Blondie are gearing up to release a new album. Their 12th LP and first in nine years is called High Noon. Here’s everything we know so far.
Does the album have a release date?
No, but it’s supposed to arrive this spring. Speaking to NME toward the end of last year, Chris Stein said, “We thought it was going to arrive at the end of this year, in the last quarter, but now it’s moved to next year. I think it’ll maybe be in the first or second quarter of next year. But the sound? I like it.”
Who produced the new album?
John Congleton, who also worked with the band on their last album, 2017’s Pollinator, produced the new record.
Who else worked on the album?
As far as we know, the record features one song written by Johnny Marr and another by Glen Matlock, as well as some of the final works of drummer Clem Burke, who passed away last April.
What will the album sound like?
“I think that it’s a traditional Blondie composite of sounds and styles of music,” Harry told NME. “That’s a format we’ve stuck with from the get-go. Over the years we’ve gotten better and better at it, and we’ve also taken a few outside tracks from outside artists.” No singles have yet been released, so we have to take her at her word.
Will there be a tour in support of the album?
Blondie haven’t officially announced a return to the stage. According to that NME interview, Harry is still ironing out the details in terms of how to potentially bring a tour forward. “Maybe if I were to rename whatever version it is using Blondie as an umbrella term… like ‘Blondie Presents’ I’d be tempted. But, I just don’t feel comfortable marching out on stage without my original guys and calling it Blondie. It doesn’t make sense to me.”
