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Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
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<p><i>Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez</i> is the seventh studio album by British <a href="/facts/Virtual_band/6mAjInPL">virtual band</a> <a href="/facts/Gorillaz/gz6fSax4">Gorillaz</a>, released on 23 October 2020 via <a href="/facts/Parlophone/NVn0PyMw">Parlophone</a> and <a href="/facts/Warner_Records/w5sRGtNj">Warner Records</a>. The album was released as the culmination of Gorillaz' <i><a href="/facts/Song_Machine/fhYbb29f">Song Machine</a></i> project, a web series consisting of a collection of singles and music videos, dubbed "episodes" each featuring different guest artists. The album marked the return of the character <a href="/facts/Murdoc_Niccals/Q8BSqM5A">Murdoc Niccals</a> in promotional material, after his absence from <i><a href="/facts/The_Now_Now/wgBdhB1W">The Now Now</a></i> in 2018. The record received positive reviews from music critics. <a href="/facts/Slowthai/UcAdX5y1">Slowthai</a>,<a href="/facts/Soft_Play/3vAhwUgB"> Slaves</a>, <a href="/facts/Fatoumata_Diawara/bqRbcjuq">Fatoumata Diawara</a>, <a href="/facts/Peter_Hook/tU2uzc0Q">Peter Hook</a>, <a href="/facts/Georgia_(musician)/N5AorzuA"> Georgia</a>, <a href="/facts/Octavian_(rapper)/zaQKcqwY"> Octavian</a>, <a href="/facts/ScHoolboy_Q/ayYC8BcU">ScHoolboy Q</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Smith_(musician)/JTcXIUSD"> Robert Smith</a>, <a href="/facts/Elton_John/DCPCRafW">Elton John</a>, <a href="/facts/6lack/Un9DqhTt">6lack</a>, <a href="/facts/Beck/FD32zLF1">Beck</a>, <a href="/facts/Leee_John/u502v3wL">Leee John</a>, <a href="/facts/St._Vincent_(musician)/BQHkyNdv"> St. Vincent</a>, <a href="/facts/Kano_(rapper)/SChBm6nM"> Kano</a>, and Roxani Arias, among others, appears as the collaborators on the album. </p>