More music from Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach has surfaced. Since the album is out there, the bonus tracks follow the lead. This new leak is a Japanese bonus track entitled “Pirate’s Progress.”

Sound familiar, well that’s because it’s an extended version of the album’s intro. This is a beautiful piece; the live string instruments sound like heaven. If you’re into classical music then do yourself a favor and listen to this.

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Gorillaz – Pirate’s Progess (Japan Bonus Track)

Thanks to HD we get to watch the video in its clear nature. The visuals are so crisp and rich and the blending of the of the live scenes with the Gorillaz was well done. The car chase and the whole plot of the video was carried out minus any faults. Our eyes were glued to the screen.with interest. The end makes it clear that…

It seems that March will be a great month of music leaks and what not as we went into the month with Crookers’ Tons of Friends and today we are blessed with Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach. It’s been 5 years since the release of Demon Days so fans and hipsters alike were awaiting this album somethin’ serious. So how does the album fair?

Plastic Beach initially sets off with an “Orchestral Intro” that sets the album’s melancholy mood off just right with its beauuuutiful string instruments. As each track progresses from next to next it is obvious that this album is NOT Demon Days. This may be disappoint the casual fans as it was their second album’s fun and almost happy-go-lucky vibe that opened them up to a more mainstream audience. There are however some happier moments during the listening session and one of those moments would be “On Melancholy Hill.” How ironic that the title of the song that somewhat defines the mood of the album is one of the songs that would fit a bright sunny day on a, well, beach.

One thing is for sure, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the gents behind the virtual band are true artists. Reason being, the music of Plastic Beach is a genuine evolution of the band’s music. Casual fans may take a break this era, true fans will stick around and new fans will be obtained. There is no doubt that Plastic Beach is a very solid album. The album will hit music outlets on March 3, 2010 in Japan, March 5, 2010 in Australia and Germany, March 8, 2010 in Ireland, New Zealand and the UK and finally will hit the US and Canada on March 9, 2010.

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We’ll be honest, to this very second we cannot get into the original of Gorillaz new single, “Stylo.” We just have had enough of this dark theme running through a lot of our favorite music; it works for some and not really others. Our whole opinion has changed now with this Labrinth SNES remix featuring Tinie Tempah.

The song is a bit more upbeat now and it’s not so dark anymore plus who doesn’t love vintage video game sounds. From the tidbits that have been leaked from Plastic Beach we probably will like the album and it will be critically accalimed but it most likely won’t be a personal favorite.

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UPDATE: Well looky here, we have yet another great remix of “Stylo”: the DJ Kofi remix This one features a swooping bassline, lots of hi-hat action and some crowd chanting. Check it out!

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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.

Virtual UK Band, Gorillaz, are returning to the music scene after five years of the release of their sophomore album, Demon Days. The band’s third album is entitled Plastic Beach, is due in stores on March 8, 2010 and features Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Mos Def, Barry Gibb and Bobby Womack.

“It’s probably the first album ever to feature both Snoop Dogg and Lou Reed,” Parlophone president Miles Leonard says with a laugh. “But Damon Albarn’s vocals are much more apparent on this album, too-he’s right across this record; it’s not just guest vocalists.” De La Soul and U.K. alt-rockers the Horrors have also worked on tracks, while Bobby Womack and Mos Def feature on the album’s lead single, “Stylo,” due at U.K. radio in early January and described by Leonard as “a dark, twisted track that sounds like the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack on MDMA.” [SOURCE]

This new single of theirs should premiere anytime soon; a dark and twisted “Saturday Night Fever”, sounds good. Their album is definitely one of the highlights of the early year; we can’t wait.