Gorillaz – The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (2011/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:01 minutes | 637 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK
“The Singles Collection: 2001–2011” is a compilation album by British virtual band Gorillaz. The album is a collection of the group’s singles released between 2001 and 2011.
It is no great surprise that a group designed as a concept would eventually specialize in concept albums, so when Gorillaz abandoned the giddiness that fueled their 2001 debut in favor of dense dystopian dance-rock operas, it seemed logical and the transition was eased by Albarn’s cunning knack for sharp crossover singles. Released in 2011, The Singles Collection 2001-2011 rounds up 15 of those singles – including remixes of early hits “Clint Eastwood” and “19/2000” and “Doncamatic,” which was added to later pressings of 2010’s Plastic Beach, but nothing from their iPad-recorded 2010 detour The Fall – and they make for an impressively consistent body of work, with Gorillaz finding many variations within their blend of Brit-pop, hip-hop, dance, and rock. In this context, it is clear that the three singles pulled from Plastic Beach – “Stylo,” “Superfast Jellyfish,” “On Melancholy Hill” – didn’t reach the same heights as those from Gorillaz and Demon Days because they were cobbled by a certain dourness – a quality lacking from the singles from the similarly pessimistic Demon Days and from “Doncamatic” – yet they don’t offer a sour coda on this Singles Collection; instead, they indicate the complexity of this cartoon pop group, which means this compilation isn’t merely a good collection of hits, it’s a fine introduction to the multifaceted pleasures of Gorillaz.
Tracklist:
1. Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today (03:13)
2. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (05:42)
3. Gorillaz – 19-2000 (03:27)
4. Gorillaz – Rock the House (04:09)
5. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc (03:41)
6. Gorillaz – DARE (Radio Edit) (03:33)
7. Gorillaz – Dirty Harry (Single Edit) (03:50)
8. Gorillaz – Kids With Guns (03:45)
9. Gorillaz – El Manana (03:50)
10. Gorillaz/Bobby Womack/Mos Def – Stylo (Radio Edit) [feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack] (03:52)
11. Gorillaz/Gruff Rhys/De La Soul – Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul) (02:54)
12. Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill (Radio Edit) (03:28)
13. Gorillaz/Daley – Doncamatic (feat. Daley) (03:20)
14. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix) [Edit] (03:41)
15. Gorillaz – 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix) (03:29)
