SamQ42

Undeniably lovely instrumentation and full of wit and whimsy. Very Talking Heads in places, but like Talking Heads I find myself annoyed by individual idiosyncrasies rather than charmed by them. It feels overlong and we spend too much time with mopey Albarn compared to the transcendent hip hop funkiness of the rest of the collaborators - which has always been my core problem with Gorillaz.

I can't say that I'll ever listen again necessarily because this isn't my jam, but it's a testament to the craftsmanship that I feel completely compelled to still give it a high rating. Takes a lot of talent to be this creative, but a lot of effort and self-direction to keep things this tight and professional while having so much creativity.

"Richard we should Linklater" is an absolutely diabolical lyric to throw into a song about getting railed to within an inch of your life

Let's reclaim Grimes from her association with the most boringly straight man on the planet