Peter Gabriel announces new album and released first single

Peter Gabriel will celebrate his 80th birthday next February and he has just announced a new album, the follow up to “I/O” (2023), titled “O\I” (2026), which simply reverses the original name. Like he did in the previous album, the new singles will be released every full moon and the first one “Been Undone” is already available.

“I’m delighted to say that tonight, at the full moon, we will be beginning another year of full moon releases under the name o\i. The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings. I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it. We are sliding into a period of transition like no other, most likely triggered in three waves; AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface.”

“Artists have a role to look into the mists and, when they catch sight of something, to hold up a mirror. These are my lumpy bits –i/o: the inside has a new way out and o\i: the outside has a new way in. We are not, and have never been, the exclusively self-determining, independent beings that have been given the run of the world.”

“We are something else, a part of nature, a part of everything and feeling a connection, shaking our booty and giving and receiving some love can help us find our place – and put a big smile on our faces. Some of these songs are going to form part of the brain project that I’ve been exploring for a number of years, and some just make me feel happy. I hope you like them,” Peter Gabriel said. So far, the musician has not revealed whether there will be a tour to promote the new record, as he did with the previous one.

Hear the new Peter Gabriel song “Come Undone”