Gorillaz: The Now Now review – Damon Albarn and co dial down the maximalism

(Warner Bros)Hot on the heels of their 2017 record Humanz – a guest-star-strewn collection of gloomy dance music – comes the sixth album from Damon Albarn’s animated outfit. Unlike its predecessor, The Now Now enlists few collaborators: jazz guitarist George Benson supplies opener Humility with a gorgeously funky riff, and Snoop Dogg and house producer Jamie Principle contribute vocals to the spiky strut of Hollywood, but that’s it. Instead, Albarn supplies the bulk o...

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