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Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on 28 April 2017 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the band's first studio album released in seven years, following a multiyear hiatus.
Following media reports of a fall out between Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz entered a multiyear hiatus after the release of the 2012 non-album single "DoYaThing". During this time, Albarn released a solo record, Everyday Robots (2014), and recorded and toured with his band Blur, while Hewlett worked on film projects. Albarn and Hewlett reconciled and decided to return to Gorillaz in late 2014, with Albarn beginning to write songs for the album while still on the Everyday Robots tour. Recording officially began in late 2015 and continued throughout 2016, taking place across various locations worldwide, including London, Paris, New York City, Chicago and Jamaica. The album was produced by The Twilite Tone and Remi Kabaka Jr., with Kabaka Jr. making his first contribution as a permanent producer for the band.
The album features political themes, taking inspiration from the 2016 United States presidential election. Albarn has described the album as the soundtrack to "a party for the end of the world," envisioning a "dark fantasy" in which Republican candidate Donald Trump won the election, which was still considered a remote possibility at the time of recording. Musically, the album embraces an electronic "modern-sounding urban hip-hop/R&B sensibility", and features an expansive roster of guest artists, including Jehnny Beth, Grace Jones, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Popcaan, D.R.A.M., Anthony Hamilton, De La Soul, Danny Brown, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Pusha T, and Benjamin Clementine. Several songs from the album were released as singles, most notably lead single "Saturnz Barz" and "Strobelite". A "Super Deluxe" edition of the album was later released in November 2017, featuring an additional 14 tracks.
Humanz debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, and reached the top 10 in 23 countries. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its energetic tone and political themes, though some criticized the abundance of guest artists, feeling it resulted in a bloated track list and a reduced presence from Albarn. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. It was supported by the Humanz Tour from 2017 to 2018, the band's longest tour to date at the time, during which Albarn began recording the band's follow up studio album The Now Now (2018).
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