Aries



Aries is a song from Gorillaz' seventh studio album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez and a part of Gorillaz' 2020 web series Song Machine. It premiered on the Gorillaz YouTube channel on April 9, 2020 as Episode Three.undefined The song features Peter Hook and Georgia.

Production
The single was recorded sometime in 2019. Peter Hook provided the bass and backing vocals for the track while Georgia provided the drums and percussion. The song was co-produced by James Ford and P2J. Aries was the first episode of Song Machine that was released behind the intended monthly schedule. It suffered a two week long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trivia

 * Spotify accidentally leaked the title, cover art, collaborators and release date of this episode, on March 27, 2020.
 * The voice saying "Aries" at the beginning is taken from a Cadbury’s Cream Egg advert.
 * On the Gorillaz website, you can play the Aries Driving Game where you play as Noodle trying to get to the finish line before 2-D, Murdoc, and Russel do.
 * Aries is Damon Albarn's and Jamie Hewlett's Star Sign.