Parlophone Vinyl & CDs

Review: Record Store Day 2020 had no real beginning and no real end, as exemplified by the fact that only now is this special release finally landing on our shelves. D-Sides is a 2007 compilation album by everyone favourite virtual band Gorillaz. The record is jam packed with B-sides and remixes of singles and bonus tracks that were all taken from their second studio album Demon Days. The same recording sessions also gave rise to many other tracks that never made it out so plenty of those previously unreleased gems also make the cut here.

Review: Everyone's favourite cartoon band marked Record Store Day 2020 by serving up a UK release of a collection of tunes the was previously only available in Japan, and later in the US of A. It pulls together a wealth of b-sides from the studio sessions around their first album Gorillaz, and the Tomorrow Comes Today EP. It is limited to just 2000 copies and harks back to a time when the band - lead by Daman Albarn - was at the peak of its powers. The self titled debut album was such a hit it earned the band an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Most Successful Virtual Band."

Review: Who would have thought that'll these years later the cartoon band that is Gorillaz would still be going, still be popular, and still turning out great music? Well, they are. They have kept details of this new album under tight guard for a while but what we do know about Cracker Island is that it features a truly all-star lineup of heavyweight guests such as Thundercat, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bootie Brown, Adeleye Omotayo, Bad Bunny, and Beck. As always the sound is alternative indie and electronic with a playful sense of character.