Gorillaz plays music.
Gorillaz . Writers and critics have described their music as alternative rock , Britpop , trip hop , hip hop , electronica , indie , dub , reggae and pop . Their second studio album Demon Days ( 2005 ) went five times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US . The band 's third studio album , Plastic Beach , was released in March 2010 . In music , a virtual band ( also called a virtual group , cartoon group , or cartoon band ) is any group whose members are not corporeal musicians , but animated characters .