Albarn, who understands how numbing and bland history can feel, is most proud of this foresight. That he would stretch out the next Gorillaz album across several months as a singles series called Song Machine, in which every song pairs Albarn with what feels like a speed dial of his very famous friends - (Peter Hook dusting off his New Order bass on “Aries” Skepta and Tony Allen, who sadly passed away this past April, dueling on “How Far?” Elton John toning down the glitter on “The Pink Phantom” with 6LACK) - is a testament to his ability to read the room and reflect pop’s mood, even if it’s not what we want to hear. After all, Albarn is a melancholy - and adaptable - pop-music wizard who works best in bleak times. “In a sense, Gorillaz is what I would have been if I hadn’t been in Blur.”ĭamon Albarn probably didn’t anticipate the devastating global reach of COVID-19 when he once again revived Gorillaz in late January.
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