Gorillaz announce four-part Apple Music 1 show Song Machine Radio

16 October 2020, 17:33 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Gorillaz have announced their new four-part Apple Music 1 Song Machine Radio show that starts next week.

Song Machine Radio with Gorillaz will be hosted on Apple Music 1, with the first episode being released on Monday (19 October) at 10pm BST.

Each hour-long episode will be hosted by different members of the cartoon band. Monday's show will be hosted by 2D.

Song Machne Radio with Gorillaz will see the band members play their own personalised music selections, as well as speaking to special guests. Gorillaz co-founders Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett will also appear in the series.

SONG MACHINE RADIO

2D, @MurdocGorillaz, Noodle and Russel will each host their very own 1-hour show on @AppleMusic starting Monday 19th October

Read all about it https://t.co/fuf9NorQT1 #SongMachineRadio pic.twitter.com/89vMimWEVu
— gorillaz (@gorillaz) October 16, 2020

The radio show has been announced as part of the build up to their Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez album, which lands later this month.

Gorillaz recently teamed up with Elton John and 6LACK on "The Pink Phantom", which will feature on Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez alongside ScHoolboy Q collaboration "PAC-MAN", Friday 13th" featuring Octavian, "Momentary Bliss" featuring Slaves and slowthai, "Désolé" with Fatoumata Diawara and "Aries" featuring Peter Hook and Georgia, and "How Far?" with Skepta and the late Tony Allen.

The first episode of Song Machine Radio with Gorillaz goes live at 10pm BST on Monday (19 October). Gorillaz's Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez album will be released 23 October, and is available to pre-order now.