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This caused Hewlett to change the setting of the storyline for Song Machine, starting with "Strange Timez" being set in space. Their second studio album, Demon Days (2005), went six times platinum in the UK [3] and double platinum in the US and spawned the successful lead single " Feel Good Inc. While older guests for Song Machine are mainly chosen by Albarn and Hewlett, younger guests are chosen by Gorillaz drummer Remi Kabaka Jr. Gorillaz also announced the title and tracklist for Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, released on 23 October 2020, featuring further guest appearances from Elton John, 6lack, JPEGMafia, Kano, Roxani Arias, Moonchild Sanelly and Chai, among others. Elaborating on the idea behind Song Machine in a radio interview shortly after the announcement of the project, Albarn explained that "We no longer kind of see ourselves as constrained to making albums.

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Hewlett described the moment when he and Albarn agreed to continue Gorillaz at an afterparty after one of Albarn's solo shows in 2014: "We'd had a bit to drink, and he said, 'Do you want to do another one? During the hiatus, Albarn released a solo album, Everyday Robots, scored stage productions and continued to record and tour with Blur, while Hewlett held art exhibitions and attempted to create a film project which was ultimately never realized.Gorillaz – 'Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez' review: bingeable brilliance from the pop oddballs".

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Following the release of the album, the band embarked on a brief tour of Europe, Japan and the United States to support the album in which a touring band featuring Albarn played completely obscured behind a giant screen on which Hewlett's accompanying visuals were projected. Tension between the two had been building, partly due to a belief held by Hewlett that his contributions to Gorillaz were being minimised. A second B-sides compilation, D-Sides was released in November 2007, featuring B-sides and remixes associated with Demon Days as well as unreleased tracks from the sessions for the album. Twenty years in the making, the Gorillaz ALMANAC is the very first annual by Gorillaz, published in partnership with the renowned Z2 Comics. Featuring "simple, mostly upbeat songs" and 1980s new wave influences, [97] the album was noted for its distinctly small list of featured artists compared to previous Gorillaz work, with only two tracks featuring any outside artists (the album's lead single " Humility" featuring George Benson and " Hollywood" featuring Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle).In later interviews, Albarn described the band's first tour as difficult due to the limitations imposed by the band playing behind a screen: "For someone who had just spent the last ten years out front being a frontman [with Blur], it was a really weird experience.

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Gorillaz' music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor. Throughout 2022, Gorillaz went on a world tour in South America, Europe, Australia, and North America, where they debuted new material. Song Machine has had various merchandise produced for it since " Momentary Bliss" premiered on 30 January 2020. He also revealed that the group had been in the studio with Schoolboy Q and Sampa the Great among others, although he did say that these songs were likely to be saved for future series of Song Machine. Drawing upon environmentalist themes, Plastic Beach was inspired by the idea of a "secret floating island deep in the South Pacific.

A few days ahead of the release of Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Albarn revealed that he had written a song for the project's second season. The Gorillaz Almanac is a Gorillaz graphic novel published by Z2 Comics in 2020 that features 210 full-colour pages of a variety of content regarding the virtual band and its universe, including various comic strips, self-contained short stories, interviews, playlists, recipes, games and activities, trivia, old and new artwork, fan cosplay, and more. Unlike the debut album's tour, the touring band was visible on stage in view of the audience but obscured by lighting in such a way that only their silhouettes were visible, with a screen above the band displaying Hewlett's visuals alongside each song.

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It’s what I love about doing a Gorillaz almanac, in that it brings together so much of the ephemera of the band into a physical book that you can kick back with, take a fun deep dive and listen to great music while you’re doing it.Damon Albarn and Remi Kabaka Jr spoke to BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac for the official premiere, saying that Song Machine "may have an obtuse narrative arc at the end of each season, but it's more Ozark, than Designated Survivor. A positive review of Gorillaz Almanac by Screen Rants spoke highly of the artwork and the variety in content, concluding that "There’s something here for everyone, if you enjoy madcap satirical carnage at its finest.

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