NEWS - 15/06/2010

Gorillaz - 'On Melancholy Hill'

Tearful Monkey Sortz Get the Hump. New single and September Tour dates.

'On Melancholy Hill', the third single from Gorillaz' recent 'Plastic Beach' album, will be released by Parlophone Records on July 26th, 2010.

Accompanied by a video directed by Jamie Hewlett, the single will available exclusively on iTunes. Tracklisting as follows:

On Melancholy Hill - Radio Edit
On Melancholy Hill - Video
Snoop / Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach -Video
On Melancholy Hill - Japanese Popstars Remix
On Melancholy Hill - She is Danger Remix
Stylo – Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah Remix

Plastic Beach debuted at number 2 in the UK album charts and on US Billboard 200 following its release in March this year. In April Gorillaz played 2 sold out nights at London’s Roundhouse and headlined the Coachella Festival in USA. Following recent appearances on Jonathan Ross and Later with Jools Holland, Gorillaz have stepped in to headline Glastonbury on Friday 25th June.

Gorillaz are on tour in the UK later this year:

SEPTEMBER

8th - Glasgow SECC

10th - Birmingham NIA

11th - Newcastle Metro Arena

12th - Manchester Evening News Arena

14th & 15th - O2 Arena London

Badly Drawn Boy ~ ‘It’s What I’m Thinking’ and ‘Part 1 – Photographing Snowflakes’ ::  Max Sedgley ~ 'Suddenly Everything' ~ 'Sound Boy' releases. ::  I Am Kloot ~ Autumn Tour dates ::  Various Unknown Artists ~ We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie ::  Feeder ~ Renegades ::  Twilight Sad ~ ‘The Wrong Car’ EP ::  Frightened Rabbit ~ November and December Tour Dates ::  Clinic ~ 'Bubblegum' ~ New album ::  Gorillaz ~ 'On Melancholy Hill' ::  Tom Jones ~ 'Praise & Blame' new album ::  The Count & Sinden ~ 'Mega Mega Mega' ~ debut album ::  Corinne Bailey Rae ~ North American tour dates ::  Mark Ronson ~ 'Bang Bang Bang' ~ new single ::  Herbalizer ~ ‘Herbal Tonic – Best of Album’ ::  Villagers ~ 'Ship Of Promises' ::  Suzanne Vega ~ ’Close-Up Vol 1, Love Songs’ ~ UK Tour ::  Wild Beasts ~ July Roundhouse date ~ iTunes festival ::  Jónsi ~ Tour dates in September ::  Gorillaz ~ Escape To Plastic Beach Tour Dates ::  Frightened Rabbit ~ 'Living In Colour' ::  Eli Paperboy Reed ~ 'Come and Get It' new album ::  Wild Palms ~ 'Deep Dive' ::  Blur ~ Fool's Day - new single - Record Shop Day ::  Jónsi ~ 'Go Do' and 'Go' Releases ::  Angus and Julia Stone ~ 'Down The Way album - UK Tour ::  She and Him ~ In The Sun and Volume Two releases ::  Chemical Brothers ~ London Roundhouse and Sonar Festival ::  Eliza Doolittle ~ Debut single 'Skinny Genes' ::  Hidden Cameras ~ ‘Underage' / 'Origin: Orphan’ ::  Chapel Club ~ 'O Maybe I' new single ::  Lou Rhodes ~ 'One Good Thing' album released in March 2010 ::  Lightning Seeds ~ Tour dates - April 2010 ::  Frightened Rabbit ~ ‘Nothing Like You’ single ::  Lou Barlow ~ UK and European Tour ::  Mixtapes and Cellmates ~ New single 'Soon'. ::  Jon and Tracy Morter ~ Rage Factor Xmas No. 1 Winners ::  VV Brown ~ Travelling Like The Light’ - February 9th ::  Memory Tapes ~ 'Graphics' new single ::  Kathryn Williams ~ 'The Quickening' ::  Lightspeed Champion ~ New single – Marlene – 25th January 2010 ::