Johnny Marr says he has written a brand new music for Blondie
Johnny Marr says he has written a brand new music with Blondie.
The previous Smiths man, who most just lately teamed up with Noel Gallagher on his new single ‘Fairly Boy’, beforehand penned ‘My Monster’ on the veteran rockers’ 2017 album ‘Pollinator’.
Talking on the Amazon Music podcast The Line-Up With Shaun Keaveny, Marr mentioned: “I’ve written one other new one for the brand new present document that they’re recording. I don’t know whether or not it should find yourself on the album, you by no means know. However they appeared to actually prefer it.”
He went to debate engaged on ‘My Monster’ on Blondie’s final album and the way it ended up resulting in additional materials.
Marr continued: “It’s a brand new stage of wow for me as a result of they’re my lyrics, Debbie’s singing my lyrics after which she what wished one other one, as a result of ‘My Monster’ I wrote particularly for Blondie after which you already know, it went effectively. So then they requested me if I obtained any extra. So I wrote one other one for Blondie. However they took so lengthy recording it, I did it myself. It was on the B aspect of a seven inch single.
“I wasn’t about to place it on an album, simply in case, however that’s known as ‘Spectral Eyes’. And it’s once more, it was one which I particularly wrote for Blondie. So on a lyrical stage, you already know that folks protecting songs that I write the phrases to you is you already know, that’s one thing I by no means imagined, actually frankly.”
Earlier this 12 months, it was additionally confirmed that Intercourse Pistols’ Glen Matlock is ready to look on Blondie‘s new album.
The bassist beforehand stepped in for Leigh Foxx on Blondie’s April 2022 UK and US tour after Foxx suffered a again damage. The musician has since been introduced to play bass on the band’s follow-up to 2017’s ‘Pollinator’ whereas Foxx recuperates.
“Glen has simply been nice. Not like ‘Pollinator’, we’re largely protecting this album in-house: it’s simply the band and Glen enjoying on it. He’s fitted proper in,” guitarist Chris Stein mentioned.
Additional particulars of the band’s upcoming album are nonetheless to be introduced.