{"id":278895,"date":"2026-03-20T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=278895"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:10:30","slug":"what-were-listening-to-this-week-march-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/what-were-listening-to-this-week-march-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What We&#8217;re Listening To This Week: March 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each week, the Live Music Blog team takes stock of what\u2019s been populating their playlists and getting endlessly stuck in their heads from the week that was. These can be new releases, obscure tracks in niche genres, or classic albums dusted off due to nostalgia (or because they\u2019re simply awesome).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy what we\u2019re listening to this week\u2026 and listen along with us if you so choose!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lifeblood-20-manic-street-preachers-2024\"><em>Lifeblood 20<\/em> \u2013 Manic Street Preachers (2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While not as revered as Manic Street Preachers\u2019 1996 masterpiece <em><a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/everything-must-go-30th-anniversary\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"278844\">Everything Must Go<\/a><\/em>, the group\u2019s 2004 release <em>Lifeblood<\/em> celebrated its 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary a few years ago, and the group celebrated with a remastered and expanded version that delivered a modern sheen to the original album, as well as delivered a number of notable B-sides for fans and completionists.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Manic Street Preachers - 1985 (Steven Wilson&amp;#039;s Extended Eighties Mix - Official Visualiser)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_j31oiPuyiWA\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj31oiPuyiWA%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j31oiPuyiWA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-04-04T07:00:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_j31oiPuyiWA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj31oiPuyiWA%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Manic Street Preachers - 1985 (Steven Wilson&#039;s Extended Eighties Mix - Official Visualiser)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j31oiPuyiWA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj31oiPuyiWA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Manic Street Preachers - 1985 (Steven Wilson&amp;#039;s Extended Eighties Mix - Official Visualiser)\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Manic Street Preachers \u2013 1985 (Steven Wilson Extended Remix - Official Visualiser) Pre Order \u2018Lifeblood 20th Anniversary Edition\u2019 now!: ManicStreetPreachers.lnk.to\/Lifeblood20 Subscribe to Manic Street Preachers YouTube Channel here: https:\/\/ManicStreetPreachers.lnk.to\/Subscribe\/youtube Follow Manic Street Preachers: Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/manicstreetpreachers Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manics Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/manics Website: https:\/\/www.manicstreetpreachers.com #ManicStreetPreachers #1985Remix #ManicStreetPreachers1985 #ManicStreetPreachersOfficial #Lifeblood #ManicStreetPreachers1985RemixOfficialVisualiser #ManicStreetPreachersGreatestHits #1985StevenWilsonExtendedRemix #ManicStreetPreachersOfficialVisualiser #1985Lyrics #LifebloodAlbum #ManicStreetPreachersLive Lyrics In 1985, I placed a bet and lied Losing all that I had At least with all my heart intact In 1985, Orwell was proved right Torvill and Dean&#039;s Bolero Redundant as a sad Welsh chapel In 1985, in 1985 So God is dead, like Nietzsche said Superstition is all we have left Circle the wagons, we&#039;re under attack We&#039;ve realized there&#039;s no going back We&#039;ve realized there&#039;s no going back In 1985, the Civil War failed why? Kept hidden like scars of birth Nature unable to soften the words In 1985, my words they came alive Friends were made for life Morrissey and Marr gave me choice In 1985, in 1985 So God is dead, like Nietzsche said Only 16 years of age, he said See all the tears, for the walking dead We&#039;ve realized there&#039;s no going back We&#039;ve realized there&#039;s no going back In 1985, I placed a bet and lied Losing all that I had\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j31oiPuyiWA\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the B-sides here that will be most notable for devoted fans of the group, as it collects all of the era\u2019s deep cuts all together, which compare quite favorably to tracks that made the album. Far more guitar-oriented than the album itself, these B-sides should be a delight for those interested in delving further into the group\u2019s discography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Tracks: <\/strong>\u201cEmpty Souls,\u201d \u201cTo Repel Ghosts,\u201d \u201cA Song for Departure,\u201d \u201cGlasnost,\u201d \u201cDying Breeds,\u201d \u201cAll Alone Here,\u201d \u201cEverything Will Be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen Next: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/this-is-my-truth-tell-me-yours-songs-ranked\/\">This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours<\/a><\/em> by Manic Street Preachers, <em>Day &amp; Age <\/em>by The Killers, <em>Skying <\/em>by The Horrors, <em>Hail to the Thief<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/tag\/radiohead\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1508\">Radiohead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-getz-gilberto-stan-getz-amp-joao-gilberto-1964\"><em>Getz\/Gilberto<\/em> \u2013 Stan Getz &amp; Jo\u00e3o Gilberto (1964)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A masterpiece of the bossa nova genre and an astounding achievement in samba\/jazz fusion, this album was a mega hit upon release in 1964 and won critical and commercial success. It also holds up as an eminently listenable bossa nova jazz album that sounds just as warm and engaging as it surely did over 60 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Girl From Ipanema\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_v5DZ5clg-bg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv5DZ5clg-bg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v5DZ5clg-bg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-11-12T10:01:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_v5DZ5clg-bg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv5DZ5clg-bg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Girl From Ipanema<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v5DZ5clg-bg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv5DZ5clg-bg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Girl From Ipanema\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group The Girl From Ipanema \u00b7 Stan Getz \u00b7 Jo\u00e3o Gilberto \u00b7 Astrud Gilberto \u00b7 Antonio Carlos Jobim Getz\/Gilberto \u2117 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1964-03-01 Producer: Creed Taylor Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim Composer Lyricist: Vin\u00edcius de Moraes Auto-generated by YouTube.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v5DZ5clg-bg\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>While its most notable track, \u201cThe Girl From Ipanema,\u201d spawned a million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/muzak\">Muzak<\/a> cover versions as music for elevators or hold music for phones, it is some of the other album tracks that serve as the album highlights, such as the ones below. However, \u201cThe Girl\u201d remains an amazing achievement, and still sounds extremely cool even today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Tracks: <\/strong>\u201cPara Machucar Meu Cora\u00e7\u00e3o,\u201d \u201cCorcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars),\u201d \u201cVivo Sonhando,\u201d \u201cThe Girl from Ipanema\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen Next: <\/strong><em>Amoroso<\/em> by Jo\u00e3o Gilberto, <em>Stone Flower<\/em> by Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Jobim, <em>Bring Backs <\/em>by Alfa Mist, <em>Chet Baker Sings <\/em>by Chet Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shrunken-elvis-shrunken-elvis-2025\"><em>Shrunken Elvis<\/em> \u2013 Shrunken Elvis (2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know me well, you know I am a sucker for the sound of a pedal steel guitar. Whether on classic country songs, instrumental Christmas albums, or ambient excursions (see: <em>Slider \u2013 Ambient Excursions for Pedal Steel Guitar <\/em>by Bruce Kaphan), I simply can\u2019t get enough of that \u201cliquid guitar\u201d sound that pedal steel delivers with aplomb.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Shrunken Elvis - &amp;quot;An Old Outlet&amp;quot;\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_S1drRGstxNk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FS1drRGstxNk%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S1drRGstxNk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M51S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-08T12:26:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_S1drRGstxNk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FS1drRGstxNk%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Shrunken Elvis - &quot;An Old Outlet&quot;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S1drRGstxNk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FS1drRGstxNk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Shrunken Elvis - &amp;quot;An Old Outlet&amp;quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"From the album Shrunken Elvis, available September 5, 2025 on Western Vinyl Pre-Order\/Stream https:\/\/lnk.to\/shrunkenelvis\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S1drRGstxNk\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As such, the \u201cnew wave\u201d of modern ambient pedal steel thrills me, with collective Shrunken Elvis delivering an incredible synthesis of ambient pedal steel, krautrock\u2019s hypnotic, droning grooves, and 1970s-era <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Jazz\/comments\/160p9ua\/what_makes_ecm_so_special\/\">ECM jazz<\/a> on a plethora of memorable instrumental tracks that simply cannot be listened to just once. Great music to put on while working, or for sitting back and enjoying a cold beverage or two after working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Tracks: <\/strong>\u201cAn Old Outlet,\u201d \u201cThat There\u2019s a Strategy,\u201d \u201cMarina pt. 2,\u201d \u201cSun Pillar,\u201d \u201cA Broken Cat\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen Next: <\/strong><em>Slider \u2013 Ambient Excursions for Pedal Steel Guitar <\/em>by Bruce Kaphan, <em>SUSS <\/em>by SUSS, <em>Pedal Steel Guitar <\/em>by Will Van Horn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cracker-island-gorillaz-2023\"><em>Cracker Island<\/em> \u2013 Gorillaz (2023)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/gorillaz-the-mountain-review\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"278848\">my review of Gorillaz\u2019 newest album<\/a>, <em>The Mountain<\/em>, I sauntered back into the group\u2019s discography and explored their 2023 release, <em>Cracker Island.<\/em> After the rather disappointing <em>Humanz<\/em> in 2017, Damon Albarn went back to the drawing board and distilled what makes Gorillaz and interesting and successful group and retooled his methodology and the next album \u2013 2018\u2019s <em>The Now Now<\/em>, which sounded far more like the \u201cclassic\u201d Gorillaz albums from the 2000s and early 2010s.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gorillaz - Silent Running ft. Adeleye Omotayo (Official Video)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL__0Pf48RqSsg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_0Pf48RqSsg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0Pf48RqSsg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-08T17:00:08Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte__0Pf48RqSsg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_0Pf48RqSsg%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gorillaz - Silent Running ft. Adeleye Omotayo (Official Video)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_0Pf48RqSsg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_0Pf48RqSsg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gorillaz - Silent Running ft. Adeleye Omotayo (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gorillaz - Silent Running (Official Video) from the album Cracker Island - featuring additional collaborations with Bad Bunny, Beck, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala &amp; Bootie Brown, Thundercat. Shop Gorillaz https:\/\/www.gorillaz.com\/ Subscribe to Gorillaz https:\/\/gorillaz.os.fan\/signup Follow Gorillaz: https:\/\/instagram.com\/gorillaz https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@gorillaz https:\/\/twitter.com\/gorillaz https:\/\/facebook.com\/gorillaz https:\/\/gorillaz.com #crackerisland #gorillaz #silentrunning #badbunny #beck #stevienicks #tameimpala #bootiebrown #thundercat #adeleyeomotayo LYRICS Stop cos you\u2019re killing me, You brought me back and made me feel free, Rowdy waves and your energy You pulled me fragile from the wreckage I got so lost here, Machine assisted I disappear To a dream you don\u2019t want to hear How I got caught up in nowhere again (oh) It feels like I\u2019ve been silent running (silent running) Through the infinite pages I scroll out searching, For a new world, Waits on the sunrise. I\u2019m silent running, Run run running, run run running, run run running, run run running, (il be) run run running, (back to you) run run running, (back to you) run run running, (silent running) run run running, (oooh) (ooooh) (aaaaah) Stop or you\u2019ll make me cry, (make me cry) I think it\u2019s time that I decided (I decide) what I\u2019ve done when I trip and fly (trip and fly) and where it\u2019s taking me, (taking me) There\u2019s no way out of here (no way out) in the labyrinth I disappear (no one here) to the dark fleets that got me here, (underground) I got caught up in nowhere again, It feels like I\u2019ve been silent running, (silent running) Through the infinite pages I scroll out searching, For a new world, (trip and fly) Waits on the sunrise, Silent running (Silent running) (Silent running) (Silent running) (ohh) I\u2019m silent running No way out Il be (aah) back to you, (trip and fly) back to you, I\u2019m silent running Run run running, (oh) run run running, run run running, (back to you) run run running, (il be) run run running, (back to you) run run running, (back to you) run run running (Make me cry) Memories of triumph (I decide) This is the season of madness (Trip and fly) (Taking me) (oooh) (oooh) CREDITS Directors: Jamie Hewlett &amp; Fx Goby Executive Producers: Jamie Hewlett &amp; Damon Albarn Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn are managed by Eleven Management A Nexus Studios &amp; Gorillaz Production London Studio Executive Producers: Charlotte Bavasso &amp; Chris O&#039;Reilly, Mike Bell, FX Goby CG Supervisor: Dave Hunt VFX Supervisor: Germ\u00e1n D\u00edez Director of Photography: Ricky Patel Lead Compositor: Sacha Danjou Editor: Dave Slade Producer: Isobel Conroy, Jo Bierton Production Manager: Ruyi Meer Production Coordinator: Tyler Antin Head of Pipeline: Tom Melson Systems Engineer: Ryan Cawthorne Character Modeller: Andrew Hickinbottom Character Texture Artist: Florian Caspar Lead 3D Animator: William Lorton 3D Animators: Marylou Mao, Tom Lowe 3D Generalist: Josh Barlow, Matilde Vinther 2DFX Animator: Bethany Levy Compositors: Sander Saks, Gareth Tredrea Storyboard Artists: Emmanuelle Walker, Louis Kynd Lead Rigger: Niko Rossi Rigger: Nayla Nassar VFX Editors: Andrea Zantiras, Zaki Fulford Designer: Ieuan Lewis Creative &amp; Talent Development: Delfina Maria Head of Production: Rachel Moss Head of Resourcing: Natalie Busuttil Studio Resourcing Coordinator: Meg Dupont Studio Systems Administrator: Rory Bedward IT Support: Vinicius Donadio PR &amp; Marketing: Valentina Tarelli, Nancy Edmondson, Steph Anjo Sydney Studio Executive Creative Producer: Darren Price Executive Producer: Tina Braham Producer: Diana Angelius Head of Studio: Ben Seager IT Manager: Jason Yee Head of 2D: Gary Fouchy Lead Compositor: Navid Bagherzadeh Compositor: Mat McCosker, Daniel Alvarez, Chris Charlton Digital Matte Painter: Jamie Phillips Junior Compositor: Wendy Lu Head of Lighting: Mike Lomas Lighting: Trent Rogan, Cosmo Park 3D Tracking: PEANUT Roto: Team VFX Artist Sound FX Designer: JM Finch Additional Sound FX elements recorded at Brain Audio Grade Company: George K at Black Kite Studios Live Action Service Production Company: Tuna Icon Executive Producer: Ivana Antic Line Producer: Diana Bojovic Production Designer: Goran Joksimovic Costume Stylist: Ivana Ivic Lead Prosthetic makeup artists: Katarina Bugarski Gajic, Nenad Gajic Narrative design: Ed Caruana and Thomas O&#039;Malley Cast: 2D, Noodle, Russel Hobbs, Murdoc Niccals Supporting Cast: Milica Tepavac, Dejan Kolarov Eleven Management are: Niamh Byrne, Regine Moylett, Tanyel Vahdettin, Stars Redmond, Astrid Ferguson, Gaby Power, Ellie Nolan, Katherine Nash, Suzi Grossman, Selena Dion, Saskia Blow, Clare Moss, Hannah Norris\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_0Pf48RqSsg\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>That trajectory continued with <em>Cracker Island<\/em>, which is arguably the group\u2019s finest-ever achievement, with elevated songcraft, warm, inviting beats and instrumentation, amazing collaborative performances and anthemic melodies aplenty \u2013 such as on the propulsive title track (featuring astonishingly gifted bassist Thundercat) or the hypnotic \u201cOil,\u201d which features rock legend Stevie Nicks, as well as highlight track \u201cSilent Running,\u201d which features one of Albarn\u2019s best melody lines since<em> Plastic Beach\u2019<\/em>s \u201cOn Melancholy Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Tracks: <\/strong>\u201cSilent Running,\u201d \u201cCracker Island,\u201d \u201cControllah,\u201d \u201cNew Gold,\u201d \u201cTarantula,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen Next: <\/strong><em>The Mountain <\/em>by Gorillaz, <em>Why Make Sense? <\/em>by Hot Chip, <em>I Wish My Brother George Was Here<\/em> by Del The Funky Homosapien, <em>The Magic Whip<\/em> by Blur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-another-week-full-of-great-music\">Another Week Full of Great Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What did you listen to this week? It&#8217;s never a bad time to revisit some of your favorite songs and albums, or branch out into something you thought you&#8217;d never listen to. 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