Gorillaz new album release date: 'Really f*cking special' record coming in 2017
According to Jamie Hewlett, the record can't be rushed
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Your support makes all the difference.It was at the end of last year when heavy speculation began over Gorillaz fifth album; both Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn spoke candidly about getting back into the studio to create new music.
Two months ago, the first footage of Albarn back in the studio emerged online via Hewlett’s Instagram account, with snippets of new info hitting the internet ever since.
Thanks to a post by Gorillaz fan page GorillazNorthAmerica (Via NME), we now know when the record will reach stores and, unfortunately, it won’t be for a little while yet.
According to Hewlett, pictured with a member of the fandom, the next album will be out in 2017, with the collaborators not wanting to rush the recording process because it’s sound “really f*cking special”.
Speaking about the album previously, the Blur frontman said the new record would be “really fast”, adding “it's got quite a lot of energy.”
In his last update on the upcoming record, Hewlett described how he was 'shutting himself away' to work on the band's next steps. “I’m working on it at the moment, and it’s going very well. I’m very excited. I don’t want to say too much about it, but I’m at that phase of experimentation.”
Gorillaz last release was "Do Ya Thing" in collaboration with James Murphy and Andre 3000.
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