The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's work:

YouTube - BK-One - Tema Do Canibal

 

[PhilsFan]

Mos Def said that Sweepstakes track was one of the best things he's ever worked on. Or something.

 

[cobl04]

A song called "Superfast Jellyfish?" With Gruff Rhys and De La Soul? Together? Fuck yes.

and judging by their last compilation with De La Soul...

 

[Jive Turkey]

I dont quite know what to make of this one. I like the Del parts, but the chorus is weird. And the song is about cereal???? What the fuck? I'll give it to them that it certainly is an original song though. Pretty sure the chorus is supposed to sound like a cereal jingle. I dont hate it and its catchy... I just dont know what to think of it yet

YouTube - Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish (HD)

 

[cobl04]

pretty goddam ordinary, i didn't think much of Stylo either.

maybe Feel Good Inc and Clint Eastwood will be all i ever love.

 

[LemonMelon]

Ordinary? It's an old school hip-hop track about cereal spliced together with a shimmering SFA-style chorus. Find a new adjective.

I'm trying not to get too excited about it yet, because I'm not sure how it will sound in context, but sometimes a song being fun to listen to is the only criteria necessary.

 

[PhilsFan]

I'm not really into Superfast Jellyfish, but I really like Stylo.

 

[If you shout...]

How is the chorus weird...? Honest question. I thought it was incredibly straight-ahead, after the kinda off-kilter verses. If anything's "weird" (and nothing here qualifies, in the grand scheme of things), I guess it'd be the intro. This is just a pop song about a made-up food.

 

[Jive Turkey]

I guess i just mean weird in that the melody would fit perfectly well during a saturday morning commercial break, but sounds a little out of place in a pop song. So not inherently weird, just in context. I dont necessarily think its a bad thing though.

 

[Jive Turkey]

How is the chorus weird...?....This is just a pop song about a made-up food.

this is funneh

 

[MoodyJ]

Also, Mos Def + the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble will be AMAZING.

This track and the one with Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are the ones I'm interested in.

 

[cobl04]

Ordinary?

for lack of a better word. in the sense that i really got nothing out of it.

 

[Imperor]

Want to here samples of every tune on the album? Of course you do.


There is some hot, hot shit here.

 

[PhilsFan]

My expectations are even higher after listening to that. The one everyone's saying is called Rhinestone Eyes sounds absolutely killer.

 

[PhilsFan]

Also, has this not leaked? That's kind of amazing if it hasn't.

 

[Imperor]

Recently, a lot of high profile releases haven't leaked until just a few days before their street date it seems. Maybe they're finally figuring out how to combat all that shit.

 

[PhilsFan]

Yeah, I mean, I think the Japanese release date is Wednesday. That's kind of an amazing thing.

 

[cobl04]

despite the two tracks i've listened to so far being met with a general feeling of "meh" i think i'll buy this album straight up when it comes out... four days.

 

[LemonMelon]

The samples sound pretty good, definitely more chill than the tense material Demon Days was filled with. Kind of like the debut, I suppose, but the melodies add more color to the proceedings.

 

[PhilsFan]

The first five tracks have been circling around on YouTube here and there. They sound pretty damn good.

 

[PhilsFan]

The NPR stream is up.

 

[LemonMelon]

Well, it's certainly not Demon Days; its intensity and bile is missing from a lot of Plastic Beach. There is some level of social cognizance here, and that bleeds into the music, but there is a clear juxtaposition between the more chill music (definitely more in the vein of the debut) and the social commentary. It holds together surprisingly well -- this is perhaps the first Gorillaz album that isn't spread thin -- and that's doubly impressive considering the massive guest list. I really do like this album, especially the more melodic numbers, but the hip-hop tracks we were already privy to hold up extremely well in context.

Top 5 tracks:

1. Empire Ants (fucking amazing on first listen; will likely end up one of my favorite Gorillaz tracks in general)
2. Superfast Jellyfish
3. Cloud of Unknowing
4. Stylo
5. On Melancholy Hill