Artwork courtesy Warner Bros.
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As promised, Gorillaz returned Thursday with new music.
The animated outfit dropped not one but two new songs, one called "Humility," featuring contribution from jazz great George Benson, as well as a second track titled "Lake Zurich."
Both songs are from the band's upcoming album The Now Now, which is out June 29 via Warner Bros. Records. The new record, which has been teased for months, will arrive just over a year after the group's last album, Humanz, which was released last April.
Unlike the last album, which was very heavy on guest appearances, Now will feature only a few scattered contributions from outside, including Benson, Jamie Principle and Snoop Dogg.
In addition to new music, Gorillaz have also added new North American tour dates for the fall, with The Internet supporting most of the shows except the Boston one, which will feature Little Dragon.
Hear "Humility" as well as "Lake Zurich" below.
Gorillaz's tour schedule:
06-01 — Nuremberg, Germany — Rock Im Park
06-09 — Dublin, Ireland — Malahide Castle
06-14 — Barcelona, Spain — Sonar Festival
06-21 — Chiba, Japan — Makuhari Messe
06-30 — Roskilde, Denmark — Roskilde Festival
07-04 — Gydnia, Belgium — Open’er Festival
07-05 — Werchter, Belgium — Rock Werchter
07-07 — Lucca, Italy — Lucca Summer Festival
07-11 — Bern, Switzerland — Gurtenfestival
07-12 — Bilbao, Spain — Bilbao BBK Live
07-19 — Carhaix, France — Vieilles Charrues
07-21 — Paris, France — Lollapalooza
07-25 — Kyiv, Ukraine — U-Park Festival
07-27 — Moscow, Russian Federation — Park Live Festival
08-08 — Budapest, Hungary — Sziget Festival
08-09 — Ovington, England — BoomTown Fair
08-16 — St Pölten, Austria — FM4 Frequency Festival
08-17 — Biddinghuizen, Netherlands — Lowlands Festival
10-08 — Toronto, Ontario — Air Canada Centre *
10-09 — Montreal, Quebec — Bell Centre *
10-11 — Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center *
10-13 — New York, NY — Barclays Center *
10-14 — Boston, MA — TD Garden +
10-16 — Chicago, IL — United Center *
10-20 — Los Angeles, CA — Demon Dayz Festival
* with The Internet
+ with Little Dragon
