{"id":2300956,"date":"2026-02-26T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2300956"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:35:02","slug":"gnarls-barkley-return-with-pictures-their-first-new-single-in-18-years-and-announce-final-album-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gnarls-barkley-return-with-pictures-their-first-new-single-in-18-years-and-announce-final-album-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnarls Barkley return with &#8216;Pictures&#8217; \u2013\u00a0their first new single in 18 years \u2013 and announce final album &#8216;Atlanta&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gnarls-barkley\">Gnarls Barkley<\/a> have made their long-awaited return with a new single, \u2018Pictures\u2019, taken from their upcoming final album \u2018Atlanta\u2019. Listen and find all the details below.<\/p>\n<p>The US duo, comprising <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ceelo-green\">CeeLo Green<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/danger-mouse\">Danger Mouse<\/a>, released their debut record \u2018St. Elsewhere\u2019 in 2006, before following it up with 2008\u2019s \u2018The Odd Couple\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 18 years on, they have reunited for their third and last LP, which is set for release next Friday (March 6) via 10k Projects\/Atlantic Records. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gnarlsbarkley.lnk.to\/atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-order\/pre-save here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Atlanta\u2019 boasts soaring, gospel-tinged vocals from Green along with Danger Mouse\u2019s intricately layered production. It pays tribute to the city that both bandmembers hail from, and was inspired by Atlanta\u2019s MARTA public train system \u2013 a memory from their teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>Per a press release, the album \u201cserves as a capstone to the Gnarls Barkley story\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the whirlwind success of their first two albums, the pair had always intended to record a third; life and other creative pursuits intervened, but the desire to finish what they started never faded,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gnarls Barkley \u2013 &quot;Pictures&quot; (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFlVkte3oT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLast year, the duo reconnected and set aside the time to bring their final chapter to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green explained: \u201c\u2018Pictures\u2019 is like going back to square one \u2013 it\u2019s a full circle moment. The song came from a childhood experience. I had a middle school principal who, every Friday would tell me to go when I would get to school. Without fail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in 8th grade and I would leave school and ride the train alone from 8am until 2:30pm. The hook of the song is literally about being on the train. When you are in transit it\u2019s like a motion picture passing you by \u2013 staring out the window of the MARTA train.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the nostalgic, soulful cut, Green reflects on snapshots of his youth: <em>\u201cJumped off the porch and left the yard\/ Mama, you must really believe in God\/ Into the sky I stare, say the same ol\u2019 prayer\/ But Wayne is still out there somewhere<\/em>.\u201d He adds: \u201c<em>Look both ways before crossing\/ No talking to strangers\/ A shoestring from my sneakers held my house key\/ A minute goes by now it\u2019s the past\/ I hope life is saving the best for last<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The forthcoming \u2018Atlanta\u2019 features 13 new songs, also including \u2018Tomorrow Died Today\u2019, \u2018Line Dance\u2019, \u2018Turn Your Heart Back On\u2019, \u2018The Be Be King\u2019 and \u2018Accept It\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The full tracklist for Gnarls Barkley\u2019s \u2018Atlanta\u2019 is:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>01. \u2018Tomorrow Died Today\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>02. \u2018I Amnesia\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>03. \u2018Pictures\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>04. \u2018Line Dance\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>05. \u2018Turn Your Heart Back On\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>06. \u2018Let Me Be\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>07. \u2018Cyberbully\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>08. \u2018Perfect Time\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>09. \u2018Sweet Evil\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>10. \u2018Boy Genius\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>11. \u2018The Be Be King\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>12. \u2018Sorry\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>13. \u2018Accept It\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gnarls Barkley\u2019s 2006 debut album earned critical acclaim with numerous awards and nominations, including at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/grammys\">Grammys<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/brit-awards\">BRITs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The huge breakout single \u2018Crazy\u2019 topped the charts around the globe, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gnarls-barkley-36-1363867#:~:text=Gnarls%20Barkley%20have%20made%20UK,Yo%20down%20to%20number%20two.\">became the first song ever to reach Number One in the UK based solely on digital downloads<\/a>. It remained at the top of the UK singles chart for nine consecutive weeks, achieving the longest run since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Green has also released six solo albums, the latest being 2020\u2019s \u2018CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway\u2019. He is also known for his work with Atlanta hip-hop group <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/goodie-mob\">Goodie Mob<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recent years have seen musician and producer Danger Mouse <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yeah-yeah-yeahs-karen-o-and-danger-mouse-reunite-for-tender-new-single-super-breath-3777709\">collaborate on projects with the likes of Karen O<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/danger-mouse-black-thought-cheat-codes-review-producer-and-mc-are-on-killer-form-3282805\">Black Thought<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/broken-bells-into-the-blue-review-james-mercer-danger-mouse-3317334\">Broken Bells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3286618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3286618\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3286618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danger Mouse. Credit: Shervin Lainez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, he revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gnarls-barkley-reunion-plans-trump-2032315\">plans to reunite with Gnarls Barkley bandmate CeeLo Green had been scrapped because he was too busy drowning his sorrows over Donald Trump\u2019s US election win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll say this: CeeLo and I have always been in touch and we\u2019ve always remained friends and still do and always have a creative desire,\u201d Danger Mouse explained at the time. \u201cThat was a part of our lives that never really felt over and never really felt finished and he and I still do discuss it a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that means there\u2019s never <em>not<\/em> been a potential in my head, so it\u2019s definitely a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2015,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gnarls-barkley-1208624\"> CeeLo Green said: \u201cWe need another Gnarls album and so do the people.\u201d<\/a> He added: \u201cWe just have to set aside the time. But we did \u2018St. Elsewhere\u2019 in a week, because we only had 10 days to be productive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gnarls Barkley have made their long-awaited return with a new single, \u2018Pictures\u2019, taken from their upcoming final album \u2018Atlanta\u2019. Listen and find all the details below. The US duo, comprising CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse, released their debut record \u2018St. Elsewhere\u2019 in 2006, before following it up with 2008\u2019s \u2018The Odd Couple\u2019. 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