Gorillaz
Conceived as the first “virtual hip-hop group”, Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz ,with the arresting visuals of Jamie Hewlett (creator of the cult comic Tank Girl). The members of Gorillaz are 2-D, Murdoc, Russel, and Noodle. Gorillaz debuted in late 2000 with the Tomorrow Comes Today EP, which they followed early the next year with the popular “Clint Eastwood” single. A self-titled, full-length debut album arrived in spring 2001. The band’s sophomore album, 2005’s Demon Days, went double platinum in the U.S. Gorillaz have just released their third effort, Plastic Beach, preceded by the infectious single “Stylo”.