Strobelite
If Gorillaz aren’t sitting in your regular rotation, you’re doing something wrong. I’ve cycled through every track from 2D, Noodle, Murdoc, and Russell enough times that they blur into the background—work, driving, three in the morning, doesn’t matter. Only a handful of acts pull that off.
They just released the video for Strobelite,
this euphoric dance track off Humanz. Peven Everett’s featured. Raoul Skinbeck directed it—he’s been around Murdoc for years. The funny part is Raoul’s actual résumé before this: commercials for a local glazing company in Stoke-on-Trent. Somehow that prepared him perfectly for making pop videos that actually work.
The video is basically the band throwing a reckless, destructive night at some notorious London club, Peven Everett in the middle of it all. Pure motion, pure chaos. The kind of evening that feels incredible in the moment and slightly questionable the next day.
That’s why Gorillaz matter: they never forgot that music is supposed to feel good first. No pretense, no overthinking. Just something that grabs you.