Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season One [Vinyl LP]

Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season One [Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Catalogue Number: 0190295209414
• Barcode: 190295209414
• Genre: Alternative Rock / Electronic / Indie Pop
• Label: Parlophone / Warner Music
• Released: 23 October 2020
• Pressing: Black Vinyl
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Song Machine, Season One is the seventh studio album by Gorillaz, released on 23 October 2020 on Parlophone. It emerged from an entirely new creative concept for the band: rather than a conventional album recorded in sequence, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett launched Song Machine as an ongoing episodic series — releasing new tracks as individual episodes throughout 2020, each one built around a specific guest collaboration, before collecting the debut season as a standalone LP. The result is one of Gorillaz' most exhilarating and eclectic records, drawing freely across genres and continents with a lightness and spontaneity that the format naturally encouraged.

The collaborators across Season One are as varied as any Gorillaz project: Robert Smith of The Cure brings his unmistakeable presence to the gothic sweep of "MLS", Beck and Octavian feature on the gleaming "The Valley of the Pagans", Slaves bring punk energy to "Momentary Bliss", and St. Vincent and Leee John appear on the soulful "Chalk Tablet Towers". Tony Allen and Skepta contribute to "Désolé", one of the album's most celebrated moments — a quietly devastating Afrobeat-influenced track that Allen recorded shortly before his death in April 2020. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Tracklist

Side A

1. The Valley of the Pagans (feat. Beck)
2. The Art of Tomorrow (feat. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
3. Pac-Man (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
4. Chalk Tablet Towers (feat. St. Vincent)
5. The Pink Phantom (feat. Elton John & 6LACK)
6. Aries (feat. Peter Hook & Georgia)

Side B

1. Friday 13th (feat. Octavian)
2. Dead Butterflies (feat. Roxani Arias)
3. With Love to an Ex (feat. EARTHGANG)
4. MLS (feat. Robert Smith)
5. Simplicity (feat. Joan As Police Woman)
6. Severed Head (feat. Goldlink & Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
7. How Far? (feat. Tony Allen & Skepta)
8. Momentary Bliss (feat. Slaves & Softie)
9. Désolé (feat. Fatoumata Diawara)

Credits

• Gorillaz – Artists
• Damon Albarn – Vocals, Keyboards, Producer
• Jamie Hewlett – Artwork
• Label – Parlophone / Warner Music