Gorillaz - "Stylo."

Gorillaz brand new single, "Stylo," should be on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio show Monday night (thanks to gorillaz-unofficial for that info!), but in the meantime it appears the radio edit version has leaked from its promo cd. I wonder if this is related to its recent removal from an eBay auction?

"Stylo" is chock full of early electro-dance goodness. The bass synth and drum machine work perfectly together, as do the 2nd-verse-on windy keyboards and looped fx that remind me of the end of Chemical Brothers' "Buzz Tracks." 2-D enters with several layers of vocals for the pre-verse, and the verse is a romantic '80s ballad with near-muted megaphone back-up.

Bobby Womack rocks the chorus with all the passion one would expect from Terry Callier, and after the 2nd chorus, Mos Def wanders on-set to provide a smooth-as-always, if understated, verse of lyricism like only he can produce.

If "Stylo" or the new teaser trailers at gorillaz.com (loads of 16-bit wonder and ominous orchestral bits) are any indication of the sound of Plastic Beach, we're in for a hell of a Phase Three in the Gorillaz project.