There’s a really nice groove to this song that just pulls you in and transports you to this other reality. Somewhere chill and yet alien. The lyrics are a good mix of repetition and narrative. The different voices singing really adds some dimensionality to the song. And the music is this interesting mixture of retro and futuristic. Really well done.
The only radio-type thing I listen to is Music Choice. The Alternative Channel starting playing the hell out of Stylo and I was quickly hooked. The comic characters in the artwork confused me at first,since I had never heard of the band prior to this. But I looked them up,and it’s actually kind of interesting:
Gorillaz (which originally was to be called Gorilla) is a British virtual band formed in 1998 by a collaboration between Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur and Jamie Hewlett,co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. They had the idea to create the band while watching MTV in their London flat.
The band is comprised of four fictional band members:2-D (vocals,keyboard),Murdoc Niccals (bass),Noodle (guitar,vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). These characters only appear in animated form and are not alter-egos of real people,as is often mistakenly assumed.
There is an extensive fictional back-story behind these band members,written by Albarn and Hewlett,which is described in the albums produced by the band as well as several videos and their autobiographical book Rise Of The Ogre. Damon Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor to the band,which is a collaboration between various musicians. Their style is broad,with a large number of alternative influences including rock,hip-hop and electronica.
You can pay $1.29 for Stylo on iTunes or you can buy Stylo on AmazonMP3
I did give the whole album a few listens,but Stylo was the only song that really fit me. That happens from time to time with a band/album. It’s not that the other songs are bad,it’s that my tastes and the band’s only intersect on one song. That’s why we’re doing these Single Recommendations.
Links:
Official Site
MySpace
Lyrics for Stylo
Stylo Music Video on YouTube
Stylo Music Video on Vimeo
(PS:the video is SO FUCKING COOL!)
