Gorillaz are back. After a three year hiatus, the cartoon collaboration of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewllet has been resurrected for a fifth album.
After many months of teasing fans, Hewllet - the animated group's visual artist - confirmed a return was on the cards via his Instagram account.
According to Revolt, he wrote in a comment only viewable by phone: "Yes. Gorillaz Returns."
The last Gorillaz album, The Fall, was released in 2011 — under the banner of the band's third phase: Escape to Plastic Beach.
Back in 2012, amidst rumours of a falling out between Albarn and Hewllett, it was thought the last of band had been seen.
Then Albarn told The Guardian future Gorillaz projects were "unlikely", but he progressively changed his tune — a year later he said there were plans for an eventual reunion, and then last year claimed "wouldn't mind having another stab at a Gorillaz record".
Word of warning – There is an incomplete leak out there with the 7 songs – All leaked from the Vimeo account – and some snippets, including a (allegedly) demo version of Popcaan. This is not the full thing, and isn’t even close to being the full thing. So hold off on reporting this for now.
All of the videos were some guy’s stage lightning-demos, uploaded weeks ago, so we have no idea if ANY of the songs including the snippets were “done” by that time. At least not when it comes to mixing, it sounds kinda messy.
I really wish artists would just give us release dates again, this whole mysterious release-thing isn’t fun anymore. I hate it.
@rtj @mojib change the title to Humanz
@funkatastic
PRE-ORDERED B-)
@martinkreil vinyl, digital, or cd?
Special 2 CD-edition.
Can’t afford vinyl, plus I grew up with CDs anyways, so no vinyl or digital for me.
Andromeda is an incredible track, Saturnz Barz was pretty good as well .
https://soundcloud.com/sebastian_orostica/andromeda-cover my cover ;)
Interesting if there will be any other singles? I mean 4 tracks is already a lot.
Yeah, “Let Me Go” is appearently dropping this week! With Pusha T and something something Staples!
let me out should be ;]
Dropping in like 4 hours!
For anyone that can’t wait, there is a live version out there of the entire album, since they had a show a couple of weeks ago where they played through it. It’s not perfect quality, but you get to hear all of the songs. I saw incomplete videos on youtube or there’s a complete audio version on pirate bay
Yeah. But be warned, the songs barely sound anything like the studio versions. At lest “Let me out” sounds different
Siked!
I can’t say that I like any of the new tracks. I was hoping for a return to style after the disappointing ‘Plastic Beach’. I guess I shouldn’t complain though… at least we got a killer BLUR album 2 years back.
Plastic Beach? Disappointing?????
Come On. The LP does have its low points, but its singles are amazing.
The album it’s officially leaked on reddit but I don’t have enough points to report it tho!! Please somebody update this site!!
whats the website link?
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Album not leaked yet but currently being ripped from Vinyl. Expect album link on /r/leakthreads in 1 or 2 hours.
If you have a copy of the tinny sounding leak. Apply the RIAA curve (google it) to your equalizer and it will correct the tinny effect.
It’s already up on some torrent sites.
The leak is a rip of the vinyl version. Sound quality is average, very bright and lacking bass. Only worth it if you really can’t wait to listen to the songs.
Also when it get’s to the song Submission there is a low frequency noise constantly going in the background that’s pretty distracting (there is also a bad audio glitch in the same song that’s pretty grating). It starts from that song and ends in the middle of Andromeda.
Ugh, why did this one have to leak. Now I have to work so hard not to listen to it the next 8 days
If it makes it easier this vinyl rip kinda sounds like doodoo. If you really want your first listen to be perfect that should be enough reason to wait at until a better leak comes out at least.
Tomorrow the streaming version will be on through the official app so a much better quality will leak through this very weekend!!
Except it won’t in order to hear the streaming version you supposedly have to be at the secret locations they are tweeting out on their facebook.
Anyone know if there’s a CD rip out there yet? no links obviously just wanna know if one exists.
There is not.
There is!
It’s 128kbps tho
I can deal with 128kbps as long as it doesnt have all of the audio problems the Vinyl rip has. ill look for it, thanks!
There’s a digital version on thepiratebay. Much better quality.
This has to be the first record in HISTORY that I haven’t listened to before the actual release date.
3 days to go, woo!
Oh, and “The Apprentice” is dope AF.
I MADE IT! I didn’t listen to the leaks!
I want to thank my family, my friends, and last but not least (?) @tropicalblk, @funkatastic and @mojib for some reason.
Are you bummed yet? this is clearly not a good record.
Anyone have the super deluxe edition yet? Is there a leak page for that?