We last heard news from Blonde Redhead three years ago, but they have finally returned with another album.
The album was recorded in New York and Stockholm, it was produced by Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid (producers for Fever Ray) and it was mixed by Alan Moulder (aka the producer for Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Killers and Nine Inch Nails).
In the press release for the album, Blonde Redhead's singer Kazu Makino
stated that: "I fell in love with the music like falling for someone you've known for a long time. It was dreamy and sometimes was very stormy. At times I felt like a shepherd who was trying to herd five stallions into a yard (unsuccessfully). I felt like I was a link to everyone. I remained still and the others were constantly moving around it. I am not sure what Penny Sparkle is but I hope I offered to them as much as they offered me. I know that we have never made a record this way and if I could go back in time, I would do it exactly the same way again."
For a first sample of 'Penny Sparkle', you can go to the group's site here and download the song 'Here Sometimes'.
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