Check out the video for “Saturnz Barz” on YouTube:įor “ Momentz,” hip-hop trio De La Soul team up with Gorillaz for a fast-talking, New York-style hip-hop dance fusion track. For me, half the fun of this song is in the video, which you can check out below. This track makes you want to light one up. We have all had those days where we end up in a bar doing some stuff we definitely don’t need to be doing, acting like a debaser or heart breaker. 2-D’s catchy hook about being a degenerate is something everyone can relate to. This is also the first time on the album we get a good dose of Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Gorillaz (or 2-D, in character). Maybe it’s my hip-hop roots, the insane feature of Jamaican dancehall star Popcaan rapping in patois, or the downright grimy beat, but whatever it is, this track speaks to me. “Saturnz Barz” is hands down my favorite track on Humanz. The combination of dance and soul complimented one another very well, and Gorillaz reminded us why we have come to love their production.
Featured vocalist Peven Everett appears under a beam of light and the track takes off. There is quiet chatter going on amongst the attendees, then the lights dim, and a smooth, bouncy drum beat begins alongside a synthesizer piano and cello. As I listen to it, I imagine an old jazz club. The party begins with the groovy, feel-good track “Strobelite.” I loved this track right off the bat. Check out the video for “Ascension” (Feat. I find the usage of the disaster siren as an effect interesting is it a warning of the magnitude of what’s to come on the album? The track has all the usual components of a hip-hop track: controversial lyrics about equality and the “come up.” It isn’t my favorite track on the album, but it’s a solid start with some cool foreshadowing. Vince spits a verse about “people trying to dinosaur us.” He may be referring to the fact that Gorillaz hasn’t released an album in seven years, and people may have come to consider them a dinosaur in the music business. Gorillaz opens with a controversial track entitled “ Ascension,” which features rapper Vince Staples accompanied by an upbeat indie sound. Humanz is a musical journey with many more featured vocalists than is typical of Gorillaz. With that in mind, will this fifth album be lost in the crowded field of popular music, or will this be another grand achievement for Gorillaz? Stream Gorillaz – Humanz on Spotify: You have to appeal to popular culture to gain wealth and notoriety. I’ve gone back and forth about it in my mind – was it a success, or did they sell out? It seems simple for us to say that artists should stick to their roots: build upon how you got started and never sell out to “The Man.” I personally find it to be a conundrum because when an artist starts off playing in the back rooms of poorly lit bars, the goal is to leave that behind. Overall, t he album was not a classic Gorillaz album, and it has not outdone Plastic Beach or Demon Dayz, but it stands on it own two feet.Īfter listening, I asked myself if Humanz hit the mark.
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When release day finally came, we got 20 songs plus six bonus tracks in the digital download.
Overall fan reception to the teaser was mixed – there were good responses to the four tracks, but some fans questioned whether it contained the only songs on the album worth a listen. There were more hip-hop undertones than usual, but as a hip-hop lover, I didn’t mind at all. The songs definitely felt different than their last album, Plastic Beach, but still maintained Gorillaz sound we have come to appreciate.
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After listening, I was VERY excited about the full release and eagerly awaited the rest of the album. In early March, Gorillaz thought it would be fun to tease us by releasing four songs off the album and giving us a taste of what was to come. It’s been seven long years since they last released an album, so fans were more than ready. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett created Gorillaz in 1998 and the band consists of the duo’s four alter egos: 2-D, Murdoc Jones, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs. Now, one of the most anticipated album releases is upon us: Gorillaz dropped their fifth studio album entitled Humanz. Last month, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN set records with every track landing on the Billboard Top 100. The hotly-anticipated Humanz is a change in direction for Gorillaz, with a more hip-hop, mainstream feel.Ģ017 has already been a year of great music with many artists releasing unprecedented tracks.
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