Albarn described the album in an interview as a story that takes the listener through the night. While many of the songs stand up on their own as mainstream singles, the album is best received as the sum of its parts. Perhaps the most powerful part of Demon Days is its composition as a singular unit. It is unflinchingly hateful and rejecting of the forces at work which prevent personal growth and one by one exposes the Orwellian nightmare of living under a violent government and an apathetic society. Within this album, which is a popular music album, Damon spins a soundscape which explores the world in true existential crisis and tries, genuinely tries, to instruct the listener towards a positive outlook. One exceptional excerpt from that thread: Albarn’s music reaches a new level of maturity that was not as present in previous works.Īnother analysis of the album from Reddit pins a deep insight into the meaning of the album. Unlike the earlier album, this album marks the beginning of a new era for Damon Albarn and Gorillaz. The four themes, as aptly detailed by the Demon Days Wikia page, are… A world of technology begins to immerse our culture, the world is at a war with questionable purpose, and an air of suspense hangs above for the thoughtful philosopher.ĭamon Albarn attacks this moment in a poetic and creative genius that addresses four themes, but doesn’t paint a picture of despair. The album sits at a pivotal moment in human history: the dawn of the 21st century is still breaking. Thus, no other album felt worthy of receiving the title of “first” in this series. I departed from other artists and albums from my youth, but Demon Days is one that clings on with a contemporary relevance, captures my imagination, and fills my heart with hope. Every year, there’s a period of my life where I find the album on repeat, or I’ll suddenly realize that I need to listen to a very specific song from the album immediately. Gorillaz is the root of my independent music discovery, when I began to explore the rich palettes of sound, passion, and insight that music offers.Įven though Demon Days was the first album that felt like my own finding, its meaning and purpose have grown with me over time. Gorillaz opened my perspective to new sounds and genres, and the diverse range of sounds that Damon Albarn uses in the Gorillaz albums helped me discover new music. More importantly, Gorillaz represents a distinct departure in my music listening habits from my youth.
Ever since the first CD, my collection has expanded across many artists, genres, and mediums, from CDs, to 7″ and 12″ vinyl records, and even a signed brick (a story to save for another time). When I was younger, a close friend gifted me a copy of the album on CD, marking the first physical piece of music merchandise in my collection. Some tracks hang true to the underground hip hop sounds from the first album, others to a pop-ish sound found in their third album, and others are completely unique to Demon Days.ĭemon Days has a sentimental value to me. Demon Days is officially classified as alternative hip hop, but it’s better described as a fusion of styles and genres, rolled together. Demon Days is the second studio album released by Gorillaz in 2005. The first album to début in my Tergiversate music column isn’t a new album, but it’s an album with a meaning that evolves and changes over time into something new.
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