via YouTube/GorillazMusic / NewsMusic / NewsGorillaz and Beck take a joyride in a video for ‘The Valley of the Pagans’The new Song Machine visuals take the band to the virtual world of Grand Theft AutoShareLink copied ✔️November 6, 2020November 6, 2020Text Thom Waite Gorillaz have released the latest installment of their Song Machine series: a music video for the Beck-featuring track “The Valley of the Pagans”. The visuals see the virtual band transplanted into the video game world of Grand Theft Auto – specifically the game’s take on Hollywood, or “Vinewood” – to cruise around the city and watch their wanted level rise. Beck, meanwhile, makes an appearance via the in-game phone, popping up onscreen to deliver his verses. The new video for “The Valley of the Pagans” isn’t the first time Gorillaz have appeared inside a video game to promote the track, though. Last month, they performed the collaboration during an appearance on an Animal Crossing talk show, which also saw creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett discuss the project as a whole. Besides Beck, Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez has seen the band link up with artists including slowthai, Skepta, JPEGMAFIA, St Vincent, Elton John, and the late Tony Allen. Season two is also apparently in the works, alongside a long-awaited animated film, which Albarn has described as “kind of abstract”. Watch the new video for “The Valley of the Pagans” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasIn recent years, the number of people training to be death doulas has spiked, with celebrities like Nicole Kidman and Chloe Zhao joining their ranks – but why are so many of us being drawn to work with death?Life & CultureBeautyThe rise of the intellectual tattoo Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of soccer ahead of a summer shaped by the gameBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismFilm & TVErupcja lets us know who the real Charli xcx is MusicJulia Wolf is alt-pop’s next obsessionLife & CultureYoung New Yorkers could be hit hardest by the new SNAP rulesEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy