After its summer debut in London, Gorillaz are rebuilding the exhibition House of Kong for Los Angeles audiences at Rolling Greens DTLA from Feb. 26-March 19. The event dovetails with the March 20 release of the Damon Albarn-led cartoon band’s new album, The Mountain. As part of the celebration, Gorillaz will also perform standalone shows […]
Gorillaz lean into dub with the help of IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on “The God of Lying,” the third single from their upcoming album, The Mountain. Talbot also appears in the song’s visualizer, which can be seen below. The track was penned by Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn and Tlabot and features Ajay Prasanna on bansuri […]
The Cure, Doja Cat, the xx, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Addison Rae and My Bloody Valentine lead another drool-worthy lineup for the Primavera Sound festival, which will take place June 4-6 at Parc del Forum alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Barcelona. Both the xx and My Bloody Valentine have been inactive since 2018, while the Cure […]
Gorillaz have gathered another highly eclectic cast of collaborators for their ninth album, The Mountain, which will be released March 20 on the Damon Albarn-led band’s new KONG label. Lead track “The Happy Dictator” features sibling pop auteurs Sparks and can be sampled below. Among the other artists lending a hand on the 15-track The […]
Gorillaz have always embraced the spirit of collaboration, and during their show in Los Angeles on Friday night (Sept. 23), Damon Albarn’s virtual band had a whole lot of special guests on hand. As Rolling Stone reports, Beck, Tame Impala, Schoolboy Q, Thundercat, Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul and Bootie Brown all joined […]
Gorillaz have rounded up an eye-popping roster of guests for their new album Cracker Island, which will arrive Feb. 24 from Warner in North America and Parlophone in Europe. Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Beck and Adeleye Omotayo lend a hand on the project, with Thundercat having already appeared on the summer release of […]
Gorillaz have drafted Thundercat for their latest new song, “Cracker Island,” which was produced by the group in tandem with Greg Kurstin and Remi Kabaka Jr. The high-energy track has been a part of the Gorillaz live show since “the world’s biggest virtual band” returned to the road this spring and finds vocalist 2D (aka […]
Gorillaz have finally added a North American leg to their 2022 world tour. The series of 21 dates marks the group’s first return to the states since 2018. They’ll kick off the jaunt on Sept. 11 in Vancouver, BC, and close on Oct. 23 in Miami. No word of ticket sales is out yet, but […]
It’s been 20 years since the release of Gorillaz’ self-titled debut album. The virtual act is celebrating the milestone with an EP called Meanwhile. The three tracks are a tribute to where they first performed their hit “Clint Eastwood” at the 2000 Notting Hill Carnival in West London. The EP’s three songs are “Déjà Vu” […]
It was a banner year for producers. The Neptunes — a major commercial force since Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Got Your Money” — helmed more great songs than we could fit on this list. (Shout out to NSYNC’s “Girlfriend,” an all-time classic boy band single.) Timbaland, Kanye West and Dr. Dre were similarly on fire. It […]