2/27/2026
I'm listening to the new Gorillaz album as we speak and I have things to say... Not about the album (yet), but about the things I saw people say about it before it came out. I saw a ton of people saying they weren't happy with the way the band was going ""lore-wise"".?? This doesn't make any sense to me.
Gorillaz as a band or a concept have been around since 2001. Their first few albums were sort of centered around the lore of the band ... I suppose. This literally all ended after Plastic Beach. That means Gorillaz as a real life band hasn't worried about the lore for the virtual band for almsot SIXTEEN YEARS. That being said I saw so many people say that they were disappointed in the new albums' feels or vibes or lore or whatever it may be.
...Why? Why are you disappointed in a band evolving as it goes on? Why are you disappointed in these peoples' art styles changing over the course of twenty years? Is this really what you want to focus on rather than the art that's already in front of you? Why do people feel the need to complain about things that are already graat because they're not up to their standards?
Sorry about all the questions but this confuses me. Somebody said something along the lines of they're just people going on fun adventures now. How... Could you think that after seeing everything written about the album prior to its release?? I think it was pretty obvious form the get go that this was going to be so different than the previous albums. This is so much more personal and real to the people who worked on it and even now the listener (me, so far). Matter of fact I had to stop writing after that to just cry..LOL. This is so real and beautiful you can even tell from the singles...
I got so distracted I forgot where I was going with this. I think what I'm trying to say is that it makes me sad that people were disappointed about this album because I really think this is taking the cake for my favorite Gorillaz album. It makes me sad that people thought that way when viewing a piece of art in itself--: "this is great, but I miss how it used to be. Why did it have to change?" The band has changed so much because the people in it have changed and grown and become new people. Which is kind of fitting for the theme when I'm looking back. It's about grief and the loss of loved ones and ... death. But it could also be change. Or rebirth. Or knowing that these things happen and going forward. We'll see once I relisten. It's 1:30 AM so I'm done thinking.