āGorillaz really need to slow it down with the politics! They need to go back to their normal dance music like they used to do, none of this new political business! Theyāre going to lose viewers if they keep shoving their beliefs in our faces like this!ā
I was going to keep in the tags but nah
Dirty harry was about the Iraq war. November has come was calling out George W. Bushās shitty presidency. Rhinestone eyes was a piece on how corporate pollution is affecting our oceans. Ascension was about racism and police violence. Hallelujah money!!! Submission!!! Let me out!!! None of this is new for them
You donāt have to enjoy music about politics, but donāt listen to music about politics and then complain that itās about politics! Thereās so much music out there; listen to something else if itās that bothersome to you thatās some musicians think racism, war and capitalism just isnāt cool
Gorillaz was a commentary against capitalism from its inception. Damon and Jamie hated how the charts were full of music that they felt wasnāt authentic, was created with the goal of what will make the most money.
And their response to manufactured pop music was to literally manufacture a band. A band where all the players are literally two dimensional created fictions.
Gorillaz was social commentary from the start. Watch the video for Rock It.
Whereāve you been, man?
Even fucking Feel Good, Gorillazās most iconic song, was about the evils of media corporations that sneakily inject pro fascist propaganda into music.



















