Gorillaz

Gorillaz

The virtual band made in the UK by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.  Jamie does the artwork for the band and contributes the their story and sound. Damon is the one behind the music, mainly writing it and being the character 2D's voice in the band. The band was made mainly to show how they thought in the 90's-early 2000's MTV's music videos and the music industry as a whole had become boring and filled with bad repetitive pop music. The band was created as a virtual band instead of with real people to stop from people liking music only because they idolize the artist/band and actually like the music for the music. The band has a deep backstory behind the virtual characters that is really fascinating to look into. They broke up in 2012 over creative differences between Jamie and Damon but have come back together and recently released an album. They've had a lot of hits over the years, Clint Eastwood, Feed Good Inc., Rock The House, etc. But my favorites are probably, Andromeda, On Melancholy Hill, Re-Hash, and El Mañana. I don't think you can categorize their sound, they don't really fit any genre, maybe electronic hip-hop rock. They have a dedicated fan base but it's hard to really get into some of the music if you don't know a lot about it. I love the band and would really recommend them.