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Song Of The Day: Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish (Radio Rip)

Our song of the day today is the bouncy, bizarre, and distinctly nautical lead track from the Gorillaz next release Plastic Beach, which is due out next week. Guest artists Gruff Rhys and De La Soul come together for the first (and my guess only) time to create a song that sounds pretty much unlike anything I’ve ever heard before. It kind of left me wishing that there was a cereal called “Superfast Jellyfish” out there somewhere.

In related news, the good folks over at NPR music have started streaming the entirety of Plastic Beach before its release next week. While you wont have the ability to select from the sixteen individual tracks, you will get the whole experience from its start, which features a classy turn from professional guest artist Snoop Dogg, to its modern age creep-rock ending.

The list of collaborators is extensive, as always, and includes the likes of Lou Reed, Guy Garvey, Mos Def, De La Soul, and the aforementioned Snoop Dogg. Suffice it to say that the sheer variety of musical heavyweights being brought to the table ensures that Plastic Beach will have something for every set of ears to enjoy (or at least appreciate), as has been the case with previous Gorillaz efforts. My worry is that the variety will detract from the quality of the collection as a whole, as both their 2001 debut and Demon Days suffered from a lack of cohesion and a number of decidedly “meh” moments, due in large part to the enormity of the guest list.

Listen to the full stream of the album here.