Gorillaz announce new album. ‘The Mountain’, share single featuring Sparks: Listen
Gorillaz have announced a new album, ‘The Mountain’.
Set for release on 20th March 2026, the 15-track album will be the first release on the Damon Albarn-led cartoon group’s new KONG label.
A wide range of collaborators appear across the record, including Yasiin Bey, Omar Souleyman, Johnny Marr, IDLES, Gruff Rhys, Anoushka Shankar, Bizarrap and Paul Simonon. A number of artists appear posthumously also, such as Bobby Womack, Tony Allen, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Dave Jolicoeur.
‘The Mountain’ was primarily recorded in London and Devon, as well as in various locations in India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan and Varanasi, Further work was carried out on it between Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. The album also features artists performing in five languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.
In a statement, Gorillaz animated drummer Russel Hobbs said: “As space dust we are here forever and that’s a mighty long time. This is a musical meditation infused with light. A journey of the soul, with beats.”
The band will head out on a tour of the UK and Ireland in support of ‘The Mountain’, which kicks off at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on 21st March. Their first headline stadium show will happen at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 20th June. Tickets and full tour information are can be found here.
Listen to the lead track from the new album, the Sparks-featuring ‘The Happy Dictator’, below.
Yesterday (Thursday, 11th September), Gorillaz launched a new online video game, Kong Studios.
Earlier this week, they shared video from their recent live show performing their debut self-titled album in full.
