Overview
- The new single features Argentine rapper Trueno and a posthumous freestyle from late D12 member Proof.
- Press notes present themes of life, death and transcendence, with Russel Hobbs describing the song as “a musical meditation infused with light.”
- Contributors include sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, Jea Band Jaipur on brass, bansuri player Ajay Prasanna, and the Vijayaa Shanker–led Mountain Choir.
- The Mountain follows the earlier single “The Happy Dictator” with Sparks and was first showcased in full at the House of Kong residency at London’s Copper Box Arena.
- Preorders are live as Gorillaz line up a UK and Ireland tour starting March 2026 and a Primavera Sound Barcelona headline slot, with Trueno set to open select European dates.