411 Mania — Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett return with their cartoon pals and promise to turn pop music on its head. Is Plastic Beach the next evolution is pop music or the moment when the music world finally passes Damon Albarn by? more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actually felt like side-project material. Stuffed a... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Damon Albarn formed this heady cartoon-band side project to keep himself entertained while on hiatus from his seminal Britpop act, Blur. Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actua... more info

Scotsman.com — GORILLAZ:PLASTIC BEACH **** PARLOPHONE, £12.99 more info

The Independent — On March 9, British alternative/electronic act Gorillaz is the most blogged musical act of the moment, with singles and remixes from its just-released album Plastic Beach circulating around the blogosphere. In second and third place, according to Th... more info

Allmusic Blog — Gorillaz began as a lark but turned serious once it became Damon Albarn’s primary creative outlet following the slow dissolve of Blur. Delivered five years after the delicate whimsical melancholy of 2005’s Demon Days, Plastic Beach is an explicit... more info

AngryApe — The animated band talk about their brand new album more info

NME - The Daily Download — I'm loving this band called Ganglians at the moment. First came across them when I did that massive MP3 list of bands from the new music issue (if you never picked up the tracks from that I recommend clicking on the link and downloading at least Ligh... more info

DrownedInSound — Buon giorno! It’s Monday, streaming technology exists, let’s use some of it to listen to our albums of the week, shall we why not? Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

The Independent — British alternative/electronic act Gorillaz, whose studio album Plastic Beach is now available, is the most blogged musical act on March 8, according to The Hype Machine. Oxford, England indie dance-punk band Foals is number two on the list, followe... more info