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Studio album by Gorillaz | ||||
Released | 28 April 2017 | |||
Recorded | September 2015 – late 2016 | |||
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Length | 49:19 | |||
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Metacritic | 77/100 |
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AllMusic | |
Consequence of Sound | B- |
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Exclaim! | 8/10 |
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Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
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Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. The album was released on 28 April 2017 via Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagram page on 23 March 2017. According to a press release, the album was recorded in London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, and Jamaica and produced by Gorillaz, The Twilite Tone and Remi Kabaka, Jr. It is the band's first studio album since 2010's Plastic Beach, and features collaborations from several artists including Grace Jones, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Popcaan, D.R.A.M., Anthony Hamilton, De La Soul, Danny Brown, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Pusha T, and Benjamin Clementine.
In 2010, Gorillaz released the album, The Fall, and then the internet rumours circulating that Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett had fallen out that led to the band split, which People subsequently reported as true. Representatives for the band denied the rumours in a statement to Pitchfork. Gorillaz released a single with James Murphy and André 3000 commissioned by Converse, titled "DoYaThing" on 23 February 2012. In April 2012, in an interview with The Guardian, Damon Albarn stated that Gorillaz were "unlikely" to release new music, citing Hewlett's dissatisfaction that his animation had become less central to the band and their performances. In June 2013, Hewlett said that he "believe[s] there is a future for the Gorillaz. But Gorillaz is quite a complicated and expensive thing to produce. So, I think we need to wait a little bit to see what happens because usually in the music industry everything changes."