Regrettably, one of the surest signs of having become a footnote in the current discourse of pop and rap is when your album is released on vinyl relatively simultaneously with the release date. The new Gorillaz album is so far away from what made Gorillaz albums stand out during the first decade in all their megalomaniac calculation: adding a new chapter to contemporary pop music at the very least, if not writing a new book. On »Cracker Island«, Damon Albarn searches in vain for his edge and astonishingly resigns himself to the fact that his bland song writing and boilerplate melodies will no longer appeal to anyone under the age of 30. This is more human than it is dramatic, but does less justice to the Gorillaz’ origin story claim than ever before.
Gorillaz – Cracker Island
