Overview

• The 15-track album is scheduled for release on March 20, 2026, following the band's formal announcement on September 11.
• Gorillaz released the lead single, The Happy Dictator featuring Sparks, as the first preview of the record.
• The Mountain Tour begins March 21 in Manchester with dates across the UK and Ireland and concludes June 20 with a stadium show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
• The release marks the first full-length issued on the band's own label, KONG, as part of a coordinated rollout.
• Outlets report production by the band with James Ford, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Samuel Egglenton and sessions spanning Studio 13, India, U.S. cities, Ashgabat and Damascus, with collaborators including Bizarrap, Trueno, Black Thought, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar and posthumous contributions from Dennis Hopper, Tony Allen and Mark E. Smith.