Gorillaz much-anticipated fifth album is set to be released next year, according to collaborator and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett, Gigwise reports.

The as-yet-untitled album was previously reported to be released later this year but according to Hewlett, the record won't be out until next year.

Speaking of the new album in 2015, Damon Albarn said, "So far, it's really fast, and it's got quite a lot of energy. I've been stuck on piano, somewhere off Broadway, for years now. I want to go somewhere completely opposite of that."

Last month, Vic Mensa was pictured in the studio with Albarn. Producer Remi Kabaka, a frequent Gorillaz collaborator who provides the voice of fictional band member Russel Hobbs, shared a photo of Mensa in the studio on Instagram (May 17).