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2017 studio album past Blondie

Pollinator
Blondie's "Pollinator" album cover.png
Studio anthology by

Blondie
Released May v, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Recorded 2015–17
Studio The Magic Shop, New York Metropolis
Genre
  • New wave
  • electronic rock
  • alternative stone
Length 45:34
Label
  • BMG
  • Infectious[1]
Producer John Congleton
Blondie chronology
Blondie iv(0) Always
(2014) 		Pollinator
(2017)
Singles from Pollinator
  1. "Fun"
    Released: February 1, 2017
  2. "Long Time"
    Released: March 24, 2017
  3. "Too Much"
    Released: June 12, 2017
  4. "Doom or Destiny"
    Released: September 19, 2017

Pollinator is the eleventh studio album past the American rock band Blondie, released on May 5, 2017 past BMG Rights Management.[2] [three]

Groundwork [edit]

The album returns to a more ring-oriented sound following the group's experimentation with electronic music for their previous release Ghosts of Download. Many of the songs on the album were collaborations written by exterior writers, including songs written by Tv set on the Radio'due south David Sitek, Johnny Marr, Sia, Nick Valensi from The Strokes, Charli XCX, Canadian YouTube personality Adam Johnston of YourMovieSucks (who records music under the name An Unkindness), and Dev Hynes. Five of the anthology's tracks were written or co-written past Blondie bandmembers, with two songs written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (Harry also co-wrote 1 rails with Hynes) and some other ii were written by Blondie keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen with his married woman Laurel. Lead guitarist Chris Stein stated in an interview with Mojo, "Nosotros thought to ask people considering there's so much good music swirling about", rather than it being a result of running thin on ideas. "We sorted the contributors ourselves, or someone would send us a bunch of songs and we'd pick i" he continued, explaining that Blondie and producer John Congleton had curated the submissions.

The anthology was officially appear on Jan 23, 2017, when the band uploaded to their social media a browse of an interview with Mojo magazine which confirmed the album'south release appointment. On January 30, the album's cover and runway listing were unveiled.

The album cover was designed by the visual artist Shepard Fairey.[iv]

Promotion [edit]

The band's performance at WTTW's Grainger Studio in Chicago, taped on December 10, 2015, aired on the PBS concert series Soundstage on January 26, 2017, containing the new songs "My Monster" and "Gravity".[v] [6] "Fun" was released on Feb i, 2017, equally the anthology'southward lead single.[3] On February viii, 2017, it was announced that Blondie will join Garbage on the co-headlining "Rage and Rapture Tour" across the U.s.a., which will kick off on July five in Saratoga, California, wrapping upwards on August 12 in Dallas, Texas.[seven] A second track, "My Monster", was released every bit an iTunes instant grat, and made available to those who had pre-ordered the album, on February 19, 2017. "Fun" became Blondie's nigh successful single in years, ascent to Number 1 on Billboard'south Dance Club Songs (Blondie's first advent on that chart since 1995) and many charts in other countries.[8]

The second single, "Long Time", had its kickoff play on Ken Bruce'southward show on BBC Radio 2 on March 21, and was released as a unmarried on March 24.[9] Information technology was released on a limited edition vii" vinyl, equally was "Fun", backed with not-album track "The Breaks".[x] "Long Time" gave the ring some other Top 5 hit on the US Billboard Dance chart, their 2nd from this album.

Later in Apr two more songs were released: "Fragments" and "This night". "Fragments", released for streaming simply, is a song originally written and performed by Canadian YouTuber and musician Adam Johnston, who releases music under the name An Unkindness, that gained much attention during the Australian bout and was released as a promo track on YouTube.[eleven] "This evening" is a Charli XCX penned rails, sung in duet with Laurie Anderson. It was released on a limited edition 1000 copies one-sided 7" pressing,[12] sold at Blondie's pop up shop at the Camden Market as a promotional single.[xiii] This vocal has also appeared on the CD edition of the anthology as a hidden-track afterwards "Fragments".

On September 19, "Doom or Destiny" (featuring Joan Jett) was released as the anthology'south fourth single, backed with a politically charged video directed past Rob Roth.

Blondie likewise toured for the anthology during 2017 and 2018, visiting several cities in the Us, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Deutschland, France, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. A date in Chile was scheduled but later cancelled and rescheduled for 2019 and going sold-out in x minutes.[fourteen] During July-August, 2017 Blondie co-headlined the "Rage and Rapture Tour" with Garbage, playing 27 shows in the Usa, Canada and Mexico.

Rage and Rapture Tour [edit]

In summer 2017, Blondie undertook a co-headlining tour of the US with the band Garbage, in which Debbie Harry appeared onstage in full Honey Bee regalia. In keeping with the Pollinator album, the costume was designed as a statement about the dwindling bee population and environmental health. A fledgling beekeeper herself, Harry also wore a full-length cape which declared: "Cease FUCKING THE PLANET" in large block letters.[fifteen]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Amass scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 71/100[16]
Review scores
Source Rating
Entertainment Weekly B+[17]
Pitchfork 6.7/x[xviii]
The Guardian [19]
Rolling Stone [20]
Robert Christgau A-[21]

At Metacritic, the album has score of 71 out of 100, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

Commercial performance [edit]

Pollinator has charted higher in most regions than their previous three albums. The album debuted and peaked at number four in the Great britain, the band's ninth Top 10 album and seventh Elevation five there (and their first since 1999's No Get out). Every bit of July 2017, the anthology has sold 24,206 copies in the Great britain.[22] The anthology likewise debuted at number 1 in the UK Independent Albums Chart, and remained in the top 50 for 16 consecutive weeks. In the United states, the anthology debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200, also the band's highest charting album in their native country since 1999. The album was more than prominent on Billboard'due south Meridian Independent Albums Chart where it debuted and peaked at number iv. In Australia, the anthology peaked at number 29.

Runway list [edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
ane. "Doom or Destiny" (featuring Joan Jett)
  • Chris Stein
  • Deborah Harry
 2:54
2. "Long Time"
  • Harry
  • Dev Hynes
 4:35
3. "Already Naked"
  • Matthew Katz-Bohen
  • Laurel Katz-Bohen
  • Lucian Piane[23]
4:06
iv. "Fun"
  • David Sitek
  • Daniel Ledinsky
  • Erik Hassle
  • Adiam Feireiss[24]
four:19
five. "My Monster" Johnny Marr 3:29
six. "Best Day Ever"
  • Sia Furler
  • Nick Valensi[25]
3:58
vii. "Gravity"
  • Charlotte Aitchison
  • Dimitri Tikovoï
 iii:47
viii. "When I Gave Upward on You"
  • Michael Gregory
  • Andrew Gregory
 4:02
9. "Beloved Level" (featuring John Roberts)
  • Stein
  • Harry
 4:xix
ten. "Too Much"
  • Thousand. Katz-Bohen
  • L. Katz-Bohen[26] [27]
iii:08
11. "Fragments" Adam Johnston 6:57
CD hidden bonus runway
No. Title Writer(southward) Length
12. "This night" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
  • Aitchison
  • Andrew Armstrong[28] [ii]
five:39
Japanese bonus tracks[29]
No. Title Writer(southward) Length
12. "The Breaks"
  • Stein
  • Harry
 4:15
13. "Fun" (Greg Cohen Spirit of 79 remix)
  • Sitek
  • Ledinsky
  • Hassle
  • Feireiss
 4:35
14. "Fun" (Eric Kupper disco remix)
  • Sitek
  • Ledinsky
  • Hassle
  • Feireiss
 4:12
fifteen. "Fun" (Drew K remix)
  • Sitek
  • Ledinsky
  • Hassle
  • Feireiss
 four:nineteen

Personnel [edit]

Blondie

  • Debbie Harry – vocals
  • Chris Stein – guitar
  • Clem Burke – drums
  • Leigh Foxx – bass guitar
  • Matt Katz-Bohen – keyboards
  • Tommy Kessler – guitar

Boosted personnel

  • Greg Calbi – Mastering engineer
  • John Congleton – product
  • Rich Costey – Mix engineer
  • Gregory Brothers – backing vocals on "When I Gave Upwards on You"[3]
  • Kabir Hermon – Studio engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – Boosted production on tracks ane/2/4/10
  • Joan Jett – backing vocals on "Doom or Destiny"[three]
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • John Roberts – bankroll vocals on "Love Level"[2]
  • Nick Valensi – guitar
  • What Cheer? Brigade – horns and drums on "Love Level"[thirty]

Charts [edit]

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