Damon Albarn plans to launch a brand new Gorillaz album this yr.
Damon Albarn will launch one other Gorillaz document this yr
The Blur frontman has been engaged on ‘The Magic Flute II, La Malediction’, his electonic opera sequel to Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, however he’s planning to change his consideration to his animated band and the comply with as much as 2023’s ‘Cracker Island’.
Chatting with France’s Les Inrockuptibles journal about his plans, Damon stated: “I am ending a brand new Gorillaz album. One opera and one new Gorillaz album looks as if sufficient for 2025! Until somebody accuses me of taking my foot off the fuel!”
Instagram fan account @everythingorillaz claimed to have acquired “affirmation” concerning the document from Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett.
It shared a remark supposedly from the artist which featured a thumbs up emoji and skim: “Sure, the brand new album is popping out this yr.”
The submit was captioned: “Okay, here is the massive information! I bought affirmation from Jamie the album is coming this yr, and in addition Damon instructed in a latest interview (French Podcasts Nova) he is ending the album in 6 weeks! Excited?”
And Damon can also be hoping to launch an album of the songs from his opera.
He instructed Les Inrockuptibles of the undertaking: “I am extraordinarily excited. It is probably the greatest issues I’ve ever carried out. I am beginning rehearsals in just a few weeks and I am actually going to listen to if it really works or not. I’ve seen bits and items thus far, however now I’ll have the ultimate undertaking, the total musical ensemble.
“All the things is written, able to be carried out. I do not assume will probably be like something you have heard earlier than. I can assure the viewers a totally new expertise.”
Requested if he’ll launch an album based mostly on the opera, he added: “I hope so. The model we’ll current can be a first draft. It is not a piece in progress, as a result of it is a lot greater than that. But it surely’s undoubtedly for curious folks! I am tremendous excited to be trustworthy with you.”
However one undertaking not within the pipeline for Damon, 57, is a biopic.
Requested concerning the risk, he stated: “I am not taken with that in any respect. I do not discover that type of movie fascinating.
“I am not taken with a movie about Bob Dylan. It is empty. I like Timothée Chalamet, however I do not wish to see that movie. I do not wish to see a made-up movie about somebody.
“I can get pleasure from watching folks fake to be different folks, however in the case of musicians… it makes me offended.
“That is to not say there have not been good biopics… I just like the one about Pleasure Division [‘Control’], for instance. I additionally like ‘Ray’.”
