Gorillaz - The Now NowThe Now Nowis 11 all new songs from the worlds most successful virtual act, produced by Gorillaz, with James Ford and Remi Kabaka, and recorded in London, in February this year. The album sessions forThe Now Nowsaw the band largely eschewing guest stars, taking it back to the core creative crew: blue haired, sweet natured dreamer 2D on vocals; whip smart Japanese badass Noodle on guitar; not forgetting Brooklyn born philosopher and the meatbehind the

West Indian actress Lucille Mapp appears as an island enchantress enticing us to follow her into a strange paradise of alligators and hot muchahas

Ry Cooder and the Flamin' Groovies (later with Bob Dylan and the Cramps among others)

'My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains' is a great love song

the Toronto rockers managed to tour the world and take the press by storm

Zappa applies the same aggressive studio techniques he did on Lumpy Gravy

Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert

From one of Clark Terry‰۪s famous Mumbles (Shad produced the original with Oscar Peterson) to Jack Wilkins‰۪ Red Clay sampled by both A Tribe Called Quest and Chance the Rapper

with Palmer also playing banjo and kazoo and Williamson playing mandolin

Artists on Peru Bravo include psychedelic ensembles Laghonia & Telegraph Avenue

particularly on re-issue labels such as Trunk Records

but as collections of sonic ideas

Echoplex-treated