Pollinator Blondie

• 1 Doom or Destiny 02:54
• 2 Long Time 04:35
• 3 Already Naked 04:06
• 4 Fun 04:19
• 5 My Monster 03:29
• 6 Best Day Ever 03:58
• 7 Gravity 03:47
• 8 When I Gave Up on You 04:02
• 9 Love Level 04:19
• 10 Too Much 03:08
• 11 Fragments 06:57
• Total Runtime 45:34

Info for Pollinator

Blondie returns with 11th studio album ‘Pollinator’ lighting up 2017 with an incredible new record befitting one of the world’s greatest bands.

Pollinator has been two years in the making and follows on from 2014's 40th anniversary celebrations and the subsequent release of Ghosts Of Download. Alongside original band members Chris Stein, Debbie Harry and drummer Clem Burke, the album also features contributions from: Johnny Marr, Sia, Dev Hynes, Charli XCX, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Nick Valensi (The Strokes) and The Gregory Brothers.

„Pollinator is only their eleventh studio album in over 40 years, but despite this stop-start history, the band have maintained a distinctive sound. This aesthetic is employed with pleasing results on Pollinator –an album which, as with much of the band’s best work, manages to be breezy yet bolshie.

A few key, aural signifiers link Pollinator to the band’s most recognisable work: bubbling synths that double Debbie Harry’s understated but catchy melodies, and hi-hats used with welcome gratuity. The strongest cuts from the album are concentrated in its first half. Lead single Long Time is somehow both sardonic and yearning, and manages to feel thoroughly Blondie without coming across as derivative. The sparkling Fun taps into pop’s renewed appreciation of disco, with Nile Rodgers-esque guitars and a two-part chorus. Gravity, contributed by Charli XCX, is another clear standout, packed with the teasing, ball-busting attitude that Charli and Harry share.

The album’s weakness is its lyrical content. Trite metaphors and overly-familiar themes mean that some songs are carried purely by their melodic strength. But at its strongest, Pollinator proves that Blondie remain more than capable of producing music that’s confident, fresh and effortlessly cool.“ (John Rowley, Beat)

Debbie Harry, vocals
Chris Stein, guitar
Clem Burke, drums
Leigh Foxx, bass
Matt Katz-Bohen, keyboards
Tommy Kessler, guitar
Additional musicians:
Nick Valensi, guitar

Recorded 2015–17 at The Magic Shop, New York City
Produced by John Congleton

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