Bladee Reveals New Album Sulfur Surfer

Skip to main contentNewsletterNewsReviewsBest New MusicFeaturesListsColumnsVideo“Blondie” leads the Drain Gang enigma’s follow-up to 2024’s Cold VisionsPhoto by Gus ReichwaldTwo months after Swedish rapper/enigma Bladee dropped a pair of singles, he’s back with a new song called “Blondie” and an album announcement. Produced by fellow Drain Gang member Whitearmor, Sulfur Surfer arrives May 20 on Trash Island. A tracklist hasn’t been revealed, but one song is confirmed to feature David Tibet’s long-running doom folk project Current 93. Below, watch the spooky, Joe Ward-directed video for “Blondie,” set in a tunnel with built-in Fincher lighting.Bladee’s last proper album, Cold Visions, came out in 2024. He’s kept busy since then, dropping an EP, Ste the Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt, and guesting on projects by Oklou, Yung Lean, and Thaiboy Digital.Read about Cold Visions at No. 8 in The 50 Best Albums of 2024.Walden Green is a music writer and cultural critic who joined Pitchfork in 2024. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, his work has appeared in Dirt, The Fader, and Philadelphia. He lives in New York. ... Read More