I've had the chance to spend some quality time with the new Gorillaz album and I'm happy to say that I consider it a wide success. Sonically, each of the Gorillaz albums has been very distinct. Plastic Beach is no different. The myriad of performers on this album each contribute a unique sound, but underlying everything is a dream-like, twangy, afro-poppy sound. This album, honestly, swings. On a first run through, I was turned off by the, seemingly, less powerful sound. On multiple relistens, I can safely say that some tracks on this album will swing you softly around the dance floor while viciously beating the life out of your face (via ears). Not all of the tracks here are as solid as others, and Plastic Beach does come off a bit more like a B-Side album this time around (even for Gorillaz), but it's welllll worth a listen. It sounds like Albarn and Hewlett cherry-picked artists that would understand their idea and let each of the artists take the song and the concept of Plastic Beach and do whatever they wanted with it. What you end up with is an incredibly diverse record in which we can bob to Snoop, chill to Lou Reed, and straight up bounce to Gruff.
The lead single on this album, in my opinion, is Rhinestone Eyes. No guest starts here. As far as I know this is just Albarn and Hewlett.
Wanna get the shit beaten out of you? Turn it up to 11.
Gorillaz (OS)| (MS)Rhinestone Eyes (mp3)
Listen/Buy @ LaLa and if they EVER tour again, make god damn sure you don't miss it.
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