Damon Albarn has officially announced the first new Gorillaz album since 2023. The follow-up to Cracker Island is called The Mountain , and it’s out March 20 via the band’s own new label, Kong. Leading the 15-track release is a song featuring Sparks titled “ Happy Dictator .” Listen to the new single below.
The Mountain was produced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, and Remi Kabaka Jr., with additional contributions from Argentine producer Bizarrap. The album was recorded at Albarn’s Studio 13 , in London, as well as his studio in Devon, England, and locations in Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan, and Varanasi, India; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; Damascus, Syria; Los Angeles; Miami; and New York.
As is often the case with Gorillaz albums, The Mountain is filled with gues