Grammy-winning guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have announced their new album "OurHome", due September 18 via ATO Records.
The album is available for pre-order and pre-save now.
A limited-edition D2C pressing of 500 units on custom red, clear, and blue chaotic splatter vinyl is also available exclusively through the band's official store.
The announcement arrives alongside news of an extensive North American headline tour this fall, followed by dates across Europe in spring 2027.,Recorded in Japan and independently produced by Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero at NK Sound Tokyo, "OurHome" marks a new chapter for the Mexico City-bred duo, whose singular blend of instrumental guitar music and fearless musical exploration has earned them a global audience over the past two decades.,Alongside the announcement, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have shared the album's first single, "Monster", accompanied by a new music video created by legendary manga artist Naoki Urasawa.
One of Japan's most celebrated creators, Urasawa is the acclaimed author of "Monster", "20th Century Boys", "Pluto" and "Master Keaton", with more than 140 million copies of his work sold worldwide.,Inspired by Urasawa's seminal psychological thriller "Monster", RODRIGO Y GABRIELA's new single explores the tangled contradictions of the human psyche through one of the album's darkest and most cinematic compositions.
The accompanying video brings the connection full circle, with Urasawa creating original artwork inspired by the song and its themes.,"'Monster' is such a deep, philosophical story — it's about a psychopathic killer, but it's so uplifting and leaves you with a real sense of hope," says Quintero.
"We'd written that track without knowing that Urasawa was a fan of ours, and now he's making the video for us." The admiration was mutual.
Urasawa, who discovered RODRIGO Y GABRIELA on social media several years ago, was amazed by their musical genius and had been hoping to work with them ever since.,The album draws from manga, mythology, migration, philosophy, nature, and personal transformation while remaining rooted in the expressive acoustic interplay that has defined RODRIGO Y GABRIELA's career.
The duo will celebrate the release of "OurHome" with an extensive North American headline tour beginning September 30 in Dallas, including appearances at Austin City Limits, Washington, D.C.'s The Anthem, New York's Bowery Ballroom, San Francisco's Castro Theatre, and major theater dates across the U.S.
and Canada.,The duo will then continue the tour across Europe in spring 2027.,RODRIGO Y GABRIELA sees "OurHome" as an invitation to reconnect with what grounds us amid an increasingly chaotic world.
"Every day we face so many challenges, whether it's economic crisis or ecological crisis or political crisis, so we need to protect what makes us feel safe and connected to our true essence," says Quintero.,We made this album to celebrate what helps us to find that home within ourselves, and we hope it inspires everyone to figure out what home means to them.
It's a very powerful thing, because nobody can ever take it away from you.\