AlbumE · 2023
Cracker Island
by Gorillaz
Cracker Island is a 2023 alternative dance album by Gorillaz. It runs 11 tracks across 42 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.4/5 from 11 ratings.
Alternative Dance · Electronic · Electropop
#7 in Best alternative dance albums
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- 3.4 /5
- 11 ratings
- 76 /100
- 10 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 42 min
- Runtime
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11 ratings · avg 3.4
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2 reviews
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- 3.5
I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad Gorillaz album and it’s honestly hard to find faults in any songs. Every track is a bop and the features are excellent from Stevie Nicks on Oil to Thundercat on Cracker Island to Tame Impala on New Gold. It’s incredible to think that Damon Albarn also released a Blur album this year.
14 people have played it start to finish
1 person is spinning it this week
Critics
10 publications
- PopMatters9/10
- NME4/5
- The Independent4/5
- Clash8/10
- DIY4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Exclaim!7/10
- Pitchfork6.5/10
- Slant Magazine2.5/5
- Metacriticaggregate80/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate7.1/10
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Cracker Island album cover

The Cracker Island cover was illustrated by J. C. Hewlett and Stars Redmond.
- Illustration
- J. C. Hewlett, Stars Redmond
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 42 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Cracker Island is New Gold — rated 4.3/5 by 3 listeners.
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Cracker Island is the eighth studio album by the British virtual band Gorillaz. The album was released on 24 February 2023 via Parlophone and Warner Records. It features collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Bootie Brown, and Beck. The album received generally positive reviews. Background The majority of the work on the album began in 2021. "Tormenta", a song made in collaboration with Bad Bunny, was the first completed track for the album. It was originally intended to be the lead single for the second season of the web series Song Machine, before the project was shelved in favor of a traditional studio album (as was "New Gold", which would become the album's second single). According to Damon Albarn, permanent collaborator for Gorillaz, the new album was already completed in May of 2022. American record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Greg Kurstin served as the main producer for the record, alongside British music producer Remi Kabaka Jr. Singles
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Gorillaz released the first single "Cracker Island" (featuring bassist Thundercat) on 22 June 2022. Along with the release of the single, Gorillaz announced that the band would be following up the Meanwhile EP with a full new album. The name was announced as Cracker Island, with its release date, artwork and tracklist being revealed on 31 August, alongside the release of the second single, "New Gold", (featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown). The third single, "Baby Queen", was released on the FIFA 23 soundtrack on 30 September, after being leaked earlier that month. It was later officially released as a single on 4 November. The fourth single, "Skinny Ape", was released on 8 December, alongside the announcement of two virtual shows in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus on 17 and 18 December, respectively. The fifth single, "Silent Running" (featuring Adeleye Omotayo) was released on 27 January 2023, with a music video released on 8 February.
In brief
- Is Cracker Island good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Cracker Island 3.4/5 from 11 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Cracker Island?
- New Gold, rated 4.3/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Cracker Island released?
- Cracker Island was released in 2023.
- How many tracks are on Cracker Island?
- Cracker Island has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
- What genre is Cracker Island?
- Cracker Island is catalogued under Alternative Dance, Electronic, Electropop.
- What albums are similar to Cracker Island?
- Listeners of Cracker Island also rate Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, In Rainbows by Radiohead, AM by Arctic Monkeys.
- Who produced Cracker Island?
- Cracker Island was produced by Gorillaz, Greg Kurstin, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Kevin Parker, among 5 credited in total. Gorillaz produced 10 of them.
Cracker Island at a glance
- Labels
- Parlophone, Warner Records Inc.
- Recorded at
- Studio 13
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Credits
- Engineered by
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Henri DaviesDavid ReitzasFederico FogliaJoel WorkmanTim Visser- Played by
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