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The Now Now (Music)
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The Now Now is the sixth studio album by Gorillaz, released in 2018.In wake of Humanz in 2017, Damon Albarn announced that he'd been busy writing and recording new music during the album's world tour, and that fans should expect a follow-up album soon (very similar to how 2011's The Fall was created during the Plastic Beach world tour).Due to both the nature of its recording, as well as Albarn noting the polarized fan reaction towards Humanz on the matter, The Now Now has significantly fewer featured artists, instead focusing on 2D as the central singer/songwriter, with nearly all tracks depicting the character's point of view and mindset. Sonically, the album shifts away from the modern bombast of Humanz for a softer, retro-inspired direction influenced by the likes of classic Synth-Pop, Funk, and New Wave.Unlike The Fall (which was mostly an ancillary companion album with little to no canon impact), The Now Now marked a new phase of the band's lore, specifically Phase 5. Murdoc — after years of past transgressions catching up to him — was imprisoned, leaving 2D the band's frontman as he campaigned extensively for his release. With the bassist role vacant, 2D snagged an unexpected mate of Murdoc's as a temporary replacement: Ace of the Gangreen Gang.Preceded by Humanz, followed by Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez. | |
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Darker and Edgier: The Now Now is notably far more melancholy when it comes to both tone and lyrical content than its predecessor album Humanz, with even its more upbeat songs like "Humility" being subject to major Lyrical Dissonance. | |
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Ode to Apathy | |
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Ode to Apathy: It's heavily implied in the lyrics to the song "Humility" that the reason for the song's upbeat tune and carefree nature is due to the fact that the singer simply cannot bring themselves to truly feel anything about the world around them, thanks to the loneliness that they've discovered caring about the people around you brings. | |
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Ode to Intoxication | |
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Ode to Intoxication: "Tranz" serves as one of these, along with its very strange music video. | |
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BSoD Song: "Souk Eye." The song even ends with 2-D abruptly dropping his microphone and audibly attempting to keep from breaking down in tears. | |
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Dissonant Serenity | |
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Dissonant Serenity: "Humility" has this in spades, with 2-D's perky tone and demeanor along with the track's bubbly, poppy nature standing in stark contrast to the nature of the lyrics. | |
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Lonely Piano Piece | |
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Lonely Piano Piece: The album's ending song "Souk Eye," a melancholy love song that centers around feelings of loneliness and longing for someone that you can no longer be around, or have regrettably grown apart from. | |
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Breather Episode | |
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Breather Episode: Following the maximist, apocalyptic party that was Humanz, The Now Now isn't a high-concept album rich in narrative or theme, but rather a breezy setlist of softer, acoustic and Synth-Pop-inspired tracks for 2D to air his thoughts out while traveling. | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: The protagonist of "Fire Flies." | |
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Xtreme Kool Letterz | |
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Xtreme Kool Letterz: Carrying the tradition over from the band's previous album Humanz, several songs utilize this trope heavily, such as "Tranz" and "Sorcererz." | |
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Wanderlust Song | |
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Wanderlust Song: "Fire Flies." However, it's implied that the protagonist's flighty nature and tendency to follow their heart into the unknown is wrecking their personal relationships, because they refuse to acknowledge and be happy with what they already have and are constantly grasping for something "better." | |
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One-Word Title: The entire first half of the album is comprised of songs with one word titles. | |
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Horrible Hollywood | |
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Horrible Hollywood: "Hollywood" is a downplayed example; the song repeatedly juxtaposes the bright promises and temptations from the titular city with a more skeptical outlook, finding it far more dark, materialistic, and manipulative in reality, especially since it encourages a culture of envy where people will step on each other in a rise to the top. However, none of the artists involved deny the allure of Hollywood, and Snoop Dogg claims that the base problem of envy can be overcome by those who make the effort. Ultimately, Jamie Principle's verses split the difference by saying that Hollywood has everything you could ever want, but also everything you don't. | |
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Lyrical Dissonance | |
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Lyrical Dissonance: "Humility," a poppy, upbeat song that has lyrics centered around themes of isolation and loneliness. | |
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Torch Song: "Souk Eye." More so if you're a believer in the commonly-held fan theory for it. | |
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Textless Album Cover: Like Humanz it doesn't feature the title of the album and/or the band's name. | |
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