Blondie have released a new single, the insanely catchy ‘Long Time’.
The hooky perfect pop single is the latest taste from their forthcoming album “Pollinator”, to be released on May 5th. “Long Time” captures Blondie’s signature disco-tinged punk sound with a big mix of synths and guitars that pulse beneath a rush of cymbals. “I’ve been running circles round a night that never ends,” sings Harry, “I’ve been chasing heartache in a city and a friend/ I’ve been with you so long, even seen you lose/ But who cares?”
‘Long Time’ was written with Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, and is basically a rewrite of their 1979 classic ‘Heart Of Glass’. The similarities were supposedly intentional; the song “channels a deliberate echo” according to the official press release, and we can’t imagine the resemblance escaped a band who have had to perform that song at every single show for close to forty years.
Pollinator is shaping up to be quite the collaborative album, with Joan Jett, Johnny Marr, Nick Valensi from The Strokes, Sia, and Charlie XCX among the guests featured.
Blondie performing “Long Time” from the upcoming album “Pollinator” out 5/5/17
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