Empire Ants
"Empire Ants" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on their third studio album Plastic Beach.It features guest vocals and instrumentation from Yukimi Nagano, the vocalist of the trip hop band Little Dragon.Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn was first introduced to Little Dragon through his partner Suzi Winstanley, who was a fan of the band's music.Nagano enjoyed collaborating with Albarn, praising both the diversity of the tracks and the organic nature of the recording process.BBC Music described the song as "a trickling ballad to rank alongside Blur’s best", and Pitchfork characterized Little Dragon's contributions to Plastic Beach as "airy, elusive, and amazingly beautiful.