Our favorite hip-hop via indie-rock collective from across the pond, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz are releasing their newest album Plastic Beach on March 9th, and as a teaser they’ve released the already fantastic sounding lead single “Stylo”. Check it out below along with the ultra-brief Plastic Beach Trailer. Above is the single’s artwork and below is the purported album cover. The album is going to feature members of the Clash, Mos Def, De La Soul, Mark E. Smith from the Fall, and Snoop Dogg. Check all about it here and be sure and follow Gorillaz bassist Murdoc Niccals at his Twitter page here. Check it:

01 Orchestral Intro (ft. Sinfonia ViVA)
02 Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (ft. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
03 White Flag (ft. Kano, Bashy, and the National Orchestra for Arabic Music)
04 Rhinestone Eyes
05 Stylo (ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
06 Superfast Jellyfish (ft. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
07 Empire Ants (ft. Little Dragon)
08 Glitter Freeze (ft. Mark E Smith)
09 Some Kind Of Nature (ft. Lou Reed)
10 On Melancholy Hill
11 Broken
12 Sweepstakes (ft. Mos Def and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13 Plastic Beach (ft. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon)
14 To Binge (ft. Little Dragon)
15 Cloud of Unknowing (ft. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA)
16 Pirate Jet

Gorillaz – “Stylo”

We’ll also be keeping a look at the countdown bar on the Gorillaz homepage which as of right now reads 32 days and counting down, which puts the end before the March 9th album release. Also the ‘G’ on the world-map is clearly moving, albeit very slowly down the African coast. Check these two photos below.

Where will it end up? Keep it here at Cannibal Cheerleader for all your Gorillaz updates people!