As explained by Gorillaz’ frontman Damon Albarn, “Kids with Guns” was inspired by an incident where one of his daughter’s schoolmates brought a knife to school to show it off. Albarn’s daughter, Missy, was born...
Gorillaz is undoubtedly one of the most popular virtual bands you can think of. This British group, which formed during 1998, was put together by an English-Albanian musician named Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett,...
This collaboration (“Controllah”), which was indirectly brought about by Slowthai, had been in the works for approximately, from the time Damon Albarn first expressed a desire to work with MC Bin Laden, until the track was...
Gorillaz is one of those musical acts whereas fully appreciating the meaning behind their songs may require some imagination on the part of the listener. So with that in mind, what it appears the titular...
It is obvious, as “Dirty Harry” progresses that, as explained by Damon Albarn, it is akin to an anti-war song. However, the chorus which starts off the track is far from easy to decipher. Also, the first half of...
What the creative lyrics of Gorillaz’s “Cracker Island” point to, as noted throughout actually, is the concept of cultism. The reason an island plays an important part in this piece is because, well first of...
Most importantly, the origin of “Andromeda” traces back to Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn, reportedly watching the mother of his significant other die, with said individual being someone he truly loved. In relation to death, what the vocalist is...
The title of this song (“Strange Timez”) seemingly alludes to the idea that this current era, i.e. 2020, is a “strange time to be alive”. That is to say that many extraordinary events transpired during...
Based on the first verse of “Friday 13th”, it reads as if the narrative therein is premised on the singer being high on hard intoxicants. And accordingly there is a hodge-podge of sentiments being expressed throughout. For...
In “Aries”, the Gorillaz’ leader, Damon Albarn, is depicting himself as someone who is “isolated” away from the addressee. And despite the fact this track was dropped amidst the 2020 pandemic, where a billions of...
