Plastic Beach CD

When you've had your fill of cookie-cutter pop, Gorillaz' Plastic Beach is like a breath of salty ocean air, splashing you with eclectic beats and sharp wit. Tracks like "Stylo" and "On Melancholy Hill" stick to you like the best kind of seaweed; you can't shake them off, and you definitely don't want to. This album's a quirky postcard from a world where hip-hop meets orchestral whimsy, reminding us that even plastic can float when the tide is right.