Gorillaz

Gorillaz Mix Merch and Music: House of Kong Hits LA with 'The Mountain' Release

The Gorillaz: House of Kong Gift Shop opens its doors in Los Angeles alongside sold-out shows and the band's ninth album, 'The Mountain'. Customers can browse a diverse array of Gorillaz merchandise including clothing and jigsaw puzzles, with items linked to the new album arriving on its release day.

Visitors are granted the chance to snap pictures with the 1969 Chevy Camaro from the "Stylo" video. Opening a week prior to an audiovisual exhibition, the shop complements the band's creative endeavors as they prepare for their 'Saturday Night Live' debut.

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.”