![]() ![]() ![]() In April 2016, Hewlett uploaded two video clips onto his Instagram showing the continued work on the album. When this really happened, I was like 'Wait a minute, what type of crystal ball did this guy have? Why are you even asking me to think along these lines?' I don't think he thought that would win, I'm not gonna go that far, but he definitely conceptualised this whole thing." As recording for Humanz began well before Trump had secured the Republican presidential nomination, much less the presidency, the possibility of a Trump presidency was still considered remote by many collaborator Pusha T (who recorded his contribution in early 2016) later commented on Albarn's inadvertent foresight, saying: "I wrote from the perspective of this day, I was writing from the perspective of a Trump win. To guide collaborators into the "dark fantasy" setting that Albarn envisioned for Humanz, Albarn instructed guest artists to imagine a future in which Donald Trump had won the 2016 United States presidential election. Albarn had previously utilised his iPad as an audio workstation for The Fall, touting its convenience over the 4-Track recorder he'd previously used for preliminary music production. Prior to studio recording, Albarn made use of iPad applications such as GarageBand to create the framework for each song. Before Blur's tour in support of The Magic Whip, Albarn said, "I'm starting recording in September for a new Gorillaz record." On 19 January 2017, Gorillaz released the first track from the album, " Hallelujah Money" featuring Benjamin Clementine, accompanied by a music video as a non-commercial single on Uproxx's YouTube channel. He also responded to a fan's query by stating, "Yes Gorillaz Returns." Albarn's band Blur released their eighth studio album The Magic Whip on 27 April 2015. I played around by myself for eight months while he was performing with Blur in 2015." In October 2014, Albarn was said to be "in the process of reactivating Gorillaz for a 2016 release." In an Instagram post on 30 January 2015, Hewlett posted new drawings of fictional band members Murdoc and Noodle. We'd had a bit to drink, and he said, 'Do you want to do another one?' And I said, 'Do you?' and he said, 'Do you?' And I said, 'Yeah, sure.' I started work on it straight away, learning to draw the characters again. Hewlett revealed that he and Albarn decided to revive Gorillaz after Albarn had played a gig, stating: ".we were at a party afterwards. On 25 April 2014, Albarn released the solo album Everyday Robots. So, I think we need to wait a little bit to see what happens because usually in the music industry everything changes." But Gorillaz is quite a complicated and expensive thing to produce. In June 2013, Hewlett said that he "believe there is a future for the Gorillaz. In April 2012, in an interview with The Guardian, Albarn stated that Gorillaz were "unlikely" to release new music, citing Hewlett's dissatisfaction that his animation had become less central to the band and their performances. Gorillaz released a single with James Murphy and André 3000 commissioned by Converse, titled " DoYaThing", on 23 February 2012. Representatives for the band denied the rumours in a statement to Pitchfork. Humanz reached the top 10 on the Albums chart in 23 countries.Īfter the release of their 2010 album The Fall, rumours began to circulate on the internet that Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett had fallen out, and that this had led to the band split People subsequently reported this to be true. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to The National's Sleep Well Beast. It also debuted at number one in Austria and Switzerland, and at number three in Belgium. Humanz debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, selling over 140,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was the band's first studio album since 2010's The Fall, and features collaborations with Jehnny Beth, Grace Jones, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Popcaan, D.R.A.M., Anthony Hamilton, De La Soul, Danny Brown, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Pusha T, and Benjamin Clementine. According to a press release, it was recorded in London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, and Jamaica, and was produced by The Twilite Tone and Remi Kabaka Jr. The album was announced on the band's official Instagram page on 23 March 2017. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz.
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