Gorillaz – New Gold
A lot has changed since Gorillaz first arrived on the scene. For starters, their pioneering virtual act has shifted in the age of VR and NFTs, its impact potentially lost on a new generation who lives life partly through a screen. But the band has always avoided lapsing into a gimmick by virtue of one fact: really good music. As much a social experiment as a creative one, their ever rotating roster of collaborators have been some of music’s most visionary icons, and their latest single New Gold is no exception.
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The second single of their upcoming new album Cracker Island, New Gold sees Damon Albarn, 2D, and the gang team up with Tame Impala and rapper Bootie Brown to deliver a track that ushers in a new era informed by smooth-as-butter funk and disco. Opening with Moroder style synths, New Gold oozes through a chorus drawled by Kevin Parker into icy cool verses by Brown, backed by a robust four on the floor and psychedelic synth flourishes. It’s a new direction but also familiar to the band in its inherent trendiness, maintaining what has always been true of them: they’re really, really cool.
Watch the music video for New Gold below.
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