Iconic punk rock royalty Blondie announce their first collection of new material in nine years, alongside sharing new single 'Spectral Eyes'.
High Noon is the band’s long-awaited twelfth studio album, set to be released February 26 2027 via BMG. ‘Spectral Eyes’ is the first taster of the record and it’s infectious opening track. Written by Johnny Marr, who also contributes on guitar, the song pairs crystalline riffs with a steady beat and a bright, hypnotic chorus, setting the tone for the album to follow. Energetic, enigmatic and unmistakably Blondie, ‘Spectral Eyes’ finds the band doing what they have always done best: stretching their sound without losing sight of what makes it their own.
For High Noon, Blondie once again open the door to a broad mix of sounds, ideas and collaborators. Rock & Roll and punk sit alongside dance music and Latin rhythms, with contributions from Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, Zach Condon of Beirut, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius and others woven throughout the album.
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High Noon also marks the final recording of Blondie co-founding drummer Clem Burke. At the outset of recording, the band had no way of knowing the significance the album would later carry. Following Burke’s passing in 2025, the record has taken on additional meaning for the band and serves as a document of one of rock music’s longest-running creative partnerships. “This album is classic Blondie — an amalgamation of all our different influences and eras into something new,” says Debbie Harry. “This music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who we are and how we’re living now.”
“It’s been a long, strange ride, and somehow here we are with another Blondie album,” says Chris Stein. “I’m not sure what the f**k I’m supposed to say at this point, except that we’re incredibly grateful for all your support over the years.”
Sessions for High Noon began in 2022, with the band recording in New York City alongside producer John Congleton [St. Vincent, The War On Drugs, The Killers], who previously worked with Blondie on their critically acclaimed 2017 album Pollinator. Much of the material was tracked together in the same room, reflecting the collaborative approach that has long defined the band. David Wrench [Florence and the Machine, Jamie xx, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver] later joined for additional production and mixing.
The visual world of High Noon was conceived by artist and director Rob Roth, who has collaborated creatively with Blondie for over 25 years, dating back to 1999’s No Exit, in partnership with creative studio and production powerhouse Untold Studios. For High Noon, Roth mixes cinematic imagery, analog textures and contemporary references into a visual language that draws on Blondie’s history without being bound by it. That world will continue to unfold with Roth’s distinctive artistic vision and Untold’s filmmaking craft, through all of the album’s visuals: artwork, visualisers, and an upcoming short film directed by Roth featuring music from High Noon.
More than fifty years after emerging from New York’s downtown music scene, Blondie continue to reach new generations of artists and audiences, and their influence extends beyond music into fashion, film, art and popular culture. High Noon shows why: the band remains as curious and open to new ideas and sounds as they have been from the beginning.
