A ninth Gorillaz album is on the horizon. On Thursday, the Damon Albarn-created group announced that it will drop a 15-track collaborative album, titled The Mountain, on March 20, 2026, featuring stars from across the globe. To celebrate the news, the band released “The Happy Dictator” featuring Sparks.
Each of the songs features at least one collaborator, and will feature artists singing in Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, and Yoruba. Idles is featured on “The God of Lying.” Argentinian DJ Bizarrap joins Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar on “Orange County,” and Argentine rapper Trueno will appear with Proof on “The Manifesto.”
A press release for the record described The Mountain as a “playlist for a party on the border between this world and whatever happens next, exploring the journey of life and the thrill of existence.” The album was recorded at Studio 13 in London, along with cities in India, Miami, Ashgabat, Damascus, and New York. The album is the first under their indie record label, Kong.
Along with the album, the band will tour the United Kingdom and Ireland in March, with stops in Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Belfast, and Dublin. Then, the band will perform in June at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Trueno will join the band as an opener for most dates.
The Mountain is the first studio album since 2023’s Cracker Island, which featured collaborations with artists such as Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, and Beck.
The Mountain Track List
1. “The Mountain” feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash
2. “The Moon Cave” feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, and Black Thought
3. “The Happy Dictator” feat. Sparks
4. “The Hardest Thing” feat. Tony Allen
5. “Orange County” feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar
6. “The God of Lying” feat. IDLES
7. “The Empty Dream Machine” feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr, and Anoushka Shankar
8. “The Manifesto” feat. Trueno and Proof
9. “The Plastic Guru” feat. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar
10. “Delirium” feat. Mark E. Smith
11. “Damascus” feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey
12. “The Shadowy Light” feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash
13. “Casablanca” feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr
14. “The Sweet Prince” feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr, and Anoushka Shankar
15. “The Sad God” feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasann,a and Anoushka Shankar
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