I was lucky enough to hear them play these songs live in LA last weekend, and now after giving it a proper listen - it's clear this is Gorillaz in their prime. They've reached the top of the mountain.
Like the double singles before, this is totally unlike anything they've ever released before. They go in a more alt-rock direction this time, and it feels effortless as we've come to expect from them. Another incredible couple of tracks, and I want to give a shout out to the lyrics which are really interesting on both! Black-Eyed Susan Climb is undoubtedly one of my favorite tracks they've ever released.
from the first listen of imaginal disk i felt a kind of excitement i’d never experienced with music before. it stirred genuinely new feelings. it was clear that i was experiencing something special here, something new. this was music of the future, right here in my ears: the perfect blend of different genres and influences colliding to create a sound that was truly unique. i had been diskinserted.
this is the same kind of excitement i feel when listening to second sleep/star eyes, and ... read more
it's fine... doesn't feel innovative or unique in the way a lot of his past new stuff has, even if it was different.
we are so unbearably disconnected from the world that surrounds us. time passes by, things happen outside of our control. you can’t help but feel like the world around you was crafted by the brilliant minds of others while you hang around, hysterical and useless. are you taking advantage of the life that was given to you? do you feel like you’ll never be enough to make your dent in the universe? what does it even mean to “change the world”, and why is it something we ... read more