Gorillaz

Gorillaz mourn in stereo with “The Hardest Thing” and “Orange County” duo drop

Gorillaz release “The Hardest Thing” and “Orange County” as companion pieces from their upcoming album, “The Mountain.” Both tracks lean into themes of grief, with the former opening on a sample from the late Tony Allen while the latter adopts a more buoyant palette.

Argentine producer Bizarrap, poet Kara Jackson, and sitarist Anoushka Shankar contribute, their inputs bridging elegy with muted buoyancy. Jackson co-writes, trading lines with Damon Albarn over subtle instrumentation that feigns optimism while mourning lingers underneath.

Gorillaz recruit Joe Talbot to muse on doubt, dread, and dodgy landlords

Interpolating ambient dread with a taste for lyrical interrogation, Gorillaz unveil “The God Of Lying,” featuring IDLES’ Joe Talbot, a track that ambles through doubt, housing, headlines, and personal crises. Recorded across London, Devon and Mumbai with added bansuri and layered percussion, the song emerges as another chapter in their March 2026 album, “The Mountain.”

Albarn and Jamie Hewlett channel recent grief, Indian rituals, and sonic experimentation, eschewing animated videos in favor of a singular visual, and teasing collaborations from Sparks to Yasiin Bey.

Gorillaz piles on the features in globally-sourced album ‘The Mountain’

Gorillaz returns with ‘The Mountain,’ a globally curated studio album that assembles a mosaic of voices, from UK post-punk group Idles to Argentine rapper Trueno and producer Bizarrap.

Sparks, Jalen Ngonda, and Kara Jackson expand the sonic palette, layering textures that shift between cinematic melancholy and off-kilter exuberance. The band's penchant for cross-cultural entanglements continues without apology or fanfare.

Gorillaz toast 25 years with London gigs, secret set maybe less secret soon

Gorillaz mark their 25th anniversary with four London shows, revisiting albums from their debut through ‘Plastic Beach’ before closing with a “mystery” set that Damon Albarn hints may feature new material, as Jamie Hewlett jokingly signals potential danger with a throat-cutting gesture.

In parallel, the band unveils the ‘House of Kong’ exhibit and teases a 2025 release that spans four languages, while Albarn notes he’s “been incredibly busy making music.”

Gorillaz go live on SNL, 26 years and 9 albums later—Ryan Gosling hosts again.

Gorillaz, the Damon Albarn-led animated band founded in 1998, marks its inaugural Saturday Night Live appearance on March 7. Hosted for the fourth time by Ryan Gosling, the episode aligns with the band’s rollout of their ninth studio album, The Mountain—set for release on February 27—with tracks like the dual single “The Hardest Thing” / “Orange County” already in circulation.

Gosling resurfaces on SNL while promoting his sci-fi film Project Hail Mary, due March 20. A March 14 episode is slated, though its cast remains unnamed.