Gorillaz - Humanz

180-gram gatefold double LP

Fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz

Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilight Tone of D /\ P and Remi Kabaka and recorded in London, Paris, New York, Chicago and Jamaica, Humanz comes seven years on from the release of albums The Fall and Plastic Beach.

Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar), Russel Hobbs (drums) and 2D (vocals) are — as always — joined by a stellar lineup of featured artists which includes Jehnny Beth (Savages), Danny Brown, Benjamin Clementine, De La Soul, D.R.A.M., Peven Everett, Anthony Hamilton, Grace Jones, Zebra Katz, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Vince Staples, Popcaan, Pusha T, Jamie Principle and Kali Uchis among others.

"The cartoon-band project of Albarn and Jamie Hewlett has evolved into a surprising little institution by relying on a sturdy formula: Return every few years with an album loaded up with au courant guests and a doomsday vibe that fits whatever disaster is currently dominating the headlines. Post-9/11 panic? Great Recession malaise? Trumpian discontent? Gorillaz have a song for that somewhere. Hitting play on a Spotify blender of Gorillaz will take you across eras, continents, genres-Bobby Womack will show up, as will Lou Reed and Ibrahim Ferrer and Tina Weymouth. But somehow, it will all sound like the inside of the same suburban-mall Gamestop, circa 2000. Damon Albarn's vague ideas about societal passivity and dystopia feel roughly the same now as they did around the release of the first Gorillaz album, and they will probably feel the same in 2028, when President Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is running for reelection." — Pitchfork, April 28, 2017

Side 1

Intro: I Switched My Robot Off

Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)

Strobelite (feat. Peven Everett)

Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)

Momentz (feat. De La Soul)

Side 2

Interlude: The Non-conformist Oath

Submission (feat. Danny Brown & Kelela)

Charger (feat. Grace Jones)

Interlude: Elevator Going Up

Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)

Busted and Blue

Side 3

Interlude: Talk Radio

Carnival (feat. Anthony Hamilton)

Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T)

Interlude: Penthouse

Sex Murder Party (feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz)

Side 4

She's My Collar (feat. Kali Uchis)

Interlude: The Elephant

Halleujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine)

We Got The Power (feat. Jehnny Beth)

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