The Gorillaz’ new single, “Stylo”, leaked today and it features Mos Def and Bobby Womack. The single is off their upcoming album entitled Plastic Beach. We’ve been without new Gorillaz for awhile but the question is whether or not the song is extremely good or do we like it more because of their long absence?

In this case, with this choice of single, it’s because of the latter. “Stylo” is exactly what it was described as: “a dark, twisted track that sounds like the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack on MDMA.” It’s not as fun as “Feel Good Inc.” and as true music lovers we can appreciate that but for casual listeners it won’t do the trick. Even with the features: Mos Def is not as prominent as he could have been. All in all, it’s a decent song but doesn’t blow us away. We look forward to Plastic Beach in which you can view the official artwork and track list after…

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Gorillaz – Stylo feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack

Track List:
1. Orchestral Intro
2. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach f. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
3. White Flag f. Kano & Bashy
4. Rhinestone Eyes
5. Stylo f. Bobby Womack & Mos Def
6. Superfast Jellyfish f. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul
7. Empire Ants f. Little Dragon
8. Glitter Freeze f. Mark E Smith
9. Some Kind Of Nature f. Lou Reed
10. On Melancholy Hill
11. Broken
12. Sweepstakes f. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
13. Plastic Beach f. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon
14. To Binge f. Little Dragon
15. Cloud Of Unknowing f. Bobby Womack
16. Pirate Jet

Peep the performance below, it’s the one where Gorillaz and Madonna opened the 2006 Grammys together. The song mash-up starting at 2:28 with the synths and guitar riff is beautiful mayne.