BLONDIE TO PERFORM TRACKS FROM NEW ALBUM ON EXCLUSIVE 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR

Blondie’s much-anticipated album ‘Panic Of Girls’ will be released on May 30th in conjunction with Future Publishing in the form of a Blondie Fan Pack. The album’s first single ‘Mother’ due for release on Monday (May 23rd) had its first exclusive play on BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce Show and has already featured in Music Week’s UK radio airplay chart, the Pre Release chart, Radio 2 A List and is also playlisted on Absolute Radio.

‘Panic of Girls’ will be the band’s ninth studio album following ‘The Curse of Blondie’, which was released back in 2003.

Debbie, Chris and Clem have once again united to create this brand new album, produced by Jeff Saltzman (The Killers) and Kato Khandwala (My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach). The new album promises to encapsulate the true character and spirit of the legendary sound of Blondie. The album was written and recorded in a number of locations in the US, including New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.

The video for “Mother,” received a first play on Blondie’s official website yesterday. The video is an electro-pop gem that nods to the fabled West 14th Street nightclub of the same name which attracted the most outrageous downtown luminaries and self-made superstars in the 90’s. The video evokes the famous theme nights of the club with a supernatural twist.

‘Panic of Girls’, is available to buy as part of an official collector’s magazine and gift pack from newsstands and record shops and to download on 30th May. The special fan pack is complete with two extra bonus tracks and a 132 page deluxe magazine that charts the recording of the album and celebrates the band’s rich history and includes many never before seen pictures from Blondie’s own archive. Following this, the sole album will be physically released on July 4th 2011.

The Blondie ‘Fanpack’ is a collaboration between Blondie and Future Publishing and will be distributed in an innovative new way to over 3000 non-traditional music retail outlets on the high street including W.H. Smith, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose and all main newsagents, plus traditional partners such as HMV, Play and Amazon.

In addition to the launch of ‘Panic of Girls’, Blondie will be touring the UK and Europe this summer, playing a selection of the biggest and best festivals, as well as a number of headline dates. They’ll be sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in music today such as Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Scissor Sisters, Jessie J, Weezer, Bruno Mars and more.

For further details and tour dates visit www.blondie.net

TRACK LISTING

D-Day

What I Heard

Mother

The End The End

Girlie Girlie

Love Doesn’t Frighten Me

Words in My Mouth

Sunday Smile

Wipe Off My Sweat

Le Bleu

China Shoes

Principals

Deborah Harry – Vocals

Chris Stein – Guitar

Clem Burke – Drums

Side members

Leigh Foxx – Bass

Matt Katz-Bohen – Keyboards

Tommy Kessler – Guitar

Paul Carbonara – Guitar – NO LONGER IN BAND BUT WORKED ON ALBUM

Official Video for “Mother”, the first single off the upcoming Blondie album, Panic of Girls.

Debbie Harry is featured in the February 2011 edition of Harper’s Bazaar – read the entire article below.