Gorillaz Team With Idles for New Single ‘The God of Lying’

The third single from Gorillaz’s upcoming studio album The Mountain features Joe Talbot from British punk act Idles.

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Damon Albarn’s cartoon band Gorillaz have shared new single ‘The God of Lying’, which features the talents of British punk act Idles frontman Joe Talbot

Taken from Gorillaz’s upcoming album The Mountain, which arrives March 20 via the band’s own label Kong (pre-order/pre-save here), ‘The God of Lying’ was recorded in London and Devon, England, and Mumbai, India, with help from bansuri player Ajay Prasanna and percussionist Viraj Acharya.

In a statement about ‘The God of Lying’, Gorillaz’s fictional frontman, 2D, said, “Can I tell you a secret? Doubt is very tiring but questioning things is really good for you.”

The release of ‘The God of Lying’ follows recent Gorillaz singles ‘The Happy Dictator’ featuring Sparks and ‘The Manifesto’ featuring Trueno and the late D12 rapper Proof.

The Mountain is Gorillaz’s ninth studio album and features a star-studded lineup of collaborators, including producers such as James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Bizarrap and artists including Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Yasiin Bey, Black Thought of the Roots and Anoushka Shankar.

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The Mountain will be available as a digital download, standard CD, deluxe 2CD edition with a selection of “Mystery Show” live tracks, standard vinyl, hardback book vinyl edition and limited edition collectors box that comes with exclusive art prints.

Gorillaz have also announced a run of UK and Ireland shows to coincide with the release of the album, with support from Sparks and Trueno.

‘The God of Lying’ ft. Idles by Gorillaz is out now. The Mountain drops March 20 via the Kong. Pre-order/pre-save the album here. Check out the album artwork and full tracklist below.

The Mountain

1. The Mountain (ft. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali
Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)

2. The Moon Cave (ft. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda
and Black Thought)

3. The Happy Dictator (ft. Sparks)

4. The Hardest Thing (ft. Tony Allen)

5. Orange County (ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)

6. The God of Lying (ft. Idles)

7. The Empty Dream Machine (ft. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka
Shankar)

8. The Manifesto (ft. Trueno and Proof)

9. The Plastic Guru (ft. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)

10. Delirium (ft. Mark E. Smith)

11. Damascus (ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)

12. The Shadowy Light (ft. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali
Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)

13. Casablanca (ft. Paul Simonon and Johny Marr)

14. The Sweet Prince (ft. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)

15. The Sad God (ft. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)

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