Gorillaz – Stylo (feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack) (Parlophone)
4/5
By: Roxy Fisher
It’s been a long five years since Damon Albarn and the equally talented Jamie Hewlett released anything under the Gorillaz pseudonym - an understandable hiatus seeing as Sir Blur was busy with other bands, many collaborations and a Chinese monkey opera. Their much-hyped third album Plastic Beach is due out next month – and ‘Stylo’ is here to whet the appetite.
The sound is synthy and bass-heavy, with a powerful rhythmic insistence that stays with you despite the absence of a conventional chorus. Bobby Womack’s vocals bring the whole thing to a quietly dramatic crescendo signed off perfectly by Mos Def’s last few bars of fuzzy broadcast.
As ever, the featured pair are the first of many expected contributors on the new Gorillaz collection, and perfectly tease us with the potential of the full release. We suspect the best is yet to come from Plastic Beach but our interest is most certainly pricked – roll on March.
Artists in this article: Gorillaz
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