D-Sides sees the b-sides from Gorillaz’ multi-platinum selling second album Demon Days, along with early demos and previously unreleased tracks collected together for the first time. Highlights include Gorillaz’ dubbed-out collaboration with The Bees, Bill Murray, and the apocalyptic scum-pop of We Are Happy Landfill. Hong Kong, the lush and lovely track recorded by Gorillaz for Warchild, was the surprise hit of the Demon Days Live shows. It’s here given an exclusive refit with added strings. Stop The Dams is another collaboration, this time with the Sugarcubes’ Einar Orn, protesting against dam-building in Iceland’s wilderness. Demos People (DARE) and Don’t Get Lost in Heaven give a sneak peek into the band’s creative process, while the Mandarin version of Dirty Harry provides an insight into how Gorillaz might sound if they’d been born east of the Yangtzee instead of deep in the wilds of Essex…
