Damon Albarn and its Gorillaz They have just launched a new single, “The Happy Dictator.” The song is used to present the album “The Mountain” and has the collaboration of Americans Sparks.
Gorillaz will have a new album, “The Mountain”that the March 20, 2026 In his own record label, Kong. To announce the launch, they have shared a single, “The Happy Dictator” in collaboration no less than with the Mael brothers, Sparks. You can listen to it under these lines.
But Sparks will not be the only collaborators of this album, but the list is really wide. We will meet Ajay Prasanna, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, Idles, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Mar, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Sparks, True and Yasiin Bey; as well as the voices of friends and collaborators who already disappeared as Bobby Womack, Dennis Hopper, Mark E Smith or Tony Allenamong others.
The album has been produced by Gorillaz next to James Ford, Samuel Egglenton and Remi Kabaka Jr.in addition to Bizarrap. The recordings took place in the legendary Studio 13 of London and Devon, in addition to different locations in India – including Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajastán and Benarés – as well as in Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. The album brings together interpretations in five languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.
On the other hand, remember that Gorillaz will be acting in Madrid on September 20 within the Press of Gaianext to Thundercat, Maceo Plex and other artists. You can get the tickets in this same link. In fact, this will be a special opportunity, since the subsequent presentation tour of “The Mountain” It will begin in March 2026 in Manchester, with Thunder and sparks as special guests.
“The Mountain” will include the following songs:
The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda And Black Thought)
The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)
The God of Lying (feat. Idles)
The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
The manifesto (feat. Thunder and proof)
The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Mar and Anoushka Shankar)
Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)
The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)
The Sweet Prince.
The Sad God.
