Peter Gabriel Surprises With 2026 Album, o\i

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Peter Gabriel has announced a 2026 studio album, o\i, the follow-up to his 2023 release, i/o. And just like its predecessor, the classic rock legend will share a new track from o\i on each full moon, revealing the whole album at the end of the year. Once again, each song will come with differing interpretations in the shape of Dark Side and Bright Side mixes. The Dark Side mix of “Been Undone,” unmistakably Gabriel, and over seven-and-a-half minutes in length, was shared on January 3.

“The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings,” he writes. “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.”

“The reflection is one of the themes I’ve been thinking about.”

Gabriel has not set a release date for o\i and it is not yet available to pre-order. “Been Undone” is available to purchase as a download here. The song was written and produced by Gabriel and recorded at Real World Studios, Bath and The Beehive in London. Musicians include Tony Levin on bass, Manu Katché on drums and David Rhodes on electric guitar.

The second mix will be released each month on the new moon. As with 2023’s i/o, Tchad Blake and Mark ‘Spike’ Stent will be handling the mixing duties, taking on the Dark Side and Bright Side respectively.

Watch Gabriel talk about the 2026 album

Gabriel, born February 13, 1950, used the springboard of the 2023 album to launch a significant tour, his first solo effort in nearly 10 years. The announcement of the 2026 release made no mention of a new tour. Still, the news of o\i is significant, given that it had been more than two decades in between studio albums of new material for Gabriel prior to the 2023 release. i/o is available in a wide variety of formats in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.