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…

Album Review: The Avalanches – “Wildflower”

There’s a ton of people who waited with baited breath for the release of The Avalanches’ new album Wildflower, a record 15 years in the making. I missed all the hype for the album much in the way I missed The…