{"id":934058,"date":"2026-10-15T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934058\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:48:11","slug":"blondie-announce-new-album-high-noon-clem-burkes-final-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934058\/","title":{"rendered":"Blondie Announce New Album ‘High Noon’ \u2014 Clem Burke’s Final Recording"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAfter nine years, Blondie<\/a> have returned with their first collection of new music. Their album, High Noon, will be unveiled on Feb. 26, and the LP\u2019s first single, \u201cSpectral Eyes,\u201d is out now.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe upcoming LP marks the final recording of Blondie co-founding drummer Clem Burke<\/a>, who died in April 2025<\/a> at the age of 70. The Hall of Fame musician was the backbone of Blondie\u2019s smash hits and kinetic live performances.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis album is classic Blondie \u2014 an amalgamation of all our different influences and eras into something new,\u201d frontwoman Debbie Harry<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cThis music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who we are and how we\u2019re living now.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe band describes High Noon as \u201ca broad mix of sounds, ideas and collaborators\u201d where \u201crock and roll and punk sit alongside dance music and Latin rhythms.\u201d The new project features contributions from Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, Zach Condon of Beirut, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius and others. The album\u2019s lead single, \u201cSpectral Eyes,\u201d was written by Marr, who also contributes guitar to the track.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBlondie began sessions for the LP in 2022 and recorded in New York City with producer John Congleton, who collaborated with the band on 2017\u2019s Pollinator. David Wrench later joined for additional production and mixing on the new album.<\/p>\n

\n\tHigh Noon spans 13 tracks and includes \u201cHeartbreak Kid,\u201d written by Blondie guitarist Chris Stein<\/a>; \u201cSleepwalking,\u201d penned by Matlock; and \u201cMan Who Had No Face,\u201d co-written by Stein and Harry. The band also revisits \u201cLittle Metal Drummer,\u201d which was originally recorded by Blondie co-founding keyboardist Jimmy Destri for his solo debut, Heart On A Wall. Both Harry and Burke performed on the 1981 original recording.<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen remarking on their return, Stein said, \u201cIt\u2019s been a long, strange ride, and somehow here we are with another Blondie album.\u201d He added, \u201cI\u2019m not sure what the fuck I\u2019m supposed to say at this point, except that we\u2019re incredibly grateful for all your support over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHigh Noon Track List
1. \u201cSpectral Eyes\u201d
2. \u201cHeartbreak Kid\u201d
3. \u201cCome Back Home\u201d
4. \u201cTambo Tambo\u201d
5. \u201cMan Who Had No Face\u201d
6. \u201cThe End\u201d
7. \u201cLittle Metal Drummer\u201d
8. \u201cSleepwalking\u201d
9. \u201cWhistle Into The Wind\u201d
10. \u201cAntifreeze\u201d
11. \u201cEast of Eden\u201d
12. \u201cBad Underwear\u201d
13. \u201cAh, Sunflower, Weary of Time\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After nine years, Blondie have returned with their first collection of new music. Their album, High Noon, will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[107933,49,48,320338,320339,107934,75,341],"class_list":["post-934058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-blondie","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chris-stein","tag-clem-burke","tag-debbie-harry","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}