Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One

With Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz fully embrace the present moment. Released throughout 2020 as a series of episodic drops, the project captures the band working in real time, responding to the chaos and creativity of the world around them. Each track feels immediate and alive, stitched together into an expansive set that showcases Gorillaz at their most adventurous and open-ended.

The album features a staggering lineup of collaborators spanning generations, genres, and continents, including Beck, Elton John, Robert Smith, Peter Hook, ScHoolboy Q, St. Vincent, Slowthai, JPEGMAFIA, EARTHGANG, Tony Allen, and many more. From synth-pop and post-punk to hip-hop, soul, and experimental electronics, Song Machine, Season One is a vivid snapshot of Gorillaz as global curators, collaborators, and innovators.

Pressing this boundary-pushing project on vinyl solidifies its place as a defining Gorillaz release, one that captures a unique moment in time while reaffirming why Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s virtual band remains one of the most creative and forward-thinking acts in modern music.