The Mountain (Deluxe) Lyrics & Tracklist – Gorillaz Featuring Multiple Artists

Album Information

The Mountain (Deluxe) is the ninth studio album by the English virtual band Gorillaz, officially released in early 2026. The record marks a continuation of the band’s tradition of expansive global collaboration, featuring an extensive array of guest artists across genres and cultures. Recorded over several years in studios and locations around the world—including London’s Studio 13, Mumbai, New Delhi, Devon, Miami, Ashgabat, Damascus, Los Angeles and New York—the album blends diverse musical influences and languages, including English, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, Yoruba and Russian. It was produced by Damon Albarn alongside Remi Kabaka Jr., James Ford, Samuel Egglenton and includes contributions from Argentine producer Bizarrap on select tracks.

This deluxe edition expands the standard album with a second disc of bonus material featuring additional performers and reinterpretations, adding further depth to an already multifaceted project.

Musical Style and Themes

The sound of The Mountain (Deluxe) is eclectic by design, traversing styles from alternative rock and electronic to world music and hip-hop influences. Traditional Indian instrumentation—such as sarod and bansuri—appears alongside rock, rap and experimental elements, reflecting the band’s cross-cultural recording journey and Damon Albarn’s long-standing interest in global musical traditions. Guest vocalists and instrumentalists add varied textures to the work, and posthumous appearances by influential figures offer a reflective tone that complements the album’s conceptual exploration of life, mortality and traversal of metaphorical peaks.

Release Information

The album was announced in 2025 and saw singles released ahead of the full record. While initially scheduled for later dates, the release was moved to January 15, 2026 for certain formats, with broader physical and digital distribution occurring in February and March 2026. The accompanying tour for the band spans multiple dates across the UK and Ireland in support of the album’s launch.

Full Tracklist

  1. The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash)
  2. The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought)
  3. The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
  4. The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
  5. Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar)
  6. The God of Lying (feat. IDLES)
  7. The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
  8. The Manifesto (feat. Trueno & Proof)
  9. The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
  10. Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
  11. Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey)
  12. The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash)
  13. Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon & Johnny Marr)
  14. The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar)
  15. The Sad God (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna & Anoushka Shankar)

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks (Disc 2)

  1. Bolly Noir (feat. Niloy Ahsan)
  2. Noah’s Descendants (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Pamela Jain)
  3. The Mountain (performed by Hindu Jea Band Jaipur)
  4. Meri Sapno Ki Rani (performed by Hindu Jea Band Jaipur)

Credits

Core Artists: Gorillaz (Damon Albarn, Remi Kabaka Jr., 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, Russel)
Featured Vocalists & Musicians: Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought, Sparks, Tony Allen, Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, IDLES, Johnny Marr, Trueno, Proof, Mark E. Smith, Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey, Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Paul Simonon, Niloy Ahsan, Pamela Jain
Additional Contributors: Viraj Acharya, The Mountain Choir (Raja Lakshimi Sanjay, Rahul Pandey, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Ritika Sahni, Sanskar Vaidya, Vaishnavi Shanker, Vijayaa Shanker, Pari Thakur, Vamsee Kotaru), Bharat Singh, Demon Strings (Izzi Dunn, Kotono Sato, Sarah Tuke, Ciara Ismail), Chris Storr, Matthew Gunner, Hindu Jea Band Jaipur

Production: Damon Albarn, Remi Kabaka Jr., James Ford, Samuel Egglenton; Additional production by Bizarrap on select tracks.

Artwork: Jamie Hewlett.