GORILLAZ Release New Studio Album The Now Now Out June 29th – Listen to Track

GORILLAZ Release New Studio Album The Now Now Out June 29th - Listen to Track

A brand new studio album from Gorillaz titled The Now Now will be released by Parlophone Records on 29th June. The Now Now is 11 all-new songs from the World’s Most Successful Virtual Act*, produced by Gorillaz, with James Ford and Remi Kabaka, and recorded entirely at Studio 13, London in February this year.

The album sessions for The Now Now saw the band largely eschewing guest stars, taking it back to the core creative crew: blue-haired, sweet-natured dreamer 2D on vocals; whip-smart Japanese badass Noodle on guitar; not forgetting Brooklyn-born philosopher and the meat–behind-the-beat Russel Hobbs on drums. And with Murdoc Niccals temporarily indisposed, bass duties on the new album have been taken up by erstwhile Gangreen Gang member Ace.

A sun-drenched new video for first track ‘Humility’, starring a roller-skating 2D and a busking Jack Black, was directed by Jamie Hewlett and filmed entirely in Venice Beach, California last month – watch it BELOW:

Gorillaz will hit the road this summer with The Now Now Tour playing extensive festival dates across Europe, to include a headline appearance – their only UK show this year – at Boomtown Festival, Hampshire on 11th August.

And Gorillaz’ own acclaimed Demon Dayz Festival – the “joyful apocalypse… and carnivalesque festival of great performances” (The Guardian)” curated by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett – will make its exclusive appearance for this year at the Pico Rivera Arena in Los Angeles on 20th October, with additional dates for North America also confirmed today. (See complete tour itinerary below).

Track listing for The Now Now is:

Humility – feat George Benson
Tranz
Hollywood – feat Snoop Dogg + Jamie Principle
Kansas
Sorcererz
Idaho
Lake Zurich
Magic City
Fire Flies
One Percent
Souk Eye

Gorillaz: The Now Now Tour 2018

EUROPE

1 June        Rock IM Ring, Nuremberg – GERMANY

3 June        Rock AM Park, Mendig – GERMANY

9 June        Malahide Castle, Dublin – IRELAND

15 June         Sonar, Barcelona – SPAIN

21 June         Messe Arena Hall, Tokyo – JAPAN

5 July        Werchter Festival, Werchter – BELGIUM

6 July         Open’er Festival, Gdynia – POLAND

7 July         Roskilde Festival, Roskilde – DENMARK

11 July         Gurten Festival, Bern – SWITZERLAND

12 July         Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca – ITALY

14 July         Bilbao BBK Live, Bilbao – SPAIN

19 July         Paleo Festival, Nyon – SWITZERLAND

21 July         Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix – FRANCE

22 July         Lollapalooza, Paris – FRANCE

25 July          U Park Festival, Kyiv (Kiev) – UKRAINE

28 July         Park Live Festival, Moscow – RUSSIA FEDERATION

9 August     Sziget Festival, Budapest – HUNGARY

11 August    Boomtown Festival, HAMPSHIRE, UK 

16 August     Frequency Festival, St Pölten – AUSTRIA

17 August     Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen – NETHERLANDS

 

NORTH AMERICA

8 October     Air Canada Centre, TORONTO

9 October     Bell Centre, MONTREAL

11 October    Wells Fargo Center, PHILADELPHIA

13 October     Barclays Center, NEW YORK

14 October     TD Garden, BOSTON

16 October     United Centre, CHICAGO

20 October     Demon Dayz Festival, LOS ANGELES

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