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CD: Gorillaz - The Fall

CD: Gorillaz - The Fall

It's slipped out under the radar but showcases Damon Albarn at his best

2D, the fictional driving force behind Gorillaz' latest, gets creative in his American hotel room-cum-studio

Record Store Day this Saturday, 16 April, will give vinyl a small boost. Many artists are creating special limited editions. Bands love all that. It reminds them of when people cared about music as more than "content". The Fall was originally available as a Gorllaz fan-club download last December and will be available on CD imminently but king Gorilla, Damon Albarn, wanted it first and foremost as celebratory Record Store Day vinyl - which is how I'm listening to it.

Record Store Day this Saturday, 16 April, will give vinyl a small boost. Many artists are creating special limited editions. Bands love all that. It reminds them of when people cared about music as more than "content". The Fall was originally available as a Gorllaz fan-club download last December and will be available on CD imminently but king Gorilla, Damon Albarn, wanted it first and foremost as celebratory Record Store Day vinyl - which is how I'm listening to it.

Albarn always ties his sci-fi sounds into tunes and he's a lethal songwriter

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