David Bowie releases new single "Blackstar" and 10 minute short film
20 November 2015, 08:30
| Written by
Laurence Day
David Bowie's new single "Blackstar" is here, complete with an intricate, creepy short film.
The ten-minute track flashes through a range of styles - we see bountiful brass parp with classic Bowie swagger, as well as sincere balladry, sermon-like sprawls, and cinematic terrors.
"Blackstar" is the title track from Bowie's new album. The LP will follow his 2013 record The Next Day, and is set to arrive on 8 January 2016. You can pre-order it now.
Read our longread feature about David Bowie's Berlin days.
Watch the "Blackstar" film below.
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