Gorillaz mastermind and part-time Blur frontman Damon Albarn has unveiled a rare and unreleased Gorillaz track, titled ‘Whirlwind’, that you can listen to below.
The track was intended to be used on the cartoon band’s 2010 LP Plastic Beach but didn’t make the final cut, and features the talents of Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra.
Gorillaz co-creator and artist Jamie Hewlett recently confirmed that a new Gorillaz album is on its way, although he made clear the difficulties of being involved with the project given the current state of the music industry, saying: “The music industry’s changed so much since we started doing Gorillaz. There’s no money in the industry so now you get these amazing new bands, like The Strypes from Ireland, 14-year-olds who, you know, have the best rhythm blues guitarist you’ve ever seen. Age 14, make songs and film it in their bedroom. It doesn’t cost anything, and so Gorillaz is kind of expensive. It’s expensive to do because it’s animated.”
