This will be interesting

I dig "Saturnz Barz." "We Got the Power" is okay. "Andromeda" and "Ascension" are boring.

2017 lets goooooooooo

Andromeda rules hard, excited for the album

saturnz barz is phenomenal

Damn, its strange to hear them again. They never gonna sound like on Demon Days. I need to check this album when it will be out.

The hype intensifies.

Andromeda is great, Hallelujah Money is one of the worst tracks I've heard this year, and the rest are average.

Probably gonna be a solid 2.5 album.

Demon Days and Plastic Beach are incredible albums. All of these are pretty sick, might get the vinyl for this bad boy.

so good, I have high hopes for this

I'm gonna assume these are all just teaser length (except for Saturnz Barz), in any case I'm really excited now

Out of all of these We Got The Power is the only one I don't like

No they're all full length!
I love Ascension. Also fuck you Snide

ok well if they are indeed full length, We Got the Power and Ascension feel very incomplete

Ascension does sound like a massive fragment of a song and I couldn't even hear DRAM unless that was him doing backing vocals near the end. Hope there's mlre to them because 3 minutes is unusually short for Gorillaz

yeah that's what I'm figuring is going on

I doubt they'd release snippets as singles. If these were radio edits, they've be labelled as such.

Saturnz Ringz thoooooooo

they aren't "singles" per say though. and worth noting is that only Saturnz Barz has a proper video

and I don't mean "radio edits" i mean teasers

Andromeda is definitely the full track.
They wouldn't post teasers on Spotify and other streaming services

why not?

I've literally never seen teasers on Spotify, also these were the track lengths that were verified in the tracklist leak.

Andromeda I know for sure is the full track because it ends with the intro to one of the leaked tracks, Busted and Blue.

well then I have to conclude that I am not satisfied with those songs then

And Saturn Barz *

Was so excited to see this when I got home. Saturnz Barz is fucking amazing

New Gorillaz and Twin Peaks teasers on the same day this is literally unfair

Andromeda is a banger. Saturnz kinda sucks tho

Andromeda is pretty cool. I'm not loving the rest, really. Kind of hoping for some more Damon-centric stuff.

Also of note is the first real Damon Albarn falsetto we've heard in a while (except that short bit on one song on the recent Blur album). Sounds so good still.

Loving all of them

also the redesigns are dope

Also of note is the first real Damon Albarn falsetto we've heard in a while (except that short bit on one song on the recent Blur album). Sounds so good still.

We've Got the Power may grow on me but as of now I really don't know where they're going with it. Andromeda and Ascension are right. The latter feels like the November Has Come of 2017

pretty big on Acension, Andromeda, & Saturn
still hate Hallelujah Money, and We've Got the Power kinda seems fillery (plus, sort of a waste of a Noel Gallagher collab!)

Hallelujah Money is cool imo.

Hallelujah Money's grown on me a lot tbh

Having Hallelujah Money and We've Got the Power close out the album will be a bummer on the first listen.

after listening to Albarn's radio interview, I can actually see Hallelujah Money making some thematic sense at the end of the album

I actually thought it might have grown on me, after pretty much digging all these new ones, but nah I'm just reminded of why I hated it in the first place, lol

It's the best Humanz track thus far but ok

Hallelujah Money is fantastic, also based on the album title it's thematically the centre of the thing

It's just kind of a bummer on the first listen when you go through a bunch of sparkling new tracks and arrive at two songs you've already heard. The new context will probably make it better, though. Saturnz Barz is much better to my ears after the third listen. Can't wait to get this and the new Mew album on the same day. It'll be like 2 years ago when Mew and Blur came out on the same day.

I'm getting the deluxe version of this shit I need to hear those other collabs

I wanted the super deluxe version of this so bad.

yeah wtf, I heard they're doing a vinyl box-set where every single song has it's own record

"It's the best Humanz track thus far but ok"

if this is directed at Hallelujah Money then wow, just... no

And the flipside has an alternate take of the song

It already sold out

it would've been roughly $500 for me to buy

i wanna go home and peep this so bad

Every Gorillaz album so far has been a mixed bag- I don't expect this to be any different. Saturnz Barz and Andromeda are both pretty solid, the other 3 aren't too bad either.

The video For Saturnz Barz is also the coolest thing I've seen in ages. Does anyone know if any other artists have released 360-degree music videos before? Because that shit is tight.

those are some pretty underwhelming guest features

also not stoked hallelujah money ended up on here

Pots, you dig PB a lot. How are you feeling on these tracks?

the vocals on saturnz barz

why

2 for 2 on "why gorillaz, why"

"Pots, you dig PB a lot. How are you feeling on these tracks?"

i didnt like hallelujag money. just skimmed saturnz barz on my comp speakers and the vocals make me not fucking excited but im gonna jam all of them in headphones shortly

It's the only track with that reggaeton delivery

I don't see the problem w Saturn Barz vox
at least he's actually Jamaican and not just putting on a phoney accent

Ascension is gonna be such a good intro to the album

So pumped to get the reissue

I liked the vocals on Saturnz Barz but i can definitely imagine them being a deal breaker

lmao @log yeah the problem is about his ethnicity not the awful autotune

can't wait to give this a 2.5

:/

@Pots I mean, the whole "point" of Gorillaz is to hold a mirror up to the artifice of the music industry, so it kinda makes sense they'd use a bit of autotune. But yeah I can see it being annoying, though it doesn't really bug me

sure, that doesn't always make it good tho

the vocals on saturnz barz are atrocious, but I also just really dislike the auto-tune sound in general.

yea Popcaan is annoying as fuck on Saturnz Barz don't get the love for that song at all. Vince kills it on Ascension meanwhile

I guess I kind of figured people had become accustomed to auto-tune (especially in a track like this) b this point
as far as his use of it, I've heard far worse

and considering the whole discussion about Drake and his "fake patois" going on on this site right now I figured it was worth pointing out

personally really love the autotuned vox, they fit the track

I'm indifferent about the autotune, but I love the track overall. Vince kills it on Ascension, as usual.

wow

k so on speakers the autotuned vox didnt bother me as much, especially because the beat and everything else is great. ill look past it. Andromeda is great and Plastic Beachy.




but






We've Got the Power is possibly the worst Gorillaz song ever made

and Ascension fucking sucks ass too.

5 songs so far, 2/5 are not utter garbage

great.

"I guess I kind of figured people had become accustomed to auto-tune (especially in a track like this) b this point"

so the new standard for success is the listener 'becoming accustomed' to shitty ideas?

i have accepted thing that sucks so now it is gud

It actually works too, if you try hard enough

Okay Andromeda is the best of the four, hands down.

no it just seems like a pretty easy thing to look past considering it's been utilized in practically every halfway mainstream song released in the past 10 years

'boo hoo they don't sound like in Demon Days waah'

LOG OFF.

Saturnz is fucking amazing. Andromeda is great. Ascension is fun, but meh. We got the power too, but I like it a little more.

Overall, a solid 3.5/5 so far.

"no it just seems like a pretty easy thing to look past considering it's been utilized in practically every halfway mainstream song released in the past 10 years"

so i should look past something dumb because its been dumb for 10 years

Autotune for dancehall stuff works just fine for me... besides, I missed the reggae influences in gorillaz so, so much, so I'd praise it no matter what.

Hopes are high as fk

Grace Jones? De La Soul? Danny Brown? etc, etc,... I know it's faulty reasoning, but this can't be that bad with all these features

yes it can (though it won't... but it can)

these are gud

"Okay Andromeda is the best of the four, hands down."
thought this initially but i might like saturnz more

"Grace Jones? De La Soul? Danny Brown? etc, etc,... I know it's faulty reasoning, but this can't be that bad with all these features"

Superfast Jellyfish had De La Soul on it, and its one of the worst songs that either Gorillaz or De La Soul have ever been a part of

I swear to god though the Grace Jones feature better go fucking hard

oi don't shit on superfast

superfast is so bad that skipping it isn't even good enough. i would burn it off my vinyl completely if i could.

lmao

Andromeda is great, Saturnz Barz is surprisingly generic, Ascension and We've Got the Power are fucking obnoxious

the hell is wrong with Ascension tho

Has gorillaz had a better feature than mf doom?

Del?

Andre on DoYaThing for sure, also really like the bars on White Flag

also real fans know the best one is DENNIS HOPPER ON MONKEY'S HEAD

Best feature was George Romero on M1A1

helloooo

Think the only track i don't dig is We Got The Power. Rest are jams, tho wish there there was more DRAM presence. Dudes got pipes.

"Andromeda" is so freaking good

"
also real fans know the best one is DENNIS HOPPER ON MONKEY'S HEAD"

yr not wrong

there were no screams

THERE WAS NO TIME

im actually starting to get really nervous for this album

every gorillaz has a couple real shitty songs, but the ratio so far here is beyond disconcerting... they already don't have any room for any more goofs and only 5 tracks are released....

like weve got the power makes hallelujah money look really good tbh and i hated that song when it was released

im shook boys

Power truly is utter garbage but I'm at least okay with up to love every other song so idk

if it reassures you, Busted and Blue is easily one of the most beautiful things Damon's ever written

none of these singles are that impressive unfortunately, and we've got the power is just as terrible as the first single was. not so hyped for this one.

yeah album sounds like a 2/5 based on the songs released so far, and considering that the singles are often the most consistent songs on any Gorillaz album, the actual album could be even lower

oh wow yeah busted and blue is good

oath

Grace Jones. Fucking hell she must be about 130 now? I bet she looks like a Californian Raisin.

She's like 70 yeah and she sounds super androgenous

ok busted and blue is pretty great and brings back some of my hopes for the album. also keen to hear the zebra katz contributions and danny brown/kelela collab.

man I seriously doubt a kali uchis/ gorillaz collab could go wrong, it makes way too much sense to me

Hyped beyond reason. gasp

I love the vibe on "Saturn Barz" and "Hallelujah Money". Those songs in particular have a really haunted, dark vibe. If Plastic Beach was a nice, chill day on the beach, this is the acid trip in the haunted house afterwards.

Mastodon's Andromeda > Gorillaz's Andromeda > Mass Effect : Andromeda

saturn ruled cept the vocals are worse than satin fuckin simone

why is danny brown blowin up

i mean that's what brown people tend to do these days

wrong brown brother, brothers are chill

im gonna eat a yogurt man

low fat? don't trust it bro newman said

idk if it's lo-fi or high it's just a yogurt

i hope i die in my sleep tonight

wow this thread certainly took a turn!

Whose alt is Kascet Cuz holy shit chill dude

My friend spent 400 dollars on this..............

ban kascet christ

pff go ahead

ascension is the tighest track imo but they're all great, we got the power is inferior however. i liked the vocals, but everything else about it feels eh.

can't wait another 7 years for a new album tho

Already listened to Saturnz Barz at least 10 times

not a fan of saturnz barz because of the guest vocals tbh, but ascension is pretty cool. rest is ok I guess

Saturnz barz beat makes up for your vocals

saturnz bangs and vocals bang... Listen to more dancehall yo.

Real dancehall.

i wont because i dont like it which is why i dont like the vocals on saturnz barz obviously

Saturnz Barz is pure garbage

you wanna fite irl flug

'i wont because i dont like it which is why i dont like the vocals on saturnz barz obviously'

Well, duh... you suck, I already know that, G

I just love the reggaeton vibe on Saturnz Barz, shit is so groovy. I cannot make out whatever the fuck Popcaan is saying, but fuck is it a hell of a banger

I just love the reggaeton vibe on Saturnz Barz, shit is so groovy. I cannot make out whatever the fuck Popcaan is saying, but fuck is it a hell of a banger

"you wanna fite irl flug"

who are you

i can be your angle....or yuor devil

please be my obtuse angle

who you callin obtuse

maybe its a grower

oh nostalgia T-T

Listened to a Humanz live bootleg, these four singles are definitely not wholly representative of the album, very sonically diverse from what I could hear. But it's definitely their most energetic and danceable record.

Tunes are quality album will be quality and I've always thought this project were a bit turd.

Damn Zak I thought these tracks wouldn't be your type of thing

Hallelujah is stunning.
The rest are typical Albarn, infectious growers of the highest order. He really is an unbelievable song writer up there with the best.
LOL! That looks sarcy as hell but I genuinely do mean it.

Ascension feels like a really weird intro. Maybe a second track but it seems almost like a second track.

There's a narrated intro in the album before Ascension

"Ascension feels like a really weird intro. Maybe a second track but it seems almost like a second track. "

that'll be cause it is the 2nd track lmao

I mean, the article stated it was the first track. Just going off the article.

yeah cause their source was a big bitch and doesn't list the intro and interlude tracks

"Damn Zak I thought these tracks wouldn't be your type of thing"

zak is like the biggest gorillaz fanboy on the entire site, you should have seen the 27 day bitch-fit he threw over people not digging Hallelujah Money when it was released

lmfao

"She’s My Collar feat. Kali Uchis"
NUT i haven't heard any of Kali's solo stuff but everything she touches feature-wise turns to gold

Saturnz Barz makes me want to listen to Clint Eastwood...same beat and all

Let Me Out ft. Mavis Staples and Pusha T allegedly gonna be the next single

all reports from the live show have been saying that song is absolutely lit so I hope so. on the other hand we probably don't need any more singles tbh

There are clips of it on youtube

Let Me Out is gonna premiere tomorrow on Beats 1 apparently.

old news for someone who's been refreshing the reddit every minute and that's both for gorillaz and kendricks'

So does it BANG

nope

It's not bad, b u t it doesn't bang at all.

oh jesus I don't like this one at all. Damon's part's awful

Let me out was very mediocre

Pretty cool song
...for the first minute

let me out
let me out
this is not a dance

there's no build. Like, there needed to be something else to the beat in the chorus and gradually as the song went on. But there isn't, it's just flat the whole way through

at least it's followed in the tracklisting by Sex Murder Party, which is one of my favourites i've heard snippets of from live bootlegs

Let Me Out is the second worst song released but it's still a solid 3.5

"promise me I won't outlive my nephew and my niece" was heavy