Gorillaz

Blur frontman Damon Albarn and 'Tank Girl' creator James Hewlett collaborate to create the world's first cartoon pop act. This self-titled album fuses hip-hop and reggae styles and includes the top ten hit single 'Clint Eastwood'.

Rolling Stone (6/21/01, p.78)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A playful piece of genre-squishing art pop. Inspired by the punky reggae parties of SANDINISTA-era Clash....running with anything-goes avant-aesthetic..."

Spin (1/02, p.76)
- Ranked #6 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001".

Spin (6/01, p.148)
- 7 out of 10 - "...A multiculti grasp of the sweetest kind....Easy on the ears because they know the difference between calling people up and casting them..."

Q (5/01, p.115)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...With its creepily urban feel, and innocent, nursery-rhyme quality of the melodies, Gorillaz couldn't be further from a self-consciously arch 'art' supergroup..."

Mojo (4/01, p.98)
- "...A funky...meld of dub, reggae, hip hop, world music, pop and thrash punk....Electric, upbeat, and actually very good."

Alternative Press (2/02, p.65)
- Ranked #15 in AP's "25 Best Albums of 2001".

Alternative Press (7/01, p.68)
- 8 out of 10 - "...Brilliant..."

Magnet (6-7/01, pp.89-90)
- "...Nothing short of sheer musical buggery..."

Muzik (5/01, p.66)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Genre-splicing, sample-collaging, spliffed-out hip hop...standing head and shoulders over anything Blur have ever achieved...and even overshadows much of Dan The Automator's recent output..."

NME (12/29/01, p.59)
- Ranked #48 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".