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Gorillaz - El Mañana / Kids With Guns (Parlophone)
UK release date: 10 April 2006
Gorillaz - El Mañana / Kids With Guns

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It seems that the term 'too much of a good thing' is unfamiliar to Damon Albarn and chums, as this double A-side makes up the fourth and fifth cut from Gorillaz' ultra-successful Demon Days album, after Feel Good Inc., Dare and Dirty Harry.

Kids With Guns sounds remarkably like some of the material from Elastica's misunderstood second album The Menace, actually. It's a bass-heavy track that shuffles along with the odd backing vocal courtesy of Neneh Cherry. Lo-fi, low-key and darker in tone than previous efforts, it makes an odd choice for a single release. Still, Albarn puts in a good vocal performance, with his haunting refrain of "Easy does it, easy does it, they got something to say no to," leaving an unsettling impression.

El Mañana, on the other hand, is more lightweight fare, a simple vocal boosted by impressive musicianship that lends the track greater import than it could have been. Still, both of these cuts are baffling selections for singles, as they do not have the commercial impact of their predecessors. But they do show that Gorillaz are a band with hidden depths, equally adept at making music for your head as well as your feet.


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