Its most successful single was “Stylo”, which was also remixed by Labrinth and Tinie Tempah. This album is primarily set on a floating island, which is prominent in the videos for “Feel Good Inc”, “El Mañana” and “ Dare.”Īfter a four-year hiatus, the group returned with Plastic Beach, an album that includes collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Kano and the now sadly late musicians Bobby Womack, Mark E. Del the Funky Homosapien), remains one of the group’s most iconic songs to date.ĭemon Days, the group’s sophomore album, topped the UK chart and features a variety of guests ranging from Shaun Ryder to MF DOOM. Its most successful single, “ Clint Eastwood” (feat. Their eponymous debut album, Gorillaz, was released in 2001 and sold over seven million copies. Gorillaz is often noted for obscuring the lines of what defines a genre. Their style is broadly alternative rock but includes a large number of other influences including Britpop, dub, hip-hop, and pop music. The band’s music is a collaboration between various musicians, Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Together, the albums form a cohesive and continuous story.

Gorillaz’s music videos follow the adventures of the band members, so the music is written around the concept of them being within a certain environment for each album. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that. If you watch MTV for too long, it’s a bit like hell – there’s nothing of substance there. It was inspired by Hewlett and Albarn binge watching MTV when the two were housemates in London. The project began as an experiment and commentary on popular media. Murdoc was based on Keith Richards from a photo by David Bailey and 2D was based on a friend of Damon and Jamie’s. The band is composed of four animated band members: Stuart “2D” Pot (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (lead guitar and occasional vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl.

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