9 years ago i wrote about a bunch of young gorillaz who had caught my ear, invaded my brain and were about to take over the u.s. with their animated look and otherworldly sound (the "gorillaz in our midst" real edge magazine feature is on the bottom of this post).
15 million albums sold later, it's great to see that success has not gone to their cartoonish heads ... because the gorillaz' 3rd studio album "plastic beach" (out today) is their best yet.
listen to all of "plastic beach" here & say amen, y'all ... "AMEN!"
as you know, jack johnson is undoubtedly my favorite musician, but it's also safe to say that the gorillaz are my favorite 21st century band--with their ever-evolving-eclectic collabo of creative characters.
and one day, when u2 decides to pass the mantle on to the next greatest rock band on planet earth, bono's gonna have to find out how to enter this virtual world where damon albarn & jamie hewlett existentially exist.
bbc's mark beaumont writes: The Plastic Beach back story – colourful fluff about cyborg bassists, kidnapped singers and islands made of trash – might make you think the whole cartoon band conceit is wearing a bit thin. ...
