The Gorillaz are back and hitting the beach! Well, the Plastic Beach. The new album hits “shores” March 3rd in the United States, as well as Japan. In some countries such as France, the United Kingdom and Denmark the release date ranges from the 5th to the 8th.
Fans and critics have already began to gossip and buzz about the new release. A good amount of the songs on the CD had already been available, and the general public seems to have gotten their hands on them… but who could blame them?
The band has been recording this album since 2008. It’s been a good 5 years since the release of “Demon Days”, and the listeners are restless.
“I heard about the album a really long time ago, and got super excited for it because I loved Demon Days,” said freshman Travis Dove.
However, not everyone shares the same opinion. Some people could care less about the release. Most people can admit to have never hearing of the artists, or having just heard singles featured around the internet and radio.
Those who have already experienced the oldies but goodies have built up their expectations of the new album, while others can only imagine the outcome of this album.
“I haven’t listened to the Gorillaz in a while, so I don’t really care about the upcoming album,” said sophomore Victoria Heshme.
It’s hard to deny that in the past years the Gorillaz have impacted pop culture, good and bad. They’ve been influenced, and influenced others.
Because of the international buzz about the Gorillaz, a webchat was hosted for the fans to ask the Gorillaz questions. In the chat, Russell Hobbs, drums and percussion, admits “there’s nothing wrong with having influences – that’s how everyone starts.”
Like most bands, they’ve formed their own opinion of the state of music today. When asked in an interview by Smash Hits about the state of “pop” today, Hobbs says, “There has always been whack music made for kiddies parties with no other aim in mind than to make a fast buck for soulless record companies, now ‘ain’t any different from any other time.”
Pop culture obviously has good and bad influence on any band. It just so happens that the Gorillaz have geared away from pop, as Hobbs states very clearly, and they’ve left their mark on the music world.
