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Gorillaz make stop in ‘Damascus’ en route to ‘The Mountain’
The digital outfit’s latest single is a collab with Yasiin Bey and Syrian singer Omar Souleyman.
Judging by the string of singles released so far, Gorillaz’s forthcoming new album ‘The Mountain’ will be a wildly eclectic affair; and latest cut ‘Damascus’ (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey) is no different.
Taking our fave animated musicians on an adventure to the Syrian capital, the track sets a heady, atmospheric scene before kicking things up a gear, interspersing Bey’s whipsmart bars with bilingual lyrics and bouncing beats.
‘Damascus’ follows ‘The Manifesto’ (feat. Trueno and Proof), ‘The Happy Dictator’ (feat. Sparks) and ‘The God Of Lying’ (feat. IDLES) to be the fourth single lifted from ‘The Mountain’ - a characteristically collaborative affair that will also see Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s project team up with Johnny Marr, Gruff Rhys, and Jalen Ngonda, as well as honour the voices of late musical legends like Mark E. Smith, Bobby Womack, and Tony Allen.
Check out the video for ‘Damascus’ below.
‘The Mountain’ tracklist:
1. The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
2. The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda and Black Thought)
3. The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
4. The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
5. Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)
6. The God of Lying (feat. IDLES)
7. The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
8. The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)
9. The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
10. Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
11. Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)
12. The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
13. Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)
14. The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
15. The Sad God (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)
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