I’m not sure if he did this intentionally or not but it’s fitting of a Gorillaz post during this time. Their new album is less than a weak away and it should be awesome. I was a big fan of their last album, Demon Days and always considered it a far better album than their debut. Then again, I really enjoyed Danger Mouse’s production on it as well.
With that said, Gorillaz have defeated the system and were, somehow, able to get their album out there on their own terms. The album is set for a release next week, March 9th, and they were able to avoid a leak of the album entirely. NPR is proudly streaming the album for free and it can be heard in entirety by clicking here.
I’m only halfway through but it sounds especially great, so far. By the way, the “Orchestral Intro” is gorgeous and its segue into the funky bass and keyboard with a proper introduction from Snoop Dogg is fantastic. And the third song features music from The Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music, nice! - Bryan
While "getting the album out there on their own terms" is a bit of a moral victory, it won't stop anybody who was going to download the album illegally from doing just that. They'll still steal it, and they'll still enjoy the free music; the only victory that the Gorillaz can claim is making people wait longer to hear it...how big of a victory is that, really? While it is an accomplishment in this day and age, it doesn't seem like there is any reason to believe it will make much of a tangible difference as far as album sales or attracting new fans.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment 'anonymous.' You are surely right that it won't stop anyone who was already going to download from doing just that. But I think Gorillaz can still take pride in the fact that they avoided a leak for as long as possible. And this is simply due to the fact that artists deserve to choose when their music is intended to be heard and they have succeeded at that.
ReplyDeleteIt actually leaked three weeks ago...
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