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Gorillaz: Welcome to our island

We’ve heard of cult bands before, but with their new album ‘Cracker Island’, Gorillaz are taking it to extremes.

by Jessica Goodman24 Feb 2023

Gorillaz: Welcome to our island

GORILLAZ: WELCOME TO OUR ISLAND

We’ve heard of cult bands before, but with their new album ‘Cracker Island’, Gorillaz are taking it to extremes.

24 Feb 2023•By Jessica Goodman
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Damon Albarn has urged Gorillaz fans not to be ‘neutral’ at US tour opener

Damon Albarn held a Palestinian flag aloft during Gorillaz’s opening US date in Orlando, telling the crowd: “Stand your position. Don’t ever be neutral.”

News12 May 2026

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On 'Cracker Island', Gorillaz artfully craft a selection of tracks that are simultaneously soothing and unnerving.

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Gorillaz have just dropped the dramatic new video for ‘Silent Running’

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The album will drop on 24th February.

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Gorillaz have shared a taster of a new single, 'Cracker Island'

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Convenient.

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