{"id":5125,"date":"2025-09-11T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/gorillaz-new-album-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:39:00","slug":"gorillaz-new-album-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/gorillaz-new-album-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillaz Gather With IDLES, Sparks On \u2018The Mountain\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/09\/Gorillaz-The-Mountain-Press-Image-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Gorillaz have gathered another highly eclectic cast of collaborators for their ninth album, <em>The Mountain<\/em>, which will be released March 20 on the Damon Albarn-led band\u2019s new KONG label. Lead track \u201cThe Happy Dictator\u201d features sibling pop auteurs Sparks and can be sampled below.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other artists lending a hand on the 15-track <em>The Mountain<\/em> are IDLES, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan &amp; Ayaan Ali Bangash, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, The Roots\u2019 Black Thought, Super Furry Animals\u2019 Gruff Rhys, Jalen Ngonda, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, the Clash\u2019s Paul Simonon, Trueno and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def).<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/09\/hello-darkness-my-old-friend\/\">Hello Darkness, My Old Friend<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/09\/king-princess-work-of-art\/\">King Princess: Work of Art<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/09\/rafiq-bhatia-terraforms-transforms-and-deforms-new-worlds-of-sound\/\">Rafiq Bhatia Terraforms, Transforms, and Deforms New Worlds of Sound<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The voices of departed musicians such as Bobby Womack, De La Soul\u2019s Dave Jolicoeur, the Fall\u2019s Mark E. Smith, Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, rapper Proof and even actor Dennis Hopper are also represented on the project.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"MG_npaLydKg\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>The Mountain<\/em> was produced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton and Remi Kabaka Jr., and recorded in London, India, Syria, Los Angeles and Miami. The album\u2019s lyrics are sung in Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.<\/p>\n<p>Gorillaz will support <em>The Mountain<\/em> with a U.K. and Ireland arena tour next spring, beginning March 21 in Manchester. The group will also stage its first stadium concert at London\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur on June 20, with opening sets from Sparks and Trueno.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-is-the-track-list-for-the-mountain\">Here is the track list for <em>The Mountain<\/em>:<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Mountain\u201d (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)<br \/>\u201cThe Moon Cave\u201d (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda and Black Thought)<br \/>\u201cThe Happy Dictator\u201d (feat. Sparks)<br \/>\u201cThe Hardest Thing\u201d (feat. Tony Allen)<br \/>\u201cOrange County\u201d (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)<br \/>\u201cThe God of Lying\u201d (feat. IDLES)<br \/>\u201cThe Empty Dream Machine\u201d (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)<br \/>\u201cThe Manifesto\u201d (feat. Trueno and Proof)<br \/>\u201cThe Plastic Guru\u201d (feat. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)<br \/>\u201cDelirium\u201d (feat. Mark E. Smith)<br \/>\u201cDamascus\u201d (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)<br \/>\u201cThe Shadowy Light\u201d (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)<br \/>\u201cCasablanca\u201d (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)<br \/>\u201cThe Sweet Prince\u201d (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)<br \/>\u201cThe Sad God\u201d (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-are-gorillaz-2026-tour-dates\">Here are Gorillaz\u2019 2026 tour dates: <\/h2>\n<p>March 21 \u2013 MANCHESTER, Co-op Live<br \/>March 22 \u2013 BIRMINGHAM, bp pulse LIVE<br \/>March 24 \u2013 GLASGOW, OVO Hydro<br \/>March 25 \u2013 LEEDS, First Direct Arena<br \/>March 27 \u2013 CARDIFF, Utilita Arena<br \/>March 28 \u2013 NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena<br \/>March 29 \u2013 LIVERPOOL, M&amp;S Bank Arena<br \/>March 31 \u2013 BELFAST, SSE Arena<br \/>April 1 \u2013 DUBLIN, 3Arena<br \/>June 20 \u2013 LONDON, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorillaz have gathered another highly eclectic cast of collaborators for their ninth album, The Mountain, which will be released March 20 on the Damon Albarn-led band\u2019s new KONG label. 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