The Now Now is the quick followup to last year's Humanz from the virtual (i.e. cartoon) band Gorillaz. As I mentioned a little over a year ago, when Humanz was a Studio One Featured Release, Gorillaz is the most successful cartoon band ever. Why does that matter? It adds a unique dimension to the band's music because of the space between Damon Albarn and the other band members, and the characters created by Jamie Hewlett. After the apocalyptic Humanz, the darkness has lifted for The Now Now- as you can see in the video for "Humility."
Here are the Top 30 new releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending July 22, 2018:
1 Johnny Marr- Call The Comet
2 Gorillaz- The Now Now
3 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever- Hope Downs
4 Jim James- Uniform Distortion
5 Dawes- Passwords
6 Courtney Barnett- Tell Me How You Really Feel
7 Father John Misty- God's Favorite Customer
8 The Jayhawks- Back Roads And Abandoned Motels
9 Arthur Buck- Arthur Buck
10 King Tuff- The Other
11 Neko Case- Hell-On
12 Parquet Courts- Wide Awake!
13 Lake Street Dive- Free Yourself Up
14 Cowboy Junkies- All That Reckoning
15 Beach House- 7
16 Luluc- Sculptor
17 Snail Mail- Lush
18 Melody's Echo Chamber- Bon Voyage
19 Hatchie- Sugar & Spice (EP)
20 Arctic Monkeys- Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
21 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Sparkle Hard
22 Mourn- Sopresa Familia
23 Angelique Kidjo- Remain In Light
24 Natalie Prass- The Future And The Past
25 Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Sex & Food
26 Jenn Champion- Single Rider
27 T. Hardy Morris- Dude, The Obscure
28 Ziggy Marley- Rebellion Rises
29 Shannon Shaw- Shannon In Nashville
30 The Record Company- All Of This Life