Humanz was released on 28 April 2017, the band’s first new studio album in 7 years. Featuring a “modern-sounding urban hip-hop/R&B sensibility”, the album debuted at number two on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Humanz received generally positive reviews from critics, although received some criticism from fans and critics for what was perceived as a diminished presence from Albarn in contrast to the abundance of featured artists. The album was released in both standard and deluxe editions, with the deluxe edition featuring an additional 6 bonus tracks and was promoted by the lead single ” Saturnz Barz ” featuring Popcaan and the later single ” Strobelite ” featuring Peven Everett. The Hewlett-directed music video for “Saturnz Barz” made use of YouTube ‘s 360-degree video format and reportedly cost $800,000 to create.
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