Since the debut of the Damon Albarn/Jamie Hewlett project Gorillaz in 2001, I’ve been a devout fan.

I love the Hewlett artwork, I love the virtual band concept, I love the ongoing backstory for the fake bandmates, but most importantly, I love the music.

What’s hard to believe, though, is that there have only been two albums released over the 9 year existence of the band.  Not counting the two b-side collections of course.

In any case, both Demon Days and their self titled debuts are some of the best albums of the past decade, and now that the release of “their” third album titled Plastic Beach is impending in 2010, I’m starting to get excited.  And luckily, Gorillaz are placating this excitement.

First and foremost, we have the above image, the first from the Plastic Beach era of the band, with an older and seemingly war-ready version of Noodles.

Next, we have the supposed tracklisting for the album, which includes some eyebrow raising guest appearances.

1. Intro
2. Seagull Massacre
3. Broken (featuring Mos Def)
4. Stylo (featuring Bruce Willis)
5. Electric Shock (featuring De La Soul)
6. Satan’s Burlesque (featuring the Horrors)
7. Pirate Ship (featuring Mark E Smith and Einar Á–rn Benediktsson)
8. Sweep Stakes (featuring Mos Def)
9. Carousel (featuring De La Soul)
10. Sloped Tropics (featuring De La Soul)
11. Twilight (featuring Ozzy Osbourne)
12. Daydream Daemon (featuring Mos Def)
13. Plastic Beach (featuring Lou Reed)
14. Banana Bunch (featuring Snoop Dog)
15. Arming The Nation (featuring Barry Gibb and Bobby Womack)
16. Closing Time

Bruce Willis? Ozzy? Barry Fucking Gibb?

Sounds like Plastic Beach sure is going to be interesting to listen to, if nothing else, when it hit shelves this Spring.