That being said, THE NOW NOW’s predecessor also isn’t in the upper echelon of Gorillaz records. They were all listened to, however, to gain a fuller appreciation for the Gorillaz’ entire body of work.ĮDIT 3/2/23: Added CRACKER ISLAND to the list. This piece, which ranks those seven albums, won’t include the compilation albums G-SIDES (2001) or D-SIDES (2007), or the remix album LAIKA COME HOME (2002, created by the group Spacemonkeyz, which formed expressly for this purpose and have not released music under that moniker since), or the impetus for this piece, the EP MEANWHILE (2021). His curation of guest talent and embrace of pop, hip hop, reggae, electronic and “world” music have resulted in seven eclectic and exciting albums so far, over the 19 years from 2001 to 2020. Indeed, Albarn’s freewheeling musical tastes, inclinations, and writing abilities spun off from Blur in a tremendous way. became an official member of the band in 2015) didn’t just rest on some gimmick. The Gorillaz, at least in their early years, toured with a giant screen to showcase the “band.” But the duo turned trio (producer and voice of “Noodle” Remi Kabaka Jr. Albarn wrote the music behind Hewlett’s designs, and together they built a fictional band with its own history, supported by an impressive amount of music videos over the years. The novel project (note: not novel ty) formed in 1998, and Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic artist and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett tackled multimedia ideas that came to define a millennial approach to music. ![]() I remember the Gorillaz being pretty cool in elementary and middle school.
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