Studio Album · No. 7
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez Songwriting Credits by Gorillaz
Produced by Gorillaz, Remi Kabaka Jr. · Engineered by Stephen Sedgwick
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gorillaz carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Song Machine restores the guest-led model but ties it to a monthly singles project: Damon Albarn and Remi Kabaka Jr. write the base of each track, then add the featured artist as a co-writer, so the credits widen song by song. The performer column is built entirely around the guest of the month, from Robert Smith and Beck to Elton John, Slowthai and Schoolboy Q, with Albarn anchoring nearly every track as 2-D.
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez is the seventh studio album by Gorillaz, released in October 2020 as the culmination of an ongoing project in which the band put out a new song with a new guest roughly every month. Damon Albarn wrote the tracks with Remi Kabaka Jr. and the featured artists, then collected them as a full album. The guests span generations and genres, including Robert Smith of The Cure, Beck, Elton John, Slowthai, St. Vincent, Schoolboy Q, Octavian and Peter Hook. Produced by Gorillaz and Kabaka, it returned the band to a guest-led structure but built it around a singles-first release model. The album reached the top of the UK chart and was praised for its restless, collaborative range.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Strange Timez
#96
|
Damon AlbarnRobert SmithRemi Kabaka Jr. | Damon AlbarnRobert SmithRemi Kabaka Jr. | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr. | Robert Smith (Lead Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 2 |
The Valley of the Pagans
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Beck Hansen | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Beck Hansen | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr. | Beck (Lead Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 3 |
The Lost Chord
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.James FordLeslie John | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.James FordLeslie John | Damon AlbarnJames FordRemi Kabaka Jr. | Leee John (Lead Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 4 |
Pac-Man
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.John SmythePaul HustonQuincy HanleyElvin ShahbazianJoel McNeillJohn McNeill | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.John SmythePaul HustonQuincy HanleyElvin ShahbazianJoel McNeillJohn McNeill | Damon AlbarnPrince PaulRemi Kabaka Jr. | Schoolboy Q (Rap Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 5 |
Chalk Tablet Towers
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Annie Clark | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Annie Clark | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr. | St. Vincent (Lead Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 6 |
The Pink Phantom
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Ricardo Valentine Jr. | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Ricardo Valentine Jr. | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr. | Elton John (Lead Vocals)6lack (Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 7 |
Aries
#84
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Peter HookRichard Isong | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Peter HookRichard Isong | Damon AlbarnJames FordRemi Kabaka Jr.P2J | Damon Albarn (Lead Vocals)Peter Hook (Bass)Georgia (Vocals) |
| 8 |
Friday 13th
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Octavian Godji | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Octavian Godji | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr. | Octavian (Rap Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 9 |
Dead Butterflies
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Darryle GayleMatthew MiddlebrooksKane RobinsonMichael Williams IIRoxani Arias | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Darryle GayleMatthew MiddlebrooksKane RobinsonMichael Williams IIRoxani Arias | Damon AlbarnMike Will Made ItRemi Kabaka Jr. | Kano (Rap Vocals)Roxani Arias (Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |
| 10 |
Désolé
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.James FordFatoumata Diawara | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.James FordFatoumata Diawara | Damon AlbarnJames FordRemi Kabaka Jr. | Damon Albarn (Lead Vocals)Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals) |
| 11 |
Momentary Bliss
|
Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Tyron FramptonIsaac HolmanLaurie VincentMike Dean | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Tyron FramptonIsaac HolmanLaurie VincentMike Dean | Damon AlbarnRemi Kabaka Jr.Mike Dean | Slowthai (Rap Vocals)Slaves (Vocals)Damon Albarn (Vocals) |