A Film Lover’s Guide to Gorillaz

Gorillaz may be an animated band, but the world they live in is not entirely apart from our own. Virtual rockers 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel visit the same cities, put up with the same politicians, and admire the same…

Top 20 Gorillaz Songs

When Gorillaz first stepped foot in the music industry arena, nothing had been proven, aside from Albarn’s prior successes with Blur. No “virtual” or “cartoon” band had ever seen immense success outside of TV shows, or movies. Many of the…

From the Record Crate: Gorillaz – “Demon Days” (2005)

The design is simple, but memorable: four panels against a black background. It’s reminiscent of the cover art for Let It Be—but instead of the Beatles, we’re looking at cartoon characters, illustrated in varying hues and degrees of suspicion. In…

Review: The Good, The Bad & The Queen – “Merrie Land”

Damon Albarn loves to sing about England. First, he did it through Blur—through the yearning of “For Tomorrow” and the wit of “Parklife.” Then, in the mid-2000s, he gathered some of rock’s finest to make a concept album about the…

Every Blur Single, Ranked

This year, Damon Albarn has been in the spotlight again due to Humanz, the long-awaited comeback of Gorillaz. Thus, it’s the perfect time to look back at Blur, Albarn’s first project. As one of the defining bands of the Britpop…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 2: Gorillaz

Last month, we launched a new fortnightly music podcast called This is Pop?, in which myself and another TYF staffer (or off-site guess) discusses the career of specific artist. For the second episode, I was joined by TYF music writer Jon…

Album Review: Gorillaz – “Humanz”

The most important thing to remember about Gorillaz is that they’re not real. No matter what feelings a listener gets from songs about alienation, the staleness of the surrounding culture, or just taking action instead of moping, the “band” playing…