The new Gorillaz album is meh

February 26, 2026 The new Gorillaz album is meh FEB. 26, 2026 TOP STORIES 5 songs you need to hear this week This week's best new songs roundup features Grace Ives' fizzy synth-pop, Heather the Jerk's old-world garage-punk, and Swapmeet's woozy, overdriven blur. Gorillaz struggle to reach their emotional peak on The Mountain Inspired by a visit to India, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett ground their musings on the afterlife in warm, gorgeous instrumentation with a clear, cohesive thematic anchor, but the style ultimately overwhelms the substance. The beautiful, bloated chaos of The 1975's second album Revisiting the band's maximalist, neon, spraw... read