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The Mountain

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Covers for different versions

Release: 20 March 2026

Highest UK Chart Position: TBC

Record labels:
 

UK: Kong Studios Essex Limited / Parlophone / Warner Music 
US: Warner-Elektra-Atlantic / Warner Music / TBA
AUS: TBA

JAPAN: TBA

Formats:
 

KONG001LPI: Yellow Vinyl 199538697308 (33,99 $)

KONG001LPR: Orange Bio Vinyl 199538697469 (41,49 $)

TBA: Red Wine Target Viynl 199538718119 (34,99 $)

KONG001CDJ: Japanesse CD 199538688153 with OBI (17 $)

KONG001CDX: Delux CD 199538697827 (24,99 $)

KONG001CD: CD 199538510010 (17,49 $)

KONG001LP: Black Vinyl 199538688146 (29,99 $)

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Gorillaz Store:

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KONG001BOX Boxset Edition TBC (91,98 $)

KONG001LPB Book Edition TBC (59,98 $)

KONG001LP Gatefold 2 Vinyl TBC (33,98 $)

Liner notes:

The Mountain was recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon, various locations in India including Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan and Varanasi, as well as Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.

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Produced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr., and Bizarrap.​​​

For phase 7, we have a new logo​​

Tracklist:

  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 Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)

CD Deluxe 

a selection of live tracks taken from the Mystery Show, where the album was premiered in full in front of a live audience on September 3rd, 2025 in London.

  • Priced at £239.99, "The Mountain Collectors Bundle" set is exclusive to the official Gorillaz webstore includes: 

    Gatefold Vinyl
    CD (Deluxe)
    Art prints
    The Mountain Book Edition
    The Mountain CD (Deluxe)
    The Mountain Hoodie
    The Mountain T-Shirt (Black)
    The Mountain Poste
    The Mountain Mirror Badge
     

  • Priced at £32.99, "The Mountain LP & CD Bundle" set is exclusive to the official Gorillaz webstore.
     

  • Priced at £239.99, "TThe Mountain Boxset, Poster & Pin Badge Bundle" set is exclusive to the official Gorillaz webstore includes: 
     

Gatefold Vinyl: 15-track album on 2 Black Bio Vinyl 12” discs , housed in a gatefold sleeve, including Printed Inner Sleeves and a 12” Insert. Original artwork by Jamie Hewlett.CD (Deluxe): 15-track album on CD with art printed on the disc, housed in a 20 page CD-sized book with original artwork by Jamie Hewlett and a second disc including a selection of live tracks taken from the Mystery Show, where the album was premiered in full in front of a live audience on September 3rd, 2025 in London. Art prints: 12” Art prints with Original artwork by Jamie Hewlett.  The Mountain Poster: 12" x 12" Poster on thick 300 gsm card The Mountain Mirror Badge: Metal pin badge with mirror front.

 

  • A Yellow, Orange vinyl will be released for indie stores comes with  Lenticular Edition on HMV, Amazon, etc.
     

  • Lenticular Edition will be released through Amazon, its packaging is the same as the deluxe edition; but with a lenticular cover.
     

  • Target USA will launch an exclusive Red Wine.

 

 

 

The logo of the album was designed in Hindi calligraphy. पहाड़ means "The mountain".

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Trivia:

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  • The album features artists performing in five languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba. 
     

  • Circumstances now find Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D and Noodle in India, having made their way to Mumbai with the help of four fake passports courtesy of a New York business acquaintance of Murdoc. The band has turned its back on international pop stardom, with our heroes now immersed in the rhythms of mystical music-making, as they navigate the mountainous terrain of this thing called life.
     

  • Real inspiration: Albarn and Hewlett drew from their travels in India and personal losses (the deaths of their fathers and Hewlett’s mother-in-law).
     

  • Cultural influence: Encounters with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism shaped their reflections on grief and death.
     

  • Main idea: “to make death cool.”
     

  • Intended to be listened to from start to finish, alongside Hewlett’s illustrations.
     

  • Aims to revive the experience of engaging deeply with a full album rather than picking singles.
     

  • Collaborations: Features artists across five languages, including IDLES, Paul Simonon, Johnny Marr, Jalen Ngonda, Omar Souleyman, Ajay Prasanna, and Anoushka Shankar.
     

  • Anoushka’s participation connects to Albarn’s father’s love of Ravi Shankar.
     

  • Total running time: TBA
     

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