• cracker island
  • heard it when the single dropped so i was actually like 'can i fairly classify this as 'for the first time'? and then i remembered i do whatever i want
  • anyway this is SUCH a jam
  • of all of the tracks, this is the most like... Gorillaz™ track so honestly great choice for a single/album opener
• oil
  • featuring STEVIE NICKS?!?
  • oh my god it's SO good
• the tired influencer
  • nice n chill, i like this one a lot
• silent running
  • catchy and chill but doesn't do much for me. not a skip though!
• new gold
  • now THIS is a flimsy steve-ass song (complimentary)
• baby queen
  • another nice n chill one but i don't love this one
  • but it does kinda feel like the kind of song i don't love at first and end up having on repeat months later
• tarantula
  • not much to say on this one, it's fun i guess
• tormenta
  • ok this is not so much feat. bad bunny as it is a whole-ass bad bunny song feat. gorillaz but that's not a bad thing tbh
• skinny ape
  • oh this is exactly my jam, these verses are SO good
• possession island
  • my first skip of the album and it's the last song! convenient tbh

overall:

• okay so some additional context: i got super into gorillaz during the early pandemic. when everyone was baking sourdough and acquiring skills, i was downloading two decades worth of gorillaz lore into my brain. and then i stopped paying attention so i don't know the current lore or even what phase we're in! wild!
• all that to say, i really adored this album but my adoration will either wax or wane when i actually learn the backstory
• favs: new gold, oil, cracker island, skinny ape