Gorillaz Announce New Album 'The Mountain', Reveal New Song "The Happy Dictator"
Gorillaz have announced that they will be releasing a brand new album titled The Mountain on March 20th, 2026. You can pre-order the album here.
The album is set to feature an extensive collection of guest artists and collaborators, including Ajay Prasanna, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosie, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, IDLES, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Marr, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Sparks, Trueno, and Yasiin Bey. The album will also include posthumous collaborations from artistsl like Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof, and Tony Allen.
The album was produced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, and Remi Kabaka Jr, plus Bizarrap (Orange County). The Mountain was recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon, along with various locations in India like Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan, and Varanasi, along with Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miai, and New York.
You can check out the visualizer for the album’s first revealed track, “The Happy Dictator”, along with the album artwork and track listing, below.
The Mountain
1. The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash, 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 Shankhar)
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 Prasanna, and Anoushka Shankar)
