Gorillaz Share Pair Of Guest-Aided ‘The Mountain’ Singles
“Orange County” features Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar, and ”The Hardest Thing” features Tony Allen.
By Andy Kahn Jan 16, 2026 • 10:09 am PST
Two new singles off Gorillaz’s forthcoming album, The Mountain, dropped in advance of the record’s March 20 release. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar appear on the track, “Orange County,” while “The Hardest Thing” features late Afrobeat drumming legend, Tony Allen.
The human musician behind the animated Gorillaz collective, Damon Albarn created The Mountain with the input of several other guest contributors. In addition to the “Orange County” and “The Hardest Thing” guests, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, IDLES, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Marr, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Trueno and Yasiin Bey can be heard on the album.
Along with Allen, The Mountain contains posthumous recordings by Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E Smith, Proof and Bobby Womack.
The companion tracks “Orange County” and ”The Hardest Thing” can be heard together in the visualizer below:
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