Blondie announce High Noon, first new album in nine years
Blondie will release a new album, High Noon, on Feb. 26, their first collection of new music in nine years.
The band confirmed the 13-track album alongside its first single, Spectral Eyes, which is out now, Rolling Stone reported.
High Noon is also the final recording to feature co-founding drummer Clem Burke. Burke, who played on every Blondie album, died in April 2025 at age 70.
Singer Debbie Harry described the record as classic Blondie, an amalgamation of influences and eras into something new. She said elsewhere the music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who the band are and how they are living now, according to the band's website.
Work on the album began in 2022. The band recorded in New York City with producer John Congleton, who previously worked with them on their 2017 album Pollinator. David Wrench joined for additional production and mixing.
Spectral Eyes was written by Johnny Marr, who also plays guitar on the track. Marr is one of several guests on High Noon, alongside Glen Matlock, Zach Condon of Beirut, and Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius.
The track list includes Heartbreak Kid, written by guitarist Chris Stein, Sleepwalking, penned by Matlock, and Man Who Had No Face, co-written by Stein and Harry. It also includes Little Metal Drummer, a song first recorded by Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri for his solo debut Heart On A Wall. Harry and Burke both performed on that 1981 original recording.
What makes this stand out is the thread back to the band's own history. Revisiting a Destri song with Harry and Burke on the first version links the new sessions directly to Blondie's early-1980s line-up.
High Noon is Blondie's twelfth studio album and will be released via BMG. The band said its sound draws on rock and roll, punk, dance music and Latin rhythms.
"It's been a long, strange ride, and somehow here we are with another Blondie album," Stein said. He added that the band are incredibly grateful for fans' support over the years.
