Gorillaz The Now Now (Vinyl) LP Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Parlophone – 0190295643423
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: Jun 29, 2018
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Electro, Trip Hop

TRACKLIST
A1       Humility
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Mark Decozio
Featuring, Guitar – George Benson
3:17
A2       Tranz   2:43
A3       Hollywood
Featuring, Vocals – Jamie Principle, Snoop Dogg
Percussion – Karl Vanden Bossche*
4:53
A4       Kansas   4:08
A5       Sorcererz
Bass – Junior Dan
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Abra (5)
3:00
A6       Idaho   3:42
B7       Lake Zurich   4:13
B8       Magic City
Guitar [Additional Guitar] – Graham Coxon
4:00
B9       Fire Flies   3:53
B10       One Percent   2:21
B11       Souk Eye   4:34
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Copyright © – Gorillaz Partnership
Licensed To – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Datlilgirlmusic
Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By – My Own Chit Publishing
Published By – Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing
Published By – Triangle Music (2)
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Mixed At – Studio 13 (4)
Engineered At – Studio 13 (4)
Engineered At – Brick Road Studios
Recorded At – The Compound, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Metropolis Studios
Recorded At – Mondrian Hotel, West Hollywood
Recorded At – The Raphael Hotel, Kansas City
Recorded At – Knob Hill Inn, Ketchum, Idaho
Recorded At – Marriott Hotel, Zurich
Recorded At – Delano South Beach, Miami
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI24408
Artwork – J.C. Hewlett*
Artwork [Assistance From] – Siobhan Battye, Stars Redmond
Lacquer Cut By – JD*
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By [Assisted By], Engineer [Assisted By] – Samuel Egglenton
Mixed By, Engineer – Stephen Sedgwick
Performer – Gorillaz
Producer – Gorillaz, James Ford, Remi Kabaka*
Written-By – C. Broadaus* (tracks: A3), G. Benson* (tracks: A1), Gorillaz, J. Principle* (tracks: A3)
Hype sticker on the shrink wrap.
Includes a custom inner sleeve and a download coupon.
Tracks are sequentially numbered across sides.

Published By Warner/Chappell Music Ltd (PRS), Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Copyright Control.
Except track A1 also [...] published by Triangle Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI).
Track 3 [...] also published by My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Datlilgirlmusic (ASCAP).

Mixed & engineered [...] at Studio 13.
Additional engineering on track A1 [...] at black Road Studios, Scottsdale AZ and additional recording on track A3 at The Compound, LA.
Mastered [...] at Metropolis Studios, London.

Demos recorded at Mondrian Hotel, West Hollywood, California (tracks A3 & B11) The Raphael Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri (track A4) Knob Hill Inn, Ketchum, Idaho (track A6) Marriott Hotel, Zurich (tracks B7 & B10) and Delano South Beach, Miami, Florida (track B8)
Made in the E.U.

Pre-ordered HMV copies came with exclusive 12x12 print.
Barcode (Printed): 0190295643423
Barcode (Printed): 0 190295 643423
Barcode (Scanned): 190295643423

It's not an unusual move for Gorillaz, releasing a brief, breezy record swiftly on the heels of a magnum opus. The Fall followed Plastic Beach by a matter of 13 months, but that 2011 record was deliberately positioned as an afterthought, promoted as being written and recorded on the road and initially released to the cartoon band's fan club. The Now Now, delivered a mere 14 months after Humanz, echoes The Fall, particularly in how nearly half of its songs carry titles that salute the presumed place of their composition, but this is quite a different beast than any previous Gorillaz album. Recorded in February 2018 so the group could have new material to play on the festival circuit that year, The Now Now by design has fewer collaborators than Humanz, the record Damon Albarn toiled over for the better part of a decade. Shortened sessions mean that only a handful of guests are on this album -- Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle pop up on "Hollywood," George Benson graces "Humility" with his breezy guitar -- which, in turn, pushes the spotlight directly upon Albarn himself. More than ever, Gorillaz seems like a solo Albarn project wearing a cartoon mask. Apart from several welcome hits of early-'80s new wave and yacht soul, much of The Now Now circles the same moody drain that characterized Everyday Robots, which is the only pop album he's released under his own name. A melancholy strain runs through Albarn's 21st century work and it's the glue that binds The Now Now, turning the record into the perhaps inevitable hangover to Humanz. Where that overstuffed record played like a moment of defiance in a dark time, The Now Now finds Albarn turning inward, finding solace in old sounds -- particularly disco and old school hip-hop -- while musing about the darker winds that blow outside of his door. Perhaps this doesn't make for a listen that's as wild or adventurous as its companion, but it's ultimately more satisfying, as the internal journey mirrors the evolution of the pop landscape in the 21st century. What was once a rowdy, colorful party is now a soundtrack for bittersweet solitude. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Genre: Hip Hop
Format Type: LP
Released: 06/29/2018
Format: Vinyl
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)