Humanz, like the rest of Gorillaz’s work, avoids direct references just enough to skirt categorization as a purely political album.It is, on the surface, a good-times record full of songs whose ...

★★★☆☆ When the British virtual band Gorillaz began recording its fifth studio album, “Humanz,” in 2016, its creators, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, invited collaborators to join them in celebrating ...

Humanz has been finished since the end of 2016, ... And while Humanz isn’t an overtly political album, it was borne of the political climate and represents a salve for it.

Gorillaz didn’t come from a particularly political place when Albarn created it along with cartoonist Jamie Hewlett in 1998. It was simply a result of Albarn’s desire to get away from Blur ...

That the first high profile political album of the Donald Trump era would come from a band of fictitious cartoon characters feels hugely appropriate. ... Humanz. By Karl Puschmann.

Gorillaz’ Post-Apocalyptic ‘Humanz’ Drops Just in Time For Trump’s 100th Day in Office: Listen. ... Recent interviews with Albarn revealed the political theme of the LP.

Gorillaz’ ‘Humanz’ review: Fractured, but powerful. Across 20 tracks, including five interludes, Albarn creates a beat-heavy soundtrack to Donald Trump’s victory, his nightmare scenario ...

Gorillaz’s fifth album is a star-studded and political dose of hope and fear set in a freaky, amorphous nightmare. 4. By Larry Bartleet. ... The lawless, world-altering scenario ‘Humanz ...

Gorillaz Become Humanz. Published Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:30:58 -0500 ... Father of two. Political cartoonist. Comments will load 20 seconds after page. Click here to load them now.