@MATÍAS YUNGE yeah, I guess that's true. They've definitely hit a nice middle ground with this. I really wish we could see something like Melancholy Hill again, but that was ridiculously expensive to make.
Seeing Gorillaz still going on even over 20 years later is nice, especially since it seems they've never really degraded in quality unlike many 90's - early 2000's bands.
Hey Gorillaz fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND and since Gorillaz are among my biggest inspirations, I thought I might share the news with other fans :) I have worked very hard on this album and I would appreciate every single listen and review, thank you! Have a great day!
Beautiful visuals. Thundercat’s inclusion was really fun. Adds a lot to the video. Reminds me of what I loved about the band originally while bringing the newer sounds from stuff like song machine.
@@rylanmetors473 The phases have gotten kind of weird, but I don't think they've been about art style since probably D-Sides. Plastic Beach had a 3D/live action hybrid video for Stylo and a 2D/3D hybrid video for On Melancholy Hill, and Humanz did the same for Strobelight and Saturnz Barz. I think the phases were mainly for Noodle's redesigns, since she actually aged in real time for a while. There's also the fact that they stopped calling them phases with Plastic Beach (Phase 3), and that because of this The Fall became a part of Phase 3, yet for some reason fans don't consider Humanz and The Now Now the same phase despite the fact TNN essentially plays the same role as The Fall. The clear split off into phase 5 would be the start of Song Machine, in my opinion, but since they haven't actively refered to them as phases in so long I'd say the concept has probably been abandoned.
The way Thundercat is depicted any time he's on screen is wild. Question for those who might know: how did they manage to make him be so colorful like that? Did they simply choose certain colors to multiple color keys and then pick and choose what color they wanted while also running it through some kind of gradient or simple change color effect that they dragged the sliders around for? For the afterimage, I assume it's just playing the video behind itself and blurring the in-between frames?
They nailed the gorillas 3d models this phase, they look realistic too sort-of fit in with other humans but still have the animated crispness and clarity
I do feel like they have become more accessible. Not a bad thing by any means, but their edge during the early to mid 2000’s made them such a distinctive band in style and mood. Now the cutesy, over the top cartoon antics have made it more approachable and maybe more entertaining, but also kinda generic.
Hey Gorillaz fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND and since Gorillaz are among my biggest inspirations, I thought I might share the news with other fans :) I have worked very hard on this album and I would appreciate every single listen and review, thank you! Have a great day!
oh fuck. they haven't looked THIS good in ages. it looks like we're heading into a lore heavy era and i'm so fucking stoked about it. let's fucking go.
@@yukononun they were filled with blood due to trauma he suffered when Murdoc hit him in the face with a van when he was robbing the shop that 2D worked at and another time crashing a car and ejecting 2d from it when Murdoc was trying to impress some girls. The original story has changed a bit from his eyes being only sockets and then him suffering from 2 8-ball fractures
The lyrics: On Cracker Island it was born To the collective of the dawn They were planting seeds at night To grow a made-up paradise Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult) And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult) Into my formats every day (forever cult) In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?) In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul) In the end I had to pay (I drank to riot) Nothing more to say (I drank to riot) They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies (fantasies) What world is this? What world is this? On Cracker Island it was raised (hey, hey, hey, hey) By the collective from the grave (hey, hey, hey, hey) It only came out at night (hey, hey, hey, hey) It ate up their paradise (paradise) Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult) And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult) Into my formats every day (forever cult) In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?) Out there on my silver lake (I was not there) In the end, it will be great (beneath the hills) I'm like a ship between the tide (I saw myself) I held on, I survived (there in the void) They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies (fantasy) (Ooh, ooh) On Cracker Island it will die (forever cult) Join the collective in the sky (forever cult) And on a shining bolt of light (forever cult) Go up to paradise (what world is this?) Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul) And it's sadness I consume (I drank to riot) Into my formats every day (I drank to riot) In the end I had to pay (forever cult) In the end I'll have to pay (forever cult) In the end I'll be okay (forever cult) Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say) Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say) Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
I discovered gorillaz a bit late when i was 7 but now I'm 15 and a proud fan. I love seeing how many people have also grown up with this timeless band.
2D is being arrested, Russel is some kind of brainwashed zombie, Noodle is being interrogated by the police, and Murdoc is a cultist orchestrating some kind of cataclysmic event near the Hollywood sign. The absolutely bonkers Gorillaz lore is back, boys!
russel's obviously brainwashed but does anyone have theories on why 2d doesn't seem fully there? i mean, since the beginning of the video he's been flopping around like a ragdoll and had to be wheeled into the mortuary
@@blue_12911 drugs prolly I would assume? Cause there is a doll of who I would assume Is thundercat (the guy on with the hair that keeps changing colours) that at one point comes alive on the seat next to him
So much character poured into just a few seconds on screen that each character has. The end where you can see 2d, Noodle, and Russel's facial expressions as they're reacting to what Murdoc is doing is just priceless.
letra: En Cracker Island nació Al colectivo del amanecer Estaban plantando semillas por la noche Para cultivar un paraíso inventado Donde la verdad se ajustó automáticamente (culto para siempre) Y es tristeza que consumí (Cult para siempre) En mis formatos todos los días (Cult para siempre) Al final, tuve que pagar (¿qué mundo es este?) Al final tuve que pagar (purgué mi alma) Al final tuve que pagar (bebí a Riot) Nada más que decir (bebí a Riot) Se enseñaron a ser ocultos No sabían sus muchas estrategias Se enseñaron a ser ocultos No sabían sus muchas estrategias (fantasías) ¿Qué mundo es este? ¿Qué mundo es este? En Cracker Island se levantó (oye, oye, oye, oye) Por el colectivo de la tumba (oye, oye, oye, oye) Solo salió por la noche (oye, oye, oye, oye) Se comió su paraíso (paraíso) Donde la verdad se ajustó automáticamente (culto para siempre) Y es tristeza que consumí (Cult para siempre) En mis formatos todos los días (Cult para siempre) Al final, tuve que pagar (¿qué mundo es este?) Allá afuera en mi lago plateado (no estaba allí) Al final, será genial (debajo de las colinas) Soy como un barco entre la marea (me vi) Me aferré, sobreviví (allí en el vacío) Se enseñaron a ser ocultos No sabían sus muchas estrategias Se enseñaron a ser ocultos No sabían sus muchas estrategias (fantasía) (Ooh ooh) En Cracker Island morirá (Cult para siempre) Únete al colectivo en el cielo (Cult para siempre) Y en un brillante perno de luz (culto para siempre) Sube al paraíso (¿qué mundo es este?) Donde la verdad se ajusta automáticamente (purgué mi alma) Y es tristeza que consumo (bebí para disturbios) En mis formatos todos los días (bebí a Riot) Al final tuve que pagar (para siempre culto) Al final tendré que pagar (para siempre culto) Al final estaré bien (Cult para siempre) Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga) Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga) Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga)
Noodle in background: - Denying involvement. - Arguing with police. - Intentionally being difficult. - Refusing to talk. - Collaborating 2Ds statement. - Demanding a phone call (probably realizing 2D didn't accomplish much in his current state). - Listing off things on the phone call. Likely lawyer or fixer. Actually, probably, being the only one present helping their current status.
Tenemos tanta suerte de tener a grupo cómo Gorillaz Cracker Island me pareció un buen álbum y ver qué todavía lo estan dando es increíble mis felicitaciones a Damon Albarn.
Baseline theory for what the hell is going on here: Murdoc used a cult to perform a ritual to revive what I can ONLY assume to be a former flame of Murdoc's, resulting in Russel getting fried for a bit, 2-D probably got absolutely smashed out of his mind to deal with the stress of it, and this is likely the first Noodle has heard of it, since she's the only one awake, sober, and not in her usual styled outfits. Looks like she was in night clothes and was taken by complete surprise. She's trying at damage control for a situation she had no idea was going on, and is regularly seen in the background arguing with the police and gesturing at 2-D almost as if she's saying "Look at him! Do you really think you can take a SEVERELY drunk man is saying at face value, not knowing that is EXACTLY what is going on, and in strolls Murdoc in A FULL CULT LEADER OUTFIT, WALKING UP TO THE NEWLY REVIVED CORPSE IN THE BACKGROUND! WHO HE THEN PROCEEDS TO PLAY TONGUE HOCKEY WITH!!! Meanwhile EVERYONE in the hospital has seen this go down, cops, nurses, doctors, 2-D, Russel, and most notably Noodle, who appears to be saying something along the lines of "you asshole", realizing they're fucked.
This is why I always embrace Gorillaz collabing with other artist because sometimes they’ll just blend so well with characters like Thundercat who not only embrace their oddity in music but totally play into the performance and lyrics. Such a great collab I didn’t know I wanted!
A - love the song. B - Murdoc is the cult leader. Of course. C - love that Noodles with age goes "backward" in styling of the typical anime. Grungy 00's, colorful/gritty 80-90's, and she looks pretty close to those classic 70's Lupin/Gundam designs.
@@aSpectreAppears In the video I think he's more like Murdoc being Murdoc, and since it's not really despicted what the cult was doing that had to be stopped - even if the woman aging quick wasn't a good sign - it's all open to interpretation, I think. Whether he's the villian that depends on one's personal opinion of Murdoc and cults, I believe. Murdoc did some very bad things along the band's history (have an affair with 2D's girlfriend, bully 2D, other general Murdoc stuff) even if he's also a generally liked character because of how entertaining/relatable he can be. And cults are cults, no matter how well-meaning they can appear to be, so it mostly depends on who you ask and your personal views.
Gorillaz was the first band I ever got super into, way back when I was like 12 years old. I gravitated to them because I liked how oddball and experimental they were, and found the whole "animated fictional band" idea to be super engaging and interesting. It's been a good 13 years, but I still have so much respect and affection for this band. Never stop being kooky, Gorillaz.
The cop keeping his hand on his gun the entire time even though 2-D is handcuffed to the chair and was the victim is just so accurate. Trigger happy cowards.
@Jera Always happy to share Gorillaz lore! Moon Flower is a new character in the current phase, Phase 7. She's their next door neighbor in their new (temporary) home in California, as explained by 2D in his podcast, The Stuart Potcast lol Murdoc made eye contact with her once over the fence, and immediately had the hots for her. So much so, that 90% of the reason for his forming a cult in the first place was out of a misguided attempt to get her attention. Moon Flower happens to be the leader of her own cult, the Forever Cult, so naturally, Murdoc decided the best way for her to fall madly in love with him was to create a competing cult to impress her--hence their name, the Last Cult! Prior to the events of this music video, Moon Flower doesn't take much of interest in Murdoc at all, beyond mild annoyance at his constant spying on her and one-upmanship (much to his disappointment). It would seem she DOES take an interest in 2D however, as he's frequently invited over. This interest is very blatantly an indoctrination attempt, though, but Murdoc is incredibly bitter over it all the same. Lmfao Interestingly, Moon Flower appears to be able to conceal her real age to those around her--or at least, in Murdoc and 2D's case, anyway. According to a CZcams short from Murdoc, he had absolutely no idea he was kissing an older woman at all, and instead only saw her the way she initially looked when removed her hood. For what reason she's started paying attention to Murdoc, or would even want to keep up this illusion with him, is still unknown. Very weird. Sorry for the rant, but I hope this was helpful! Currently, most of the story for Phase 7 is unfolding through the official Instagram, Discord, CZcams shorts, and 2D's podcast. The last one is especially useful for bits of information about Moon Flower, since 2D hangs out with her so often heh
Genuinely might be one of my fav Gorillaz vids? The song itself with the strange, warping visuals and implied story creates such a mysterious, foreboding atmosphere, my favourite detail is the fact they edited Thundercat's face over the extras instead of having him replace them in costume, idk if it was a logistical thing or not but it really adds to that building surrealism.
its quite intuative really watch the behind the scenes of do ya thing video. its effectively mocap meaning theres actually a real person under/behind the animations
cracker island, but the lyrics are over-complicated Among cracker archipelago t'was birthened To the colectiveé of the earliest of the day migration. ‘twas the people were implanting the seeds of life at the time of darkness. To growthen heaven raised by the shower of thoughts of the brain (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN) where the reality of things was greatly altered using auto tune. Furthermore,It's weeping ways I integrated into my body (CONSTANTLY CULT) into the formats i own, every 24-hour periods In the finalities I hathed to pay (WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS I QUESTION?) in the finalities i hathed to pay In the finalities I hathed to pay (I BEVERATED TO VIOLENTLY ACT) nothing more to announce (I BEVERATED TO VIOLENTLY ACT) They formulated their minds to follow the code of being hidden they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies They formulated their minds to follow the code of being hidden they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies (IMAGINATIONS) What astral empire do we currently reside in? what empire do we currently reside in? Among cracker archipelago t'was raisened (Good day x4) apon the collective ‘fore the tombstone (good day x4) It exclusively exited its abode at the lunar stage of the earths rotation around its axis. it continuously consumed their kingdom of heaven (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN) where the reality of things was greatly altered using auto tune. aswell it’s sorrow i hath consumed (CONSTANT CULT) into the formats i am the owner of every solar rotation of the earth around its axis i’m the finalities i hathed to pay (WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS CURRENTLY?) In the outdoors, I refer to my large body of water that I refer to as silver. (I WAS NOTETH IN THE AREH) at the abrupt end, it will be wonderful (UNDERNEATH THE RAISED LAND) I am like an ocean transport between the pull of the ocean caused by the state of the large rock in the sky referred to as moon. (I visualised My own being) i grasped for dear life, i eventually kept my life (THERE IN THE DARK PLACE DEVOID OF ANYTHING) They informed theirselves to be hidden they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies They informed themselves to be hidden they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies (IMAGINATIONS) (OOHOOH) Among cracker archipelago It is set into the future to pass. (Unbending cult) join the collaborative in the blue heavens above us (CONTINUOUS CULT) Furthermore on a glistening Ray derived of light (Neverending cult) go upwards towards the kingdom of heaven (WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS I QUESTION?) In a place where the official truth is heavily auto tuned(I mercilessly attacked my inner being) and so it’s sorrowness i comsume (I BEVERAGED TO VIOLENTLY ACT) into the formats i am the owner of every solar rotation of the earth around its axis(I beverated to become loud and obnoxious) in the abrupt ending i was forced to pay (CONSTANT CULT) In the finalities I am obliged to pay(never-ending cult) in the finalities i will be fine (CONSTANT CULT) No more appropriate words to speak (speak x4) nothing greater to confirm (confirm x4) No more appropriate words to speak (speak x4) *epic guitar/bass noises* *epic keyboard noises*
Lyrics: On Cracker Island, it was born To the collective of the dawn They were planting seeds at night To grow a made-up paradise Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult) But it's sadness I consumed (forever cult) Into my formats every day (forever cult) In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?) In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul) In the end, I had to pay (I drank to riot) Nothing more to say (I drank to riot) They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies (fantasies) What world is this? What world is this? On Cracker Island, it was raised By the collective from the grave It only came out at night It ate up their paradise (paradise) Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult) And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult) Into my formats every day (forever cult) In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?) Out there on my silver lake (I was not there) In the end, it will be great (beneath the hills) I'm like a ship between the tide (I saw myself) I held on to my surprise (there in the void) They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies They taught themselves to be occult They didn't know its many strategies (fantasy) ♪ On Cracker Island, it will die (forever cult) Join the collective in the sky (forever cult) And on the shining bolt of light (forever cult) Go up to paradise (what world is this?) Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul) And it's sadness I consume (I drank to riot) Into my formats every day (I drank to riot) In the end, I had to pay (forever cult) In the end, I had to pay (forever cult) In the end, I'll be okay (forever cult) Nothing more to say Nothing more to say Nothing more to say
I swear, Gorillaz is one of the few groups out there that has songs for just about every mood. Not to mention that you're introduced to so many talented artists just from keeping up with them.
I always found the Stylo/Do Ya Thing models a bit too real for the characters they're portraying, the Humanz models in things like Strobelite were a bit too jank, but these new models finally feel like the perfect rendition of the 2d art into 3D. Excellent work all around, not even counting into the fact that the song slaps
It was the motion tracking for Strobelite, the same one they used for Sleeping Powder and some interviews. My guess was that they wanted to start doing a show or another album or something with the technology, but too many people didn't like the jank. I like the jank in a way but not for Gorillaz.
@biuor su I dunno if I'd go that far but dog's performance has grown on me like bloody weed in Humboldt County XD I'd DEFINITELY support having him a regular collaborator
The whole concept of the video was thrilling, the animation, acting, sound and light effects, the implicit story... All blended together in a way that captivated my soul. This song was amazing before, now with the official video my love for it has grown even more!
I think that the reason why gorillaz is up there among my favorite bands is because they switch music genres all the time, and since I love every type of music but get easily bored they fit perfectly with me. Also the lore... nothing's better than good lore
I just love when they bring in the artists that need some love. I remember Thundercat being a opener for Red Hot Chili Peppers during the I'm With You tour, so over looked
My dad started lisning to you guys when he was 13. Hes 34 now and his 13yr old daughter listens to you now. You guys are my favorite band. My dad still lisns to your songs everyday
Not only the song but the animation was fantastic! While Song Machine brought back the memories of Demon Days, this one brings more the vibe of Plastic Beach. I'm loving this new era of Gorillaz!
just so u know, when this dropped live, there were some title cards at the start that said that what we see in this music video has not happened yet and that we are able to see it beacause of a time machine or sth like that. it also said something like, that this isnt how it was supposed to go and that this story starts with at the end. so we may get more music videos in the future to explain what happened before this chaos. (sry for my bad english)
FR Trad [2-D et Thundercat] Sur Cracker Island, il est né Au collectif de l'aube Ils plantaient des graines la nuit Pour cultiver un paradis inventé Où la vérité était modifiée (culte pour toujours) Et j'ai consommé de la tristesse (culte pour toujours) Tous les jours (culte pour toujours) Au final, j'ai dû payer (Quel est ce monde ?) Au final, j'ai dû payer (j'ai purgé mon âme) Au final, j'ai dû payer (j'ai bu pour écrire) Rien de plus à dire (j'ai bu pour écrire) [2-D] Ils se sont appris à être un culte Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies Ils se sont appris à être un culte Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies (Fantaisies) [Thundercat] Quel est ce monde? Quel est ce monde? [2-D et Thundercat] Sur Cracker Island, il a été élevé (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Par le collectif de la tombe (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Il ne sortait que la nuit (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Il a mangé leur paradis (Paradis) Où la vérité était modifiée (culte pour toujours) Et j'ai consommé de la tristesse (culte pour toujours) Tous les jours (culte pour toujours) Au final, j'ai dû payer (Quel est ce monde ?) Là-bas sur mon lac d'argent (je n'étais pas là) À la fin, ce sera gris (Sous les collines) Je suis comme un bateau entre les marées (je me suis vu) J'ai tenu bon, j'ai survécu (sous le vide) [2-D] Ils se sont appris à être un culte Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies Ils se sont appris à être un culte Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies (Fantaisies) [2-D et Thundercat] Sur Cracker Island, il mourra (culte pour toujours) Il rejoindra le collectif dans le ciel (culte pour toujours) Et sur l'éclat brillant de la lumière (culte pour toujours) Monte au paradis (Quel est ce monde ?) Où la vérité était modifiée (j'ai purgé mon âme) Et je consomme de la tristesse (j'ai bu pour écrire) Tous les jours (j'ai bu pour écrire) Au final j'ai dû payer (culte pour toujours) Au final j'ai dû payer (culte pour toujours) À la fin, tout ira bien (culte pour toujours) [ 2-D] Rien d'autre à dire Rien d'autre à dire Rien d'autre à dire
I respect the fuck out of this, the fact that the narrative is going on in the background as well as the foreground, like noodle asking for a phonecall its little touches like that, which show me this has passion and creative though put behind every frame of this mv
I'm still freaking out over how they've made her actually grow up. She's not itty bitty with bangs over her eyes anymore. I almost didn't recognize her.
@@sharmgidly3497 Pffffft yeah right. Meanwhile everything from Humanz to The Now Now is the most forgettable shit ever on all fronts. Sound, visuals, story telling. All worthless. I'll take this over the shitty 3D models from crap like Strobelite or them just I dunno kind of standing there like in Tranz. Thank god Damon and co have gotten the act back together in Song Machine.
My favorite part is 2D singing the line about being a cow into the phone as the demonic face and logo flash over him. Bet they both were calling murdoc for help tho, though he definitely has ulterior motive at least hes helpin them out.
@@BrotiniYT haha at first I was like she's kinda cute but before I finished that thought she turned into a grandma and I was like... dang it they got me
The little “roar” on the world occult is such a nice touch. Genuinely pretty cool. The visuals in this video are really addicting and the 3d models are much better than phase 4
@@Zambles I always thought the line was "they taught themselves to be a cult", but according to the lyrics they're saying occult? feels like a strange way to phrase that sentence
I thought it was “a cult” which I thought was really cheesy and on the nose so I had the opposite experience where “occult” made more sense once I saw that lyric on the instagram posts. Both occult and a cult are pronounced the same essentially so it doesn’t matter too much in the end haha
I thought I would hate the change to 3d but this was actually amazing and still high quality. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this. Edit just to clarify, I meant the change to this style of 3d. I know they've been 3d before.
absolutely adore how the characters have stylistically developed, I remember listening to Gorillaz when Noodle was just a tiny fiend with a funny hat, probably one of the few times I'll openly accept radical character changes given that she's literally aging through phases.
I also like how she looks more adult here, shes not a teen or young adult anymore, she looks like someone with age in an honestly refreshing way. If that makes sense. Not sure how to articulate it.
The fact that I literally grew up with Noodle is amazing, I was a teen when I first started listening to them. Now Noodle and I are very close in age in our 30s. I love this band so much for that
I was 19 years old when the Gorillaz dropped Clint Eastwood in 2001. Now I'm 40, and every Gorillaz project continues to blow my mind. And bringing Thundercat on board? Niiiiiiiiiiice. 😎🦍
nothing against all other iterations of the gorillaz style, but this finally feels like the original gorillaz feel but in 3d. it has the same look and feel as before the hiatus but with a whole new dimension of possibility, and thats pretty sick
I hated the last two albums, supremely overrated and had horrible production compared to their first two counterparts. This seems like a step in the right direction we’ll see.
@@MODERN-GAMING-IS-TRASH it's a personal preference, and gorillaz is supposed to be largely experimental so while they might make something you like, they won't if they've already made it
@@MODERN-GAMING-IS-TRASH “overrated” is always something said by someone who cannot make their own decisions. Notice there were no specifics provided with your album comparisons. I’ll be enjoying them all forever but to each his own
@@CancunMimosa You argue against Homie‘s feelings with your own both of them are subjective and cracker islands great I didn’t care much for the last few albums but they’re still serviceable (never been fond of the more psychedelic vibe) though I do have to agree with them perhaps there should be specificity when you’re trying to tear some thing down
@@CancunMimosa Psyche, I stand by my TRUE opinion on the matter. They are not, and will never be, as good as the first two albums. However, their are a lot of people on this planet who have atrocious taste in music and thus cannot defer the difference of quality provided in instrumentals so you liking all albums blindly proves my point exactly.
They’ve tried the 3d style in the past, and it usually never compared to the 2d style, but I feel like this is gonna be different. The models, the movement, all of it is just so good. I’m glad they’re moving to 3d if it’s going to look like this
CGI is evolving, but it's still in its infancy from what a professor told me. Films like Spiderverse, the Bad Guys, Hotel Transylvania, Paperman, and the upcoming Puss in Boots are proof that we're scratching into a deeper layer of what we can do with CGI, giving wooden CGI models a 2D look and movement. So seeing the Gorillaz embrace this style is all the more welcome in future projects.
Thank y’all so much for delivering on this level in terms of respecting (and raising the standard of) just how incredibly good, intentionally crafted and beautiful made music videos can be.
I can't wait to see more of the lore from this phase. The animation and looks are so much fun and I love the grittiness of it all while also being colorful
This hymn slaps
Hello Jesus
I agree Jesus
I agree also Jesus
based jesus
We need you!
The art direction in this really is terrific. They made the 3D look completely different from before and way more appealing.
Stylo CG is unmatched imo
both of them are quite amazing, this one looks more cellshade-y stylized than stylo
Plastic Beach CGI was the most visually detailed and had the best textures.
Whats the actual meaning of terrific
@MATÍAS YUNGE yeah, I guess that's true. They've definitely hit a nice middle ground with this. I really wish we could see something like Melancholy Hill again, but that was ridiculously expensive to make.
noodle mouthing “asshole” at the end is *chefs kiss*
😂
Seeing Gorillaz still going on even over 20 years later is nice, especially since it seems they've never really degraded in quality unlike many 90's - early 2000's bands.
Gorillaz never dies.
timeless music and loyal fan base
@@parad0x.76 What being innovative, passionate, and having loyal loving fanbase does to a mf
Gorillaz like a wine, It only gets better with age
Hey Gorillaz fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND and since Gorillaz are among my biggest inspirations, I thought I might share the news with other fans :) I have worked very hard on this album and I would appreciate every single listen and review, thank you! Have a great day!
Beautiful visuals. Thundercat’s inclusion was really fun. Adds a lot to the video. Reminds me of what I loved about the band originally while bringing the newer sounds from stuff like song machine.
Fancy seeing you here, I love to watch your vids!
Also the Gee-Tar is fun
Yeah there music is like a different genre at this point, well it was for a while actually lmao, also love you ❤️
Are you doing your review in the comment section
Braaaaaaaad
one thing you've got to respect is how they manage to switch up their style every time
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Yea they go through phases and I think this is phase 7 iirc
@@rylanmetors473 The phases have gotten kind of weird, but I don't think they've been about art style since probably D-Sides. Plastic Beach had a 3D/live action hybrid video for Stylo and a 2D/3D hybrid video for On Melancholy Hill, and Humanz did the same for Strobelight and Saturnz Barz. I think the phases were mainly for Noodle's redesigns, since she actually aged in real time for a while.
There's also the fact that they stopped calling them phases with Plastic Beach (Phase 3), and that because of this The Fall became a part of Phase 3, yet for some reason fans don't consider Humanz and The Now Now the same phase despite the fact TNN essentially plays the same role as The Fall. The clear split off into phase 5 would be the start of Song Machine, in my opinion, but since they haven't actively refered to them as phases in so long I'd say the concept has probably been abandoned.
TRUE
that's facts
I love how there’s no build up. It just starts at that sick pace and keeps it up the whole time.
The way Thundercat is depicted any time he's on screen is wild.
Question for those who might know: how did they manage to make him be so colorful like that?
Did they simply choose certain colors to multiple color keys and then pick and choose what color they wanted while also running it through some kind of gradient or simple change color effect that they dragged the sliders around for?
For the afterimage, I assume it's just playing the video behind itself and blurring the in-between frames?
right? the visuals are incredible
After Effects is a hell of a drug
Like spongebob when he sang im a goofy goober
They nailed the gorillas 3d models this phase, they look realistic too sort-of fit in with other humans but still have the animated crispness and clarity
@dilik mli Much better than the 3D models for Plastic Beach
@@Bluegirl12345 and the humanz album
I think stylo is still peak as far as 3D style goes, and that was 12 years ago, but this is alright.
The Vr stuff on here is decent, really immersive
@@ChrisRizer who are you
The progression of music, art style, and lore for a single band over 20+ years is just mind-boggling. Feels like they've grown up with me.
Still, the old style of animation is the most nostalgic and imo portrays the band better than the newer hi-def stuff
same
Yep mind boggling rubbish
@@garethde-witt6433 thanks for your valuable input L
I do feel like they have become more accessible. Not a bad thing by any means, but their edge during the early to mid 2000’s made them such a distinctive band in style and mood.
Now the cutesy, over the top cartoon antics have made it more approachable and maybe more entertaining, but also kinda generic.
Started listening to Gorillaz when I was in utero. I'm now 127 and they've only gotten better over time!
Probably started listening to Blur around the same time as when I copped In Utero
In Utero by Nirvana is also a great album by the way
What is utero?
@@EuRoWeIrDWomb. Mom’s stomach
@@najlis1784 i remember too
I remember listening to the Gorillaz in 1998 when they first released their album. I'm 37 years old and they still making good music.
The first album was 2001 though? Right?
Yep 2001
holy fuck 1998 was 26 years ago 😢
@@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973singles were 1998 though
Hey Gorillaz fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND and since Gorillaz are among my biggest inspirations, I thought I might share the news with other fans :) I have worked very hard on this album and I would appreciate every single listen and review, thank you! Have a great day!
oh fuck. they haven't looked THIS good in ages. it looks like we're heading into a lore heavy era and i'm so fucking stoked about it. let's fucking go.
Yes! Phase 7 has been amazing so far! This is probably the best stuff we've gotten since 2010 tbh
Back to the time of empire ants and rhinestone eyes please!
I think this song is in static channel
Hopefully they'll finally explain why 2D's eyes haven't been black in years.
@@yukononun they were filled with blood due to trauma he suffered when Murdoc hit him in the face with a van when he was robbing the shop that 2D worked at and another time crashing a car and ejecting 2d from it when Murdoc was trying to impress some girls.
The original story has changed a bit from his eyes being only sockets and then him suffering from 2 8-ball fractures
They absolutely nailed the 3D models this time around. They translate so well from 2D to 3D
Haha i see what you did there
3D 2D lol
Looks just as good as they did for plastic beach!!
The lyrics:
On Cracker Island it was born
To the collective of the dawn
They were planting seeds at night
To grow a made-up paradise
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul)
In the end I had to pay (I drank to riot)
Nothing more to say (I drank to riot)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasies)
What world is this?
What world is this?
On Cracker Island it was raised (hey, hey, hey, hey)
By the collective from the grave (hey, hey, hey, hey)
It only came out at night (hey, hey, hey, hey)
It ate up their paradise (paradise)
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
Out there on my silver lake (I was not there)
In the end, it will be great (beneath the hills)
I'm like a ship between the tide (I saw myself)
I held on, I survived (there in the void)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasy)
(Ooh, ooh)
On Cracker Island it will die (forever cult)
Join the collective in the sky (forever cult)
And on a shining bolt of light (forever cult)
Go up to paradise (what world is this?)
Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul)
And it's sadness I consume (I drank to riot)
Into my formats every day (I drank to riot)
In the end I had to pay (forever cult)
In the end I'll have to pay (forever cult)
In the end I'll be okay (forever cult)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
The lyrics are in the description
@@XaldynReaver935 cause they added them. They didnt used to be there.
@@Hihseu alrighty sorry man I'm late to the party anyway
@@XaldynReaver935 no worries
I feel like they taught themselves to be a cow is so burned into my brain that I couldn’t possibly replace it with occult lol.
I discovered gorillaz a bit late when i was 7 but now I'm 15 and a proud fan.
I love seeing how many people have also grown up with this timeless band.
Started in middle school and ill be graduating this year.
2D is being arrested, Russel is some kind of brainwashed zombie, Noodle is being interrogated by the police, and Murdoc is a cultist orchestrating some kind of cataclysmic event near the Hollywood sign.
The absolutely bonkers Gorillaz lore is back, boys!
Russell has always been partially supernatural, especially with Del.
russel's obviously brainwashed but does anyone have theories on why 2d doesn't seem fully there? i mean, since the beginning of the video he's been flopping around like a ragdoll and had to be wheeled into the mortuary
@@blue_12911 Either he's extremely sleepy, or partially affected by whatever was happening near the Hollywood sign. Probably a mix of both, imo.
Hopefully
@@blue_12911 drugs prolly I would assume? Cause there is a doll of who I would assume Is thundercat (the guy on with the hair that keeps changing colours) that at one point comes alive on the seat next to him
Honestly the bassline for this song is crazy hard, and crazy cool. Whoever wrote it (probably thundercat) is a genius!
You should hear thundercats other songs, they be really funky
Definitely thundercat. Do a deep dive the man has the FUNK
@@jesseomollo9405 yess! Thunder cats music is SO good/cool
I guess that was a 6 string bass?
Thundercat is so fucking good at basslines
Whenever someone interacts with this comment I will come back to see this masterpiece
Hello!
Hey ya
Yo
Time to re-listen to Cracker island!!
I'm fulfilling what I promised, and it's not difficult because this song is great
IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND THIS IS STILL GOOD
as if it would go bad like left out food?
@@eshwar6969lol right
Yesss this song its ever a masterpiece like the first time ! and i love the new video style so much 👍🏻⚡️💪🏻
I love the animation in this. The facial expressions and body language looks great! This could be in a movie
So much character poured into just a few seconds on screen that each character has. The end where you can see 2d, Noodle, and Russel's facial expressions as they're reacting to what Murdoc is doing is just priceless.
@The TacoCat shut up
NGL Gorrilaz are working on an animated Netflix movie right now
Owo
Gorillaz are the best czcams.com/video/rj0RLayexXo/video.html
Not a lot of bands can say they’ve been around for 25 years and still come out with bangers
Crazy how a song can instantly hook me with just the first note. I've listen to Cracker Island way too many times
Reminds me daft punk
O remember Ac/DC
Yes agree with you
really, cause i can name more than 10
WHOEVER MADE UP THIS SEEN WAS ON CRACK-ER ISLAND 💀 2:48
Yes I was. I am everywhere, all the camera lenses in the entirety of creation have been through God's EYE, in this case my 2-D form.
letra:
En Cracker Island nació
Al colectivo del amanecer
Estaban plantando semillas por la noche
Para cultivar un paraíso inventado
Donde la verdad se ajustó automáticamente (culto para siempre)
Y es tristeza que consumí (Cult para siempre)
En mis formatos todos los días (Cult para siempre)
Al final, tuve que pagar (¿qué mundo es este?)
Al final tuve que pagar (purgué mi alma)
Al final tuve que pagar (bebí a Riot)
Nada más que decir (bebí a Riot)
Se enseñaron a ser ocultos
No sabían sus muchas estrategias
Se enseñaron a ser ocultos
No sabían sus muchas estrategias (fantasías)
¿Qué mundo es este?
¿Qué mundo es este?
En Cracker Island se levantó (oye, oye, oye, oye)
Por el colectivo de la tumba (oye, oye, oye, oye)
Solo salió por la noche (oye, oye, oye, oye)
Se comió su paraíso (paraíso)
Donde la verdad se ajustó automáticamente (culto para siempre)
Y es tristeza que consumí (Cult para siempre)
En mis formatos todos los días (Cult para siempre)
Al final, tuve que pagar (¿qué mundo es este?)
Allá afuera en mi lago plateado (no estaba allí)
Al final, será genial (debajo de las colinas)
Soy como un barco entre la marea (me vi)
Me aferré, sobreviví (allí en el vacío)
Se enseñaron a ser ocultos
No sabían sus muchas estrategias
Se enseñaron a ser ocultos
No sabían sus muchas estrategias (fantasía)
(Ooh ooh)
En Cracker Island morirá (Cult para siempre)
Únete al colectivo en el cielo (Cult para siempre)
Y en un brillante perno de luz (culto para siempre)
Sube al paraíso (¿qué mundo es este?)
Donde la verdad se ajusta automáticamente (purgué mi alma)
Y es tristeza que consumo (bebí para disturbios)
En mis formatos todos los días (bebí a Riot)
Al final tuve que pagar (para siempre culto)
Al final tendré que pagar (para siempre culto)
Al final estaré bien (Cult para siempre)
Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga)
Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga)
Nada más que decir (digamos, diga, diga, diga)
I think my fav part of this band other than the music is the fact that they can do almost anything because they are animated.
@eroi bior indeed
Go see em in concert, they're touring right now and it's SO WORTH -very passive Gorillaz fan who was last minute invited to a concert recently
Noodle in background:
- Denying involvement.
- Arguing with police.
- Intentionally being difficult.
- Refusing to talk.
- Collaborating 2Ds statement.
- Demanding a phone call (probably realizing 2D didn't accomplish much in his current state).
- Listing off things on the phone call. Likely lawyer or fixer.
Actually, probably, being the only one present helping their current status.
Noodle has gone from being the team kid the others took care of to being the Team Mom that takes care of them. It's all come full circle.
Tenemos tanta suerte de tener a grupo cómo Gorillaz Cracker Island me pareció un buen álbum y ver qué todavía lo estan dando es increíble mis felicitaciones a Damon Albarn.
On Cracker Island it was born
To the collective of the dawn
They were planting seeds at night
To grow a made-up paradise
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul)
In the end I had to pay (I drank to riot)
Nothing more to say (I drank to riot)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasies)
What world is this?
What world is this?
On Cracker Island it was raised (hey, hey, hey, hey)
By the collective from the grave (hey, hey, hey, hey)
It only came out at night (hey, hey, hey, hey)
It ate up their paradise (paradise)
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
Out there on my silver lake (I was not there)
In the end, it will be great (beneath the hills)
I'm like a ship between the tide (I saw myself)
I held on, I survived (there in the void)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasy)
(Ooh, ooh)
On Cracker Island it will die (forever cult)
Join the collective in the sky (forever cult)
And on a shining bolt of light (forever cult)
Go up to paradise (what world is this?)
Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul)
And it's sadness I consume (I drank to riot)
Into my formats every day (I drank to riot)
In the end I had to pay (forever cult)
In the end I'll have to pay (forever cult)
In the end I'll be okay (forever cult)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (say, say, say, say)
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Fuente: LyricFind
Compositores: David Albarn / Greg Kurstin / Stephen Bruner
Letra de Cracker Island © Downtown Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
New Gorillaz music videos always feel more special than other artists
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And the fact that after many decades, they're still popular and getting lots of views/streams
i get pretty excited for ok go videos too tbh
Few artists put as much content and lore into their videos as gorillaz have. Cannot wait for this season of gorillaz
FACT
Baseline theory for what the hell is going on here: Murdoc used a cult to perform a ritual to revive what I can ONLY assume to be a former flame of Murdoc's, resulting in Russel getting fried for a bit, 2-D probably got absolutely smashed out of his mind to deal with the stress of it, and this is likely the first Noodle has heard of it, since she's the only one awake, sober, and not in her usual styled outfits. Looks like she was in night clothes and was taken by complete surprise.
She's trying at damage control for a situation she had no idea was going on, and is regularly seen in the background arguing with the police and gesturing at 2-D almost as if she's saying "Look at him! Do you really think you can take a SEVERELY drunk man is saying at face value, not knowing that is EXACTLY what is going on, and in strolls Murdoc in A FULL CULT LEADER OUTFIT, WALKING UP TO THE NEWLY REVIVED CORPSE IN THE BACKGROUND!
WHO HE THEN PROCEEDS TO PLAY TONGUE HOCKEY WITH!!!
Meanwhile EVERYONE in the hospital has seen this go down, cops, nurses, doctors, 2-D, Russel, and most notably Noodle, who appears to be saying something along the lines of "you asshole", realizing they're fucked.
Yea, looking at the vid that makes sense lol
either "Asshole" or "That's gross", from what I can make of it 3:05
2-D’s ex, who Murdoc had a fling with at one point, is called Paula Cracker. Seems potentially relevant…
Noodle is also the only one cuffed.
@@ytknits4892 thats my theory
it’s the anniversary when 2D and Murdoc first meeting 8/15
Bro a movie with these visuals would be so fucking good.. Netflix fucked up saying no..
This is why I always embrace Gorillaz collabing with other artist because sometimes they’ll just blend so well with characters like Thundercat who not only embrace their oddity in music but totally play into the performance and lyrics. Such a great collab I didn’t know I wanted!
I discovered Thundercat a couple years ago and immediately thought him with Gorillaz would be gold so I'm so happy it actually happened.
A - love the song.
B - Murdoc is the cult leader. Of course.
C - love that Noodles with age goes "backward" in styling of the typical anime. Grungy 00's, colorful/gritty 80-90's, and she looks pretty close to those classic 70's Lupin/Gundam designs.
My reaction to Murdoc also was "oh, right. Of course he is." lol
Is Murdoc supposed to be the villain or is it just Murdoc being Murdoc?
@@aSpectreAppears Yes.
@@aSpectreAppears In the video I think he's more like Murdoc being Murdoc, and since it's not really despicted what the cult was doing that had to be stopped - even if the woman aging quick wasn't a good sign - it's all open to interpretation, I think. Whether he's the villian that depends on one's personal opinion of Murdoc and cults, I believe. Murdoc did some very bad things along the band's history (have an affair with 2D's girlfriend, bully 2D, other general Murdoc stuff) even if he's also a generally liked character because of how entertaining/relatable he can be. And cults are cults, no matter how well-meaning they can appear to be, so it mostly depends on who you ask and your personal views.
70-80.
70s and 80s
1976 1980😊
anyone else noticed " cull-ture " in the magazine title at 1:41? Whats that supposed to mean?
The forever cult (gorillaz)
一日で何回も聞いてしまうほど頭から離れない…
Жиза
Надеюсь у вас в китае переводчик не корявый
I respect how they can successfully pull off changing genres every time
@dilik mli I really liked the more realistic designs from Stylo a little more than this but the 3D is still great here
@The Squish Murdoc was beautifully ugly imo
They are their own Genre
Tbh I don't really know what genre I would call this. It's just good music
I mean the dude went front writing the song they play at every sports game to this.
Gorillaz was the first band I ever got super into, way back when I was like 12 years old. I gravitated to them because I liked how oddball and experimental they were, and found the whole "animated fictional band" idea to be super engaging and interesting. It's been a good 13 years, but I still have so much respect and affection for this band. Never stop being kooky, Gorillaz.
Still going really strong right here too. Always high style marks. Always cool af.
This track is amazing. 🔥
Mean I’m 12 now and I think I’m leaning the direction you went
Nodding along but more like 21 years for me lmao
Same... heard Feel Good Inc. on the radio roughly that long ago, and I havent been the same since
I'm so glad i'm not alone on saying the same!!!
The cop keeping his hand on his gun the entire time even though 2-D is handcuffed to the chair and was the victim is just so accurate. Trigger happy cowards.
Been loving this one since it released. I really like the insomnia sleep deprived vibe.
Murdok is about 50 years old, the kiss with that grandmother is not strange
Yep, 56 to be exact! So no, it definitely wouldn't be too strange to see him interested in Moon Flower (the old woman @ the end)
Thou doth protest too much..
also. he approached her gently. that´s weird.
@@glferris716 WHO? /genuinely asking who Moon Flower is
@Jera Always happy to share Gorillaz lore!
Moon Flower is a new character in the current phase, Phase 7. She's their next door neighbor in their new (temporary) home in California, as explained by 2D in his podcast, The Stuart Potcast lol
Murdoc made eye contact with her once over the fence, and immediately had the hots for her. So much so, that 90% of the reason for his forming a cult in the first place was out of a misguided attempt to get her attention. Moon Flower happens to be the leader of her own cult, the Forever Cult, so naturally, Murdoc decided the best way for her to fall madly in love with him was to create a competing cult to impress her--hence their name, the Last Cult!
Prior to the events of this music video, Moon Flower doesn't take much of interest in Murdoc at all, beyond mild annoyance at his constant spying on her and one-upmanship (much to his disappointment). It would seem she DOES take an interest in 2D however, as he's frequently invited over. This interest is very blatantly an indoctrination attempt, though, but Murdoc is incredibly bitter over it all the same. Lmfao
Interestingly, Moon Flower appears to be able to conceal her real age to those around her--or at least, in Murdoc and 2D's case, anyway. According to a CZcams short from Murdoc, he had absolutely no idea he was kissing an older woman at all, and instead only saw her the way she initially looked when removed her hood. For what reason she's started paying attention to Murdoc, or would even want to keep up this illusion with him, is still unknown. Very weird.
Sorry for the rant, but I hope this was helpful! Currently, most of the story for Phase 7 is unfolding through the official Instagram, Discord, CZcams shorts, and 2D's podcast. The last one is especially useful for bits of information about Moon Flower, since 2D hangs out with her so often heh
Finally, a song about my homeland.
🤨
@@HASH134 White people joke maybe
I've always said that about this song lol... "is this song about USA?"
🇬🇧
@@johnshadoe not to be “that guy” but the US isn’t an island.
Started listening to Gorillaz when I was 12 now I’m gonna be 19 in April and still listening and loving the characters
Genuinely might be one of my fav Gorillaz vids? The song itself with the strange, warping visuals and implied story creates such a mysterious, foreboding atmosphere, my favourite detail is the fact they edited Thundercat's face over the extras instead of having him replace them in costume, idk if it was a logistical thing or not but it really adds to that building surrealism.
It's always super impressive how they manage to mix real life and the animation so well, especially with all the different styles over the years.
walt disney did it before anything else he did
its quite intuative really watch the behind the scenes of do ya thing video. its effectively mocap meaning theres actually a real person under/behind the animations
@@jovanyjimenez4733 Walt Disney is a corporate shit face tho
id guess its a complete 3d environment, only the human actors are real.
They are pioneers in this, also in between the first ever to perform with live holograms
Fuck yeah! Thundercat! This is super catchy
Sup Drae, TCat slaps!
lol, how did you end up here, Drae ? :D *cool*
Didnt expect to see you here
drae? 😂 what the hell are you doing here
ayo drae?! wasnt expecting to see you here! damn another reason why i like ya.
Who ever does the animating needs multiple oscars
It's insane to me how the animation of the band first began & how great it looks today.
2:41 No one expects the *MURDOC INQUISITION*
I love how they mid “cartoons” with real life. It really looks like they’re in the real world. I love gorillaz
since when havent they been
Gorillaz are the best czcams.com/video/rj0RLayexXo/video.html
cracker island, but the lyrics are over-complicated
Among cracker archipelago t'was birthened
To the colectiveé of the earliest of the day migration.
‘twas the people were implanting the seeds of life at the time of darkness.
To growthen heaven raised by the shower of thoughts of the brain
(KINGDOM OF HEAVEN)
where the reality of things was greatly altered using auto tune.
Furthermore,It's weeping ways I integrated into my body
(CONSTANTLY CULT)
into the formats i own, every 24-hour periods
In the finalities I hathed to pay
(WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS I QUESTION?) in the finalities i hathed to pay
In the finalities I hathed to pay (I BEVERATED TO VIOLENTLY ACT)
nothing more to announce (I BEVERATED TO VIOLENTLY ACT)
They formulated their minds to follow the code of being hidden
they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies
They formulated their minds to follow the code of being hidden
they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies (IMAGINATIONS)
What astral empire do we currently reside in?
what empire do we currently reside in?
Among cracker archipelago t'was raisened
(Good day x4)
apon the collective ‘fore the tombstone
(good day x4)
It exclusively exited its abode at the lunar stage of the earths rotation around its axis.
it continuously consumed their kingdom of heaven (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN)
where the reality of things was greatly altered using auto tune.
aswell it’s sorrow i hath consumed (CONSTANT CULT)
into the formats i am the owner of every solar rotation of the earth around its axis
i’m the finalities i hathed to pay (WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS CURRENTLY?)
In the outdoors, I refer to my large body of water that I refer to as silver.
(I WAS NOTETH IN THE AREH)
at the abrupt end, it will be wonderful (UNDERNEATH THE RAISED LAND)
I am like an ocean transport between the pull of the ocean caused by the state of the large rock in the sky referred to as moon. (I visualised My own being)
i grasped for dear life, i eventually kept my life (THERE IN THE DARK PLACE DEVOID OF ANYTHING)
They informed theirselves to be hidden
they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies
They informed themselves to be hidden
they weren’t knowledged of its varied strategies (IMAGINATIONS) (OOHOOH)
Among cracker archipelago It is set into the future to pass.
(Unbending cult)
join the collaborative in the blue heavens above us (CONTINUOUS CULT)
Furthermore on a glistening Ray derived of light (Neverending cult)
go upwards towards the kingdom of heaven (WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS I QUESTION?)
In a place where the official truth is heavily auto tuned(I mercilessly attacked my inner being)
and so it’s sorrowness i comsume (I BEVERAGED TO VIOLENTLY ACT)
into the formats i am the owner of every solar rotation of the earth around its axis(I beverated to become loud and obnoxious)
in the abrupt ending i was forced to pay (CONSTANT CULT)
In the finalities I am obliged to pay(never-ending cult)
in the finalities i will be fine (CONSTANT CULT)
No
more appropriate words to speak (speak x4)
nothing greater to confirm (confirm x4)
No
more appropriate words to speak (speak x4)
*epic guitar/bass noises*
*epic keyboard noises*
Lyrics:
On Cracker Island, it was born
To the collective of the dawn
They were planting seeds at night
To grow a made-up paradise
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
But it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul)
In the end, I had to pay (I drank to riot)
Nothing more to say (I drank to riot)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasies)
What world is this?
What world is this?
On Cracker Island, it was raised
By the collective from the grave
It only came out at night
It ate up their paradise (paradise)
Where the truth was auto-tuned (forever cult)
And it's sadness I consumed (forever cult)
Into my formats every day (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (what world is this?)
Out there on my silver lake (I was not there)
In the end, it will be great (beneath the hills)
I'm like a ship between the tide (I saw myself)
I held on to my surprise (there in the void)
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies (fantasy)
♪
On Cracker Island, it will die (forever cult)
Join the collective in the sky (forever cult)
And on the shining bolt of light (forever cult)
Go up to paradise (what world is this?)
Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul)
And it's sadness I consume (I drank to riot)
Into my formats every day (I drank to riot)
In the end, I had to pay (forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (forever cult)
In the end, I'll be okay (forever cult)
Nothing more to say
Nothing more to say
Nothing more to say
The way that they animated 2-D because he was heavily drugged, his movements are hypnotizing. In love!
Yeah I loved how they animated his movements
I love this,he looks so cute,even if he's out of it,i wanna hug him
I think they have a lot of experience in drugs 🙄
@@ljhp3154 well yeah 2-D has been on painkillers for a while
It’s a 3d 2d
I swear, Gorillaz is one of the few groups out there that has songs for just about every mood. Not to mention that you're introduced to so many talented artists just from keeping up with them.
Blur as well
Couldn’t have said it better myself
Deftones too!!
Coldplay aswell
Agree. Every song is out of the box.
2:22 why are Stuart’s legs so long
Remember kids and Gorillaz, don't talk to the police without your lawyer.
I always found the Stylo/Do Ya Thing models a bit too real for the characters they're portraying, the Humanz models in things like Strobelite were a bit too jank, but these new models finally feel like the perfect rendition of the 2d art into 3D. Excellent work all around, not even counting into the fact that the song slaps
I couldn’t agree more, perfect put
i love em too
Agreed, but I wish they'd go back to fully animated videos. They look so weird next to actual humans
It was the motion tracking for Strobelite, the same one they used for Sleeping Powder and some interviews. My guess was that they wanted to start doing a show or another album or something with the technology, but too many people didn't like the jank. I like the jank in a way but not for Gorillaz.
Every new Gorillaz tune at first I'm like "Hmmmm...." after a couple of listens I'm like "FOREVER CULT"
That is literally what they are about they sneak up on you and boom youll love this banger
I know right! It always takes some time for the song to grow on me and I appreciate it more the more I listen to it.
@biuor su I dunno if I'd go that far but dog's performance has grown on me like bloody weed in Humboldt County XD
I'd DEFINITELY support having him a regular collaborator
"What world is.... this?"
Dude omg same! I heard this the first time like it's okkkkkkkaaaay. This time it's already made the playlist of awesomeness
0:46 Best part
I love how 2d is 60% leg lol
The whole concept of the video was thrilling, the animation, acting, sound and light effects, the implicit story... All blended together in a way that captivated my soul. This song was amazing before, now with the official video my love for it has grown even more!
felipe
I think that the reason why gorillaz is up there among my favorite bands is because they switch music genres all the time, and since I love every type of music but get easily bored they fit perfectly with me. Also the lore... nothing's better than good lore
tf you on
@@eeeh9693 tf YOU on?
same
I just love when they bring in the artists that need some love. I remember Thundercat being a opener for Red Hot Chili Peppers during the I'm With You tour, so over looked
Yes the looorrrre.
My dad started lisning to you guys when he was 13. Hes 34 now and his 13yr old daughter listens to you now. You guys are my favorite band. My dad still lisns to your songs everyday
The more I listen to this album, the more I love it!
Not only the song but the animation was fantastic! While Song Machine brought back the memories of Demon Days, this one brings more the vibe of Plastic Beach. I'm loving this new era of Gorillaz!
me too bro
You're right on the mark, I think. It is definitely more narrative driven.
just so u know, when this dropped live, there were some title cards at the start that said that what we see in this music video has not happened yet and that we are able to see it beacause of a time machine or sth like that. it also said something like, that this isnt how it was supposed to go and that this story starts with at the end. so we may get more music videos in the future to explain what happened before this chaos. (sry for my bad english)
Aaaaaa graciasss, no entendí una mierda en el video porque no sé inglés, así que gracias
@@nicole.suzuki i am german so no idea what u said accept for gracias soooo... no problem i guess mate XD
@@nicole.suzuki pero si el comenrario esta en ingles XD
@@elmaskpitonomascopito8461 Ya pero utilizo el traductor de CZcams, bonito nombre
interesting
FR Trad
[2-D et Thundercat]
Sur Cracker Island, il est né
Au collectif de l'aube
Ils plantaient des graines la nuit
Pour cultiver un paradis inventé
Où la vérité était modifiée (culte pour toujours)
Et j'ai consommé de la tristesse (culte pour toujours)
Tous les jours (culte pour toujours)
Au final, j'ai dû payer (Quel est ce monde ?)
Au final, j'ai dû payer (j'ai purgé mon âme)
Au final, j'ai dû payer (j'ai bu pour écrire)
Rien de plus à dire (j'ai bu pour écrire)
[2-D]
Ils se sont appris à être un culte
Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies
Ils se sont appris à être un culte
Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies (Fantaisies)
[Thundercat]
Quel est ce monde?
Quel est ce monde?
[2-D et Thundercat]
Sur Cracker Island, il a été élevé (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Par le collectif de la tombe (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Il ne sortait que la nuit (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Il a mangé leur paradis (Paradis)
Où la vérité était modifiée (culte pour toujours)
Et j'ai consommé de la tristesse (culte pour toujours)
Tous les jours (culte pour toujours)
Au final, j'ai dû payer (Quel est ce monde ?)
Là-bas sur mon lac d'argent (je n'étais pas là)
À la fin, ce sera gris (Sous les collines)
Je suis comme un bateau entre les marées (je me suis vu)
J'ai tenu bon, j'ai survécu (sous le vide)
[2-D]
Ils se sont appris à être un culte
Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies
Ils se sont appris à être un culte
Ils ne connaissaient pas ses nombreuses stratégies (Fantaisies)
[2-D et Thundercat]
Sur Cracker Island, il mourra (culte pour toujours)
Il rejoindra le collectif dans le ciel (culte pour toujours)
Et sur l'éclat brillant de la lumière (culte pour toujours)
Monte au paradis (Quel est ce monde ?)
Où la vérité était modifiée (j'ai purgé mon âme)
Et je consomme de la tristesse (j'ai bu pour écrire)
Tous les jours (j'ai bu pour écrire)
Au final j'ai dû payer (culte pour toujours)
Au final j'ai dû payer (culte pour toujours)
À la fin, tout ira bien (culte pour toujours)
[ 2-D]
Rien d'autre à dire
Rien d'autre à dire
Rien d'autre à dire
One of My biggest wish is to see gorillaz do a collab or genre fusion with Japanese artists (J-rok, J-hip hop, etc)
I respect the fuck out of this, the fact that the narrative is going on in the background as well as the foreground, like noodle asking for a phonecall its little touches like that, which show me this has passion and creative though put behind every frame of this mv
I'm still freaking out over how they've made her actually grow up. She's not itty bitty with bangs over her eyes anymore. I almost didn't recognize her.
There wasn't that much going on in the background, honestly it was one of the most boring videos they've ever done if not for Thundercat's inclusion
@@sharmgidly3497 I think it’s one of the best videos they’ve had in *years*
@@sharmgidly3497 Pffffft yeah right. Meanwhile everything from Humanz to The Now Now is the most forgettable shit ever on all fronts. Sound, visuals, story telling. All worthless. I'll take this over the shitty 3D models from crap like Strobelite or them just I dunno kind of standing there like in Tranz. Thank god Damon and co have gotten the act back together in Song Machine.
My favorite part is 2D singing the line about being a cow into the phone as the demonic face and logo flash over him. Bet they both were calling murdoc for help tho, though he definitely has ulterior motive at least hes helpin them out.
Love how gorillaz have maintained their horror themes throughout each phase
Yeah this genuinely really unnerving
The most unnerving thing is the kiss at the end lol
@@BrotiniYT haha at first I was like she's kinda cute but before I finished that thought she turned into a grandma and I was like... dang it they got me
@@BrotiniYT jajajajaja fue tan random
@@BrotiniYT I wonder if she’s someone important to Murdoc
True to their style, they knew how to create something incredible just as they did 18 years ago.
1 año ya cumplió esta obra de arte 🎉
disculpa en que disco viene esa canción ? es para una tarea proyecto regalo de cumpleaños para mi hija 😬
The little “roar” on the world occult is such a nice touch. Genuinely pretty cool. The visuals in this video are really addicting and the 3d models are much better than phase 4
are they saying occult? i thought they were saying "a cow"
@@Zambles Occult, but the voices could be saying Cult
@@Zambles I always thought the line was "they taught themselves to be a cult", but according to the lyrics they're saying occult? feels like a strange way to phrase that sentence
I thought it was “a cult” which I thought was really cheesy and on the nose so I had the opposite experience where “occult” made more sense once I saw that lyric on the instagram posts. Both occult and a cult are pronounced the same essentially so it doesn’t matter too much in the end haha
honestly i really liked the models for the plastic beach vids but i agree with you on the later ones
I thought I would hate the change to 3d but this was actually amazing and still high quality. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this.
Edit just to clarify, I meant the change to this style of 3d. I know they've been 3d before.
They have been 3d before lol
@@brianbread7698 4 K real
what? There has been plenty of 3D in the past lol
are these comments fake and boosted by some kind of hivemind bot network? Like, any real human would surely know Gorillaz has done 3D before? Right??
where's the third dent?
You know a Gorrilaz song is gonna be good when a black guy starts astral projecting
absolutely adore how the characters have stylistically developed, I remember listening to Gorillaz when Noodle was just a tiny fiend with a funny hat, probably one of the few times I'll openly accept radical character changes given that she's literally aging through phases.
I also like how she looks more adult here, shes not a teen or young adult anymore, she looks like someone with age in an honestly refreshing way. If that makes sense. Not sure how to articulate it.
We need more Noodle she looks so good
This is true. I didn't recognize her in this outing. I thought she was a random new character 😂
@@dccrulez definitely makes sense and I wholly agree, honestly almost feels like we're aging alongside the band
Gotta respect that yee-yee ass haircut she has 👌
Am I the only one who gets hypnotized by Thundercats braids flowing around?
Its so dope and part of why I dyed my hair
He’s a mother fucking ethereal being it’s sick
@Casey Donohue say sike rn
locs* and he's very majestic
@@southernfriedwestcoaster did you dye dreads? I'm curious about how easy it would be
I kind of prefer gorillaz back when it had the 2D art style with 3D environments
I love that cop at the end. He sees Murdoc and slowly reaches for his gun lol.
The fact that I literally grew up with Noodle is amazing, I was a teen when I first started listening to them. Now Noodle and I are very close in age in our 30s. I love this band so much for that
Yeah I was around 11 when Feel Good Inc came out and seeing Noodle as an adult now lowkey makes me old even though she's a little older than me 😆
Facts
Same ! Bring on All Points East 19/8 😍
Stop giving life to someone else’s character, you’re making it weird
@@chadmann2724 ?
I was 19 years old when the Gorillaz dropped Clint Eastwood in 2001. Now I'm 40, and every Gorillaz project continues to blow my mind. And bringing Thundercat on board? Niiiiiiiiiiice. 😎🦍
For a moment the math wasnt mathing for me and mow i relize why im failing math
I was about 4, and Clint Eastwood was my favorite song
Im 33 a feel you
oh yea i forgot, that was 20 years ago.
nobody cares
i miss 2d with black eyes
2:54 is that the same woman on silent running?
Yes
Yes, that's Moonflower
I love how Noodle is talking to the cops as if she's the responsible one now. So weird to see her growth.
Well basically she is considering she's 30 now
Is that Noodle? Kinda looks like Paula Cracker imo
Pretty sure shes not Noodle,
In the profile Pic of gorilaz or the banner Noodle appears with the look we would spect
@@bermelxd7820 Nop, that's Noodle
bruh why noodle has redish hair now
This band has grown up with me, i love how thet switch their music style everytime, their songs are amazing, keep being great Gorillaz :)
Lit
Noodle seeing Murdoc get kissed and going "thats gross" is everything
Anyone else notice Noodle mouth "asshole" at the end there?
nothing against all other iterations of the gorillaz style, but this finally feels like the original gorillaz feel but in 3d. it has the same look and feel as before the hiatus but with a whole new dimension of possibility, and thats pretty sick
I hated the last two albums, supremely overrated and had horrible production compared to their first two counterparts. This seems like a step in the right direction we’ll see.
@@MODERN-GAMING-IS-TRASH it's a personal preference, and gorillaz is supposed to be largely experimental so while they might make something you like, they won't if they've already made it
@@MODERN-GAMING-IS-TRASH “overrated” is always something said by someone who cannot make their own decisions. Notice there were no specifics provided with your album comparisons. I’ll be enjoying them all forever but to each his own
@@CancunMimosa You argue against Homie‘s feelings with your own both of them are subjective and cracker islands great I didn’t care much for the last few albums but they’re still serviceable (never been fond of the more psychedelic vibe) though I do have to agree with them perhaps there should be specificity when you’re trying to tear some thing down
@@CancunMimosa Psyche, I stand by my TRUE opinion on the matter. They are not, and will never be, as good as the first two albums. However, their are a lot of people on this planet who have atrocious taste in music and thus cannot defer the difference of quality provided in instrumentals so you liking all albums blindly proves my point exactly.
Almost 25 years of Gorillaz existence, they still are amazing
Edit: I changed it to 25 because you guys are saying it's 25 years
32 years of Damon, incredible
@@quillberwho the hell is Damon
@@jaredeleson1428 genius behind Gorillaz. yes is "Damon Albarn"
Agreed 💯
Not the edit bro 💀
is that Music sounds better with you in the backround in the scene of murdoc entering
Holy shh... I can't believe this song was released a year ago!! Time flies!! :")
They’ve tried the 3d style in the past, and it usually never compared to the 2d style, but I feel like this is gonna be different. The models, the movement, all of it is just so good. I’m glad they’re moving to 3d if it’s going to look like this
CGI is evolving, but it's still in its infancy from what a professor told me. Films like Spiderverse, the Bad Guys, Hotel Transylvania, Paperman, and the upcoming Puss in Boots are proof that we're scratching into a deeper layer of what we can do with CGI, giving wooden CGI models a 2D look and movement.
So seeing the Gorillaz embrace this style is all the more welcome in future projects.
Im sure they'll mix many different styles as they always did
@@diverdawn00001 this is the beauty of Gorillaz.
But the Stylo models were gorgeously gross with all the detail, I always wished they used those more although it was probably too expensive
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Finally it's here
Ainda não acredito que essa obra saiu no dia do meu aniversário
Já vai fazer 1 ano 😢😢❤❤❤
1 year already🎉
Thank y’all so much for delivering on this level in terms of respecting (and raising the standard of) just how incredibly good, intentionally crafted and beautiful made music videos can be.
bruh garret watts the average gorillaz enjoyer 🤔
HEY GARRETT
didn’t expect to see u here omgee
HI GARRETT OMG
Omg Garrett Watts is at it again in the comments of good musical artists 🙏🏻😎 a man of taste I see
So good. Also, i really like where this is going with all the cult stuff. I'm so happy the band has been so busy with new music in this past few years
It’s like wtf did you do this time Murdoc…? Seriously what did he do…?
Grande Pride !!!
Hola pride te quiero mucho, por ti le echo ganas a la escuela
I ate 50 OREOS in a video 🤪🔥💀
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Finally it's here
anyone else mishear the lyric "they taught themselves to be a cow"
2D is looking oddly 3d 🤔
I can't wait to see more of the lore from this phase. The animation and looks are so much fun and I love the grittiness of it all while also being colorful
I feel like they reached their NFT era :/
@@user-nj6bt5gy4s
Just for how the animation looks?
@@user-nj6bt5gy4s 3D doesn't = NFT, this animation actually looks like it has heart and soul in it unlike most NFT "art"
@@ChoripanesAlVapor Yeah i don't really like it, nor the song
@@robooz 3D definitely doesnt mean NFT but just this style reminds me so much of it
I can't get over how almost hypnotic Thundercat's lyrics are
Yess
You probably mean his vocal delivery/phrasing rather than the lyrics, also he didn't solely write the lyrics for his lines either
@@Kaladin2077 You must be fun at parties...
@@dodgepuppy1715 what
@@stan-ox6no don't click on it