... , who took the helm for
new album Demon Days, the follow-up to the band's multi-million selling debut
Gorillaz. "Noodle wrote most of this album herself," says drummer Russel Hobbs.
"Murdoc may try and take the credit for it, but from the basic sketches to the
finished album, this was Noodle's vision."

Demon Days will be
released on 23rd May (11th may Japan, 24th May in the US), and will be preceeded
by the single Feel Good Inc, released 9th May.

Co-produced by
Gorillaz/Damon Albarn and the Grey Album mastermind Danger Mouse, Demon Days was
recorded at the band's own Kong Studios.

The album is a darker and
more intense affair than 2001's Gorillaz, explains Noodle: "The soul of the
recording can't avoid being a manifestation of the time, climate and location of
the place we were in when it was recorded. Consequently the colours are rich,
dark and heavy while the rhythms are clean, strategic and relentless. It has a
consciousness to it."

"Like someone has taken the first album and
coloured it in," adds singer 2D.

Gorillaz reputation for excellence
and enthusiasm has secured them a stellar guest list. Featured on the album are
contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva,
MF Doom, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper,
the London Community Gospel Choir and the San Fernandez Youth Chorus.

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