Damon Albarn teases new Gorillaz album for 2025
Damon Albarn has teased a brand new Gorillaz album, which is allegedly slated to be launched in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months.
Albarn not too long ago sat down with the French journal Les Inrockuptibles to debate The Magic Flute II, La Malédiction, a sequel to Mozart’s The Magic Flute opera, which noticed the Gorillaz mastermind create an digital opera for.
Later within the chat, the Blur frontman was requested about his plans for 2025 to which he responded with “I’m ending a brand new Gorillaz album. One opera and one new Gorillaz album looks as if sufficient for 2025! Until somebody accuses me of taking my foot off the fuel!”
“An opera and a brand new Gorillaz album, that is sufficient for 2025” pic.twitter.com/lNP8hLs6p3
— △émélina 𖤐 (@ashestomarss) March 19, 2025
Gorillaz co-creator and artist Jamie Hewlett additionally commented on an Instagram publish seemingly confirming Albarn’s assertion, writing: “Sure, the brand new album is popping out this 12 months,” with a thumbs up emoji.
The social publish during which the brand new album is talked about additionally shared that in an interview with the French Podcast Nova, Albarn shared that the album is allegedly set to be carried out in six weeks time.
Followers instantly took to Reddit to share their pleasure and opinions. “First time I’m seeing it. I’d love one other album, so I’m hoping it occurs,” wrote one person, whereas one other fan on Instagram requested: “Does this doubtlessly imply they may return on tour as nicely?”
Thought the joy for a brand new Gorillaz album is in abundance, many followers have been involved in regards to the alleged launch time-frame. “As a result of doyathing dropped they usually went on a 7-8 12 months hiatus. Damon stored saying ‘deltarune tomorrow.’ There was an enormous hiatus between demon days and plastic seashore as nicely. At this level Damon is simply saying stuff. He’s bought “a number of albums of Gorillaz” stored for himself 😂,” shared on Reddit person.
One other added: “We kinda already knew it was coming this 12 months. This simply took it from a 99% to a 100%. Additionally don’t get too hyped but, “completed in 6 weeks” doesn’t imply we’ll be getting new stuff in 6 weeks. (Cracker Island was fully completed in 2022 (i feel between the Cracker Island and New Gold single drops if I bear in mind proper) and launched over 8 months later).”
The band’s final launch was 2023’s ‘Cracker Island‘. In a four-star overview of the album, NME shared: “Albarn and his group seem unburdened by dwelling as much as an idea, and as an alternative flip in a persistently pleasing document that reveals why they continue to be related up to now into their profession. A band that was as soon as thought-about mucking about on the periphery of pop at the moment are very a lot defining the current and provoking the longer term. You could possibly be doing a lot worse for album eight, eh?”
In different information, final 12 months Blur, opened as much as NME about what the longer term has in retailer for them – notably after their large Reside At Wembley Stadium live performance movie and their set at Coachella 2024.
“We will’t go away it too lengthy as a result of we’re knocking on,” Graham Coxon mentioned, upcoming bulletins from the band. “Creatively, we’ll at all times have the ability to do one thing, however it’s vital that we dwell life for a bit and hopefully not undergo one thing so traumatic earlier than getting again collectively once more.