Two years ago Damon Albarn, acting as the representatives for Gorillaz, cos Murdoc was …well..let’s all assumes he’s minding his own business, told NME that Gorillaz wouldn’t make any more pop records. But you know better than to take Damon’s word to heart as Murdoc would later state that Damon was acting on his own agenda cos Blur or whatever the bad and ugly was selling less than Gorillaz. And now five years after the release of their last record “Demon Days“, Gorillaz has announced their new LP titled Plastic Beach, due for release on March 9. A little peek into Plastic beach will be the first single “Stylo”, which features Mos Def and Bobby Womack, released on January 26th last week. Besides the two names mentioned before, the list of guests on this new LP will include Lou Reed, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Kano, Snopp Dogg, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Sinfonia VIVA, as well as The National Orchestra For Arabic Music. The story behind the new album goes something like this: “The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This Plastic Beach is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet.” Aha, at last, it all makes sense now!

The full tracklisting is as follows:
1. Orchestral Intro (featuring Sinfonia ViVA)
2. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
3. White Flag (feat. Kano, Bashy and The National Orchestra For Arabic Music)
4. Rhinestone Eyes
5. Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
6. Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
7. Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)
8. Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith)
9. Some Kind Of Nature  (feat. Lou Reed)
10. On Melancholy Hill
11. Broken
12. Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13. Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon)
14. To Binge (feat. Little Dragon)
15. Cloud Of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA)
16. Pirate Jet

Gorillaz’ return will be marked by a headline appearance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival. The Sunday April 18 performance will be the first Gorillaz live spectacle on U.S. soil since the Demon Days Live run in April 2006 at New York’s Apollo Theater. Anyone care enough to donate or fund my ticket to the event? i’ll be yours for…a month.

Here’s a little teaser for Plastic Beach!