Album info

• Title The Mountain
• Artist Gorillaz
• Year 2026
• Genre Alternative

Tracklist

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, David Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought)
3. The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
4. The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
5. Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar)
6. The God of Lying (feat. IDLES)
7. The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
8. The Manifesto (feat. Trueno & Proof)
9. The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
10. Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
11. Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman & Yaslin Bey)
12. The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash)
13. Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon & Johnny Marr)
14. The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
15. The Sad God (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna & Anoushka Shankar)

Thoughts

I’ve been in a bit of a huff with Gorillaz recently, because they don’t seem to be that bothered about pretending to be a virtual band anymore and it feels like they’re letting go of what made them different in the first place. But nevertheless, I was curious about this new album and the many, many guest artists on it. The album has a lot of Indian influence right from the start, and has a really intense and melancholy vibe about it. It’s an odd one, but it holds together really well and the variety of sounds is just right.

Rating: 3 / 5