Peter Gabriel Returns With New Album o/i; Hear “Been Undone”

Back in 2023, Peter Gabriel ended a 21-year album drought with i/o, rolling it out one song at a time on the lunar calendar—“Dark Side” mixes on full moons, “Bright Side” on new moons. He’s repeating the experiment in 2026 with the aptly titled o\i. Says Gabriel:

"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."

Gabriel announced the album Friday by sharing its first track, “Been Undone,” in a “Dark Side” mix. Hear it below.

As with i/o, each song will feature its own artwork—“Been Undone” arrives with Ciclotrama 156 (Palindrome) by São Paulo–based artist Janaina Mello Landini.