Gorillaz drop a new single
The more I listen to the new Gorillaz track, “New Gold,” the more dissatisfied I start to feel. A big name like Tame Impala joining the band for a song got me extremely excited so I walked in and had grand expectations.
The song starts off with a quick ambient build with synths, bass and drums then it quickly transfers to the chorus with the vocals of Tame Impala. This is not necessarily a terrible thing as he has wonderful vocals and is a talented individual but when he only sings a repeat chorus and nothing else it makes me want so much more.
After the chorus comes Bootie Brown’s first verse which I believe helps save the song. Lyrically the song is fun, it has many jabs to Twitter drama calling them a revolving door of jokes as well as other lyrics that kind of seem unexpected like talking about a grandma getting surgery for her girls’ night.
It is important to have fun while creating, so being able to make good instrumentals that can be paired with over-the-top lyrics add some sort of charm that I do enjoy. Aside from the lyrics Bootie Brown performs well. I like how he flows with the song and I don’t feel like he fell behind or that he didn’t fit the song at all.
He is a highlight that makes me want to keep the song playing and one that makes me want to keep moving my head to the rhythm. Lastly are the instrumentals that go with the song. New Gold is a great dance song that has a great beat, amazing players and is just mind blowing from start to finish. I always love listening to basslines in music and New Gold has that element that just makes me smile.
When the song was released on Aug. 31, it came out with a visualizer on YouTube that made it better. From the Golden Xanax to the characters flying through the screen, it helped me listen and bump up the score on the song. New Gold is a very five-out-of-10 song, and I am still excited for what is to come.