Blondie: Debbie Harry promises a new “traditional” album

In a new interview granted to the “Los Angeles Times”, Debbie Harry has confirmed the release of the New and twelfth album of the blondie, which will be titled “High Noon“. On the sidelines of the chat, the singer spoke of a disc”very traditional“, faithful to the band’s approach. At the moment, however, a precise release date has not yet been confirmed.

Unveiling some more details on the next record project of the historic group, in progress for several years and waited for some time, so much so that in 2024 it was thought to see the light during this year, Harry said: “I think our tradition has always been that of cover many different styles and to embody different atmospheres. From this point of view, it is a very traditional album of the blondie “.

He added: “I believe that what pushes people to follow us still both the fact and We are enthusiastic about what we dowe work hard, and it’s not something like: ‘Oh, well, I guess we have to do an album’. We write songs. We write things that talk about our lives and today“.

The blondie had finished the work on “High Noon” before the disappearance of the drummer Clem Burke at the age of 70, which took place last April. At “Los Angeles Times”, Debbie Harry then explained how the album title represents a moment of continuity in the band’s history and stressed: “It is a funny story. I was playing one of my old songs, very old, and in reality I used that term, ‘High Noon’, in a text. So then There is a continuity in the way we think and in the way we conduct our lives. And it is very important. It is a kind of block construction. They are Lego. That’s right, our life is nothing more than LEGO “.

During the chat, Debbie also revealed that she and guitarist Chris Stein follow the same working method, in which she questions him about her ideas after he “presents herself with a demo of the song”. The singer told: “I asked him: ‘Chris, what were you thinking about when you wrote this music? What did you pass through your head? Are you saying a particular phrase? Did you think of a specific word? Did you think of a special evening or a particular event, a special film?'”.