BLONDIE: GHOSTS OF DOWNLOAD
Ghosts Of Download features various musical styles on different songs, including rock, reggae, light hip-hop and electronic dance pop. Other guest artists featured on the album include the Panamanian hip-hop duo Los Rakas on a mischievous song called "I Screwed Up", the lead singer of the New York band Toilet Boys, Miss Guy, on a slightly darker electro-pop number called "Rave", and a trio of singers, Keilah Baez, Felicia Baez and Keisha Williams on a (mostly) slow cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax". Overall, the mood of Ghosts of Download is one of playfulness and joy. The band obviously had fun making this album, and their mood is infectious. If Blondie had released an album like this in their heyday, there's no doubt in my mind that it would have been a huge hit.
Tracklist:
1.Sugar On The Side 2.Rave 3.A Rose By Any Name 4.Winter 5.I Want To Drag You Around 6.I Screwed Up 7.Relax 8.Take Me In The Night 9.Make A Way 10.Mile High 11.Euphoria 12.Take It Back 13.Backroom 14.Put Some Color On You 15.Can't Stop Wanting 16.Prism
Lineup:
Debbie Harry - vocals, Chris Stein - guitar, Leigh Foxx - bass, Clem Burke - drums, Matt Katz-Bohen - keyboards, guitar, Tommy Kessler - guitar. Additional musicians: Systema Solar - featured artist (1), Miss Guy - featured artist (2), Beth Ditto - featured artist (3), Los Rakas - featured artist (6), Keliah Baez - featured artist (7), Felicia Dennis - featured artist (7), Keisha Williams - featured artist (7), Natalie Hawkins - additional vocals (5), Hector Fonseca - additional vocals (10)