Gorillaz have shared a new single, ‘The Manifesto’, featuring Argentine rapper Trueno and late D12 member Proof.
The track is the second offering from the Damon Albarn-led outfit’s incoming new record, ‘The Mountain’, set for release on 20th March 2026.
The seven-minute epic features contributions from sarod players Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, the legendary Jea Band Jaipur who have been “serving Indian weddings since 1936”, as well as Ajay Prasanna on bansuri and The Mountain Choir led by Vijayaa Shanker.
‘The Manifesto’ also includes a posthumous verse from D12’s Proof, who featured on one of the earliest Gorillaz singles, ‘911’ from the Bad Company soundtrack in 2001.
“As space dust we are here forever and that’s a mighty long time. This is a musical meditation infused with light. A journey of the soul, with beats,” said Gorillaz’s cartoon drummer Russel Hobbs of the track.
Gorillaz announced the new album with the Sparks-featuring ‘The Happy Dictator’ last month. Primarily recorded in London and Devon, as well as in various locations in India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan and Varanasi, the 14-track project will mark the first release on the group’s KONG label.
A wide range of collaborators appear across the record, including Yasiin Bey, Omar Souleyman, Johnny Marr, IDLES, Gruff Rhys, Anoushka Shankar, Bizarrap and Paul Simonon. A number of artists appear posthumously also, such as Bobby Womack, Tony Allen, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Dave Jolicoeur. Check out the full tracklist below.
The band will head out on a tour of the UK and Ireland in support of ‘The Mountain’, which kicks off at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on 21st March. Their first headline stadium show will take place at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 20th June. Tickets and full tour information can be found here.