Gorillaz - The Mountain [Gatefold, Black] (2LP) Vinyl

The Mountain is the ninth studio album by Gorillaz, released in 2026 on the Kong label. All fifteen tracks are written by Damon Albarn, and the album was produced by Gorillaz with James Ford, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Samuel Egglenton.

The Music

Much of the record was made in India, at Island City Studios in Mumbai and beside the Ganges at Varanasi, with further sessions at Studio 13 in London, Studio 13 Devon, 5020 Studios, Kintsugi Studio and Sparks Studio. The guest list runs from Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Ajay Prasanna and Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash to Johnny Marr, Black Thought, Sparks, IDLES, Paul Simonon, Gruff Rhys, Yasiin Bey, Omar Souleyman, Bizarrap, Trueno, Kara Jackson, Asha Puthli and Jalen N'Gonda, with an ensemble credited as The Mountain Choir. The insert dedicates the album in loving memory to several of the artists heard on it, among them Tony Allen, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Dennis Hopper.

Artwork

Jamie Hewlett's artwork places Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D in a series of intricate hand drawn illustrations that run across the gatefold, the printed inner sleeves and the insert. The main title is set in Hindi and subtitled in English on the spine and the obi strip.

This Pressing

Two 12 inch LPs on black vinyl, pressed by Optimal Media in Germany and housed in a gatefold sleeve. Inside are printed inner sleeves and a two sided insert carrying the tracklist, the full credits and the dedication, and the sleeve is banded with an orange obi strip that names the edition as black vinyl. The album was mixed by Marta Salogni at Studio Zona and mastered by Heba Kadry, with lacquers cut by Matt Colton at Metropolis Mastering. Catalogue number KONG001LP.