Last weekend, Damon Albarn – the mastermind behind the virtual band Gorillaz – guested on Dermot O’Leary’s BBC2 show and used the opportunity to unveil a previously unreleased track titled “Whirlwind.” This cut never made the final press for the band’s 2010 Plastic Beach album, but at least it gets to see the light of day, as short lived as it is. Clocking in at just under 2 minutes, “Whirlwind” sounds like a cut from an Arabian Nights-esque adventure movie with whirling strings and exotic drums – courtesy of the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy below.
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