A kaleidoscopic, pirate-radio energy crackles through this episodic variety show, capturing the restless confusion of a world in isolation.
The music operates as a series of vibrant, self-contained collisions, leaping from gothic, space-age techno to breezy, bossa-nova-tinged melancholy without losing its footing. It is a record built on the friction between legendary guest vocalists and a signature, weary pop sensibility, balancing a high-definition digital sheen with gritty, analog warmth.
How does Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez sound next to the rest of Gorillaz's catalogue?
Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.
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