{"id":91353,"date":"2023-02-28T19:41:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T00:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=records&p=91353"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T00:41:52","slug":"gorillaz-cracker-island","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/gorillaz-cracker-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillaz – Cracker Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Gorillaz are back with their eighth studio album, Cracker Island<\/em>, that delves into the meaning of life and how people live theirs through the prism of social media. With a mixture of everything, from sloppy beats, raps and dance tunes, to catchy pop, funk and club tracks, Gorillaz exemplify everything they do best on this album. Although nothing on this project was greatly outstanding to me, there isn\u2019t anything bad about this album either. As is standard with Gorillaz music, the production quality and sonics are all top-notch, and the features deliver as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cracker Island <\/em>possesses collaborations with legendary artists such as Thundercat, Stevie Knicks, and Beck. Every track offers a light and fun vibe throughout and the lyrics are all beautifully written. This project may not be as grimy as some of their older\u00a0stuff, but Gorillaz are seemingly incapable of creating a \u201cbad\u201d song. If I had to pick my least favourite track, it would be \u201cThe Tired Influencer\u201d or \u201cTarantula\u201d, and the only reason for that would be because they\u2019re formulaic. But again, they aren\u2019t \u201cbad\u201d by any means. I absolutely loved the songs \u201cNew Gold\u201d featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown, as well as \u201cTormenta\u201d featuring Bad Bunny. \u201cNew Gold” slaps you with a dirty beat and smooth raps, which will always be peak Gorillaz in my opinion. \u201cTormenta\u201d is without question my favourite song on the base album. Bad Bunny can do no wrong, and personally, I\u2019m a sucker for the Tresillo rhythms and drum patterns in Latin music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deluxe edition of Cracker Island <\/em>offers five more tracks, two of which are remixes. These songs weren\u2019t chosen for the album for good reason, as I don\u2019t see where they would have fit, but they\u2019re all fun nonetheless. The legendary emcee Del The Funky Homosapien drops a couple verses on \u201cCaptain Chicken,\u201d a song that sounds like it was made specifically for something on the Cartoon Network<\/em>. It should also be noted that the remix for \u201cNew Gold\u201d done by Dom Dolla goes harder than the original. Personally, this was my favourite song overall on the entire project.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cracker Island <\/em>is definitely worth the listen, especially if you love moving your feet and changing your mood into a good one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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