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EDITORS’ NOTES

When asked to describe “Momentary Bliss”—the wonderful and woozy new Gorillaz song that heads up ALT CTRL this week—Russel suggests an exercise in visualization. “Take a look around!” he tells Apple Music. “Like what you see?” Well—“No, you do not,” he goes on. “So, open your ears, shut your eyes, lie back and think of what England could be.” Sir, we’re in Califor—“Feel the sun on your eyelids. Breathe deep. Russ is here for you, bring it in. Just what you needed?” Actually, ye— “It’s gonna be aaaaalright. Until...it's not. You open your eyes and the moment's over. That’s the track.” Apple Music then turns to 2-D, who tells us he doesn’t recall much about its writing or recording, or welcome contributions from slowthai and Slaves. “I was mostly watching the trains go past the studio, remembering my childhood dream of pushing the snack trolley,” he says. “But I try not to look back too much, because the past isn’t what it used to be. The future is all that matters, and it needs our help. I’ll use the hundreds of pounds I’ve made in the music biz to become a celebrity inventor like Alan Musk.” ALT CTRL is Apple Music’s home for left-of-center rock songs and is updated all the time. So check back often, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

EDITORS’ NOTES

When asked to describe “Momentary Bliss”—the wonderful and woozy new Gorillaz song that heads up ALT CTRL this week—Russel suggests an exercise in visualization. “Take a look around!” he tells Apple Music. “Like what you see?” Well—“No, you do not,” he goes on. “So, open your ears, shut your eyes, lie back and think of what England could be.” Sir, we’re in Califor—“Feel the sun on your eyelids. Breathe deep. Russ is here for you, bring it in. Just what you needed?” Actually, ye— “It’s gonna be aaaaalright. Until...it's not. You open your eyes and the moment's over. That’s the track.” Apple Music then turns to 2-D, who tells us he doesn’t recall much about its writing or recording, or welcome contributions from slowthai and Slaves. “I was mostly watching the trains go past the studio, remembering my childhood dream of pushing the snack trolley,” he says. “But I try not to look back too much, because the past isn’t what it used to be. The future is all that matters, and it needs our help. I’ll use the hundreds of pounds I’ve made in the music biz to become a celebrity inventor like Alan Musk.” ALT CTRL is Apple Music’s home for left-of-center rock songs and is updated all the time. So check back often, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

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