Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett,from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members:2-D,Murdoc Niccals,Noodle,and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos,interviews,comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz' music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists,with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.
"5/4" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz and is the second track on their 2001 self-titled debut album. According to the Gorillaz biography Rise of the Ogre,"5/4" was originally intended to follow "Clint Eastwood" as a single,but was instead replaced by "19-2000" at the "last minute." The storyboards Jamie Hewlett had started for the accompanying music video before the switch were later included on the DVD Phase One:Celebrity Take Down. The title is a reference to the 5
4 time signature of the guitar riff that appears throughout the track. The song was performed live by the band on their first tour,and was subsequently brought back on the Humanz Tour,with Jehnny Beth taking lead vocals.
"Hallelujah Money" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Benjamin Clementine. The song was released on 19 January 2017. The song marks the group's musical comeback,and their first musical release since 2012's "DoYaThing". "Hallelujah Money" is a political song with gospel-style vocals on top of avant garde/electronic music. The song features English artist and musician Benjamin Clementine,marking Clementine's first collaboration with Gorillaz.
"Andromeda" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring American rapper DRAM,the song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album Humanz. It was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
"Ascension" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Vince Staples. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
"Charger" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,released on their fifth studio album Humanz. It features guest vocals by Grace Jones,who accompanies lead singer Damon Albarn throughout the track.
"Let Me Out" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples. The song was released on 6 April 2017. It was released as the fifth single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
"Saturnz Barz" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album Humanz. The song marks the group's comeback since 2012's "DoYaThing",although 2017 had seen the non-single release of the song "Hallelujah Money" which features English singer Benjamin Clementine. "Saturnz Barz" was produced by frontman Damon Albarn,Remi Kabaka Jr. and producer The Twilite Tone,and marks the group's first collaboration with Popcaan.
"We Got the Power" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Jehnny Beth of British post-punk band Savages and backing vocals from former Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher and American rapper D.R.A.M.,who also appears on the group's single "Andromeda". The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the second single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagram page on 23 March 2017. According to a press release,it was recorded in London,Paris,New York City,Chicago,and Jamaica,and was produced by The Twilite Tone and Remi Kabaka Jr. It was the band's first studio album since 2010's The Fall,and features collaborations with Jehnny Beth,Grace Jones,Kali Uchis,Vince Staples,Popcaan,D.R.A.M.,Anthony Hamilton,De La Soul,Danny Brown,Kelela,Mavis Staples,Pusha T,and Benjamin Clementine.
The Humanz Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,in support of their fifth studio album Humanz.
"Sleeping Powder" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz. The song and its accompanying music video were released on 8 June 2017 via YouTube,with a live debut occurring that same day. It was later released for streaming via Spotify and iTunes on 16 June 2017.
Jehnny Beth,is a French musician,singer-songwriter,producer,presenter and actress,best known as half of the duo John &Jehn and front woman of the English rock band Savages. Her debut solo album To Love Is to Live was released to critical acclaim in June 2020. She also collaborated with other artists such as Trentemøller,Julian Casablancas,Tindersticks,Gorillaz,Noel Gallagher,Romy Madley Croft of the xx,Idles and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream. In 2021,she released a duet album with Gillespie titled Utopian Ashes which received favourable reviews.
"Garage Palace" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz featuring British rapper Little Simz,who had been touring with the band and played at the first Demon Dayz Festival with the band where they performed the track and "Clint Eastwood". It was released on 31 October 2017 as a single from the Super Deluxe edition of the band's fifth studio album Humanz alongside a music video. It is one of the 14 outtakes from the Humanz sessions that didn't make it to the final album.
"Hollywood" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg and American house musician Jamie Principle. It was officially released on 21 June 2018,as the fifth single from their sixth studio album,The Now Now.
"Humility" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American jazz guitarist George Benson. It was released on 31 May 2018 along with "Lake Zurich" as the first single from their sixth studio album,The Now Now. On 12 July 2018,two remixes of the song by Superorganism and DJ Koze were released. It charted in a total of 8 countries reaching number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100,with its highest position in any chart being number 7 in Billboard's Hot Rock Songs.
The Now Now Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,in support of their sixth studio album The Now Now.
"Momentary Bliss" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring British rapper Slowthai and the Kent-based punk rock duo Slaves. The song was the first song to be released for Gorillaz' Song Machine initiative,a web series consisting of singles and music videos released over the course of the year from the band,with each episode featuring different guest musicians on new Gorillaz material,and is the first single released for their seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. This was the final single before Slaves change their band name "Soft Play".
"Désolé" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara. The track was released on 27 February 2020 as the second single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. The song is part of the Song Machine project,which is a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
"Aries" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring drummer Georgia and bassist Peter Hook of the bands Joy Division and New Order. The track was released on 9 April 2020 as the third single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
