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Gorillaz - Plastic Beach album review
Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 9:59am
Pop music is full of style over substance. For every Kanye and Dizzee there are a dozen Soulja boys
and Chipmunks. And to get to the substance you have to go through a whole load of crap songs.
So when it comes to the Gorillaz, ultimate style band, are the songs going to be outshined by the
razzle-dazzle of cartoons, lightshows and dozens of guest musicians? Well, sort of.
In theory (and at certain points, on the record) the idea is laughable; a group of cartoon monkeys
making a semi-concept about the state of the environment, but Damon Albarn is one of the country’sbest exports and delivers an interesting, varied but sometimes inconsistent album that will guaranteed
to be one of the most successful of the year.
And the songs? Well it’s a mixed bag. Like the self-titled debut and “Demon Days” it’s a musical collage
of styles, ideas, noises and singers. And when it works, it’s a beautiful, melancholic and hypnotising
mess. But at times it jars and feels distinctly average and hap-hazard jumble of ideas.
The double opening of the slow orchestral merging into “welcome to the world of the plastic beach”,
with Snoop Dogg acting as the announcer to the next step in pop evolution before diving into a mix of
Arabian tinged tribute to British grime on “White Flag”. It’s a constant shock to the system each time the
songs end and the next start.
The Calvin Harris on downers “Rhinestone eyes” sombers the mood before the highlight of “Stylo” kicks
in, it’s 80s synth beat driving the song forward and matches the best Murdoc & co. have released
before. It helps the video is amazing.
From here though, the album feels like a rollercoaster, in style and quality. “Superfast Jellyfish” switches
from rap to cartoon theme tune while “Empire Ants” has a quality reminiscent of Blur.
The songs that rise the highest are where instead of experimenting, Albarn keeps it simple and lets the
songs breath. While all respect should be given where it’s due and this kind of endeavour should be
encouraged, more time should have been spent testing the ideas to see if they really work.
On the whole, it’s neither terrible nor amazing. But it is trying to do something different. And just
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because of that most critics will laud up this album. And because of the aesthetic way the songs are
delivered it’ll be huge.
Yet here is the problem, while there are some quality songs on here, “Stylo” especially, the video
outshines it, the 3D computer rendered band and Bruce Willis make it a spectacle not a song. And the
simple question is: if it was Damon Albarn standing on stage or dancing in the videos instead of 2D &
Murdoc, would they be half as successful?
Listen to Plastic Beach on Spotify here.
Gorillaz Pirate Playlist
To celebrate the release of “Plastic Beach” here’s a selection of Gorillaz songs (The awesome “ClintEastwood” & “Feelgood Inc.”) and songs that follow in the same plastic & watery theme. There are
some classic songs on here, including Captain Beefhearts “Plastic Factory” and Fleetwood Mac’s
“Albatross”. It’s an ecliptic mix and enjoyable, even the very randomly featured “Nazi Punks Fuck Off”
by the Dead Kennedys.
Dan Swinhoe
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