Gorillaz

 

Artist:  Gorillaz
Origin:  Essex, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica

Original line-up:

Damon Albarn:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Melodica
Jamie Hewlett:  Illustration, Visuals, FX

Simon Katz:  Lead Guitar
Junior Dan:  Bass
William Lyonell:  Rhythm Guitar
Cass Browne:  Drums, Percussion

Gorillaz are an English Virtual Band created in 1998 by Musician Damon Albarn and Artist Jamie Hewlett.  The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band.  The band has won other awards, including one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, an NME Award, three Brit Awards.

Title:  Cracker Island (2023)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica

Label:  Parlophone

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) (3:33)

 2.  Oil (feat. Steve Nicks) (3:50)

 3.  The Tired Influencer (3:31)

 4.  Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo) (4:26)

 5.  New Gold (feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown) (3:36)

Side B:

 1.  Baby Queen (3:40)

 2.  Tarantula (3:31)

 3.  Tormenta (feat. Bad Bunny) (3:13)

 4.  Skinny Ape (4:41)

 5.  Possession Island (feat. Beck) (3:26)

Personnel:

Damon Albarn:   Vocals on All Tracks, Synthesisers on Tracks:  A1-5, B2, B4-5, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A2, B4, Piano on Tracks: A3-4, B2, B5, Bass, Keyboards on Track B3. Acoustic Guitar on Track B4, Mellotron on Track B5

Greg Kurstin:  Keyboards on Tracks:  A1-5, B1-4, Synthesisers on Tracks:  A1-5, B2, B4-5, Drums on Tracks:  A1-4, B1-2, B4, Percussion on Tracks:  A1-3, A5, B1-2, B4, Bass on Tracks:  A2-5, B1-2, B5, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A3-4, B1-2, B4, Piano on Tracks:  A3-4, B1, Marimba on Track A3, Gutars on Track A5, Vibra;hone on Tracks:  B1, B5, Congas on Track B2, Mellotron, Acoustic Guitar, Pump Organ on Track B5

Thundercat:  Vocals, Bass on Track A1

Stevie Nicks:  Vocals on Track A2

Adeleye Omotayo:  Vocals on Track A4

Tame Impala:  Vocals, Synthesisers, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Wurlitzer  on Track A5

Bootie Brown:  Vocals on Track A5

Bad Bunny:  Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion on Track B3

Remi Kabaka Jr.:  Drum Programming, Percussion on Track B3

Tainy:  Drum Programming on Track B3

Beck:  Vocals on Track B5

Cracker Island is the eighth studio album by Gorillaz, released on February 24, 2023 by Parlophone, featuring Stevie Nicks, Beck Thundercat, Tame Impala, and many more!.  The album reached No. 1 on US Top Rock Albums Chart (Billboard)/US Top Alternative Albums Chart (Billboard)/UK Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Croatian International Albums Chart/Irish Albums Chart.