{"product_id":"david-bowie-blackstar-cd","title":"David Bowie - Blackstar [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlackstar is David Bowie's final studio album, a haunting, restless farewell, presented here as a CD edition in softpak digipak packaging. It is the sound of an artist still pushing forward to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2016, just two days before his death, Blackstar was quickly recognised as a parting gift. Bowie recorded it in New York with a band of jazz musicians led by saxophonist Donny McCaslin, steering well clear of anything resembling a nostalgia act. The result stands among the most daring work of his later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track is a ten-minute suite that shifts from eerie chants to soft, almost hymn-like passages, drums skittering underneath. Lazarus, with its mournful horns and confessional lyrics, took on new weight after his passing. 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore races along on frantic sax and drums, while I Can't Give Everything Away closes the album on a warm, wistful note that feels like a gentle goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the playing is tense, inventive and spacious, blending art rock, electronic textures and jazz improvisation into something completely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven songs, no filler, and no easy answers. Blackstar remains a vital, deeply moving chapter in a career that never stopped surprising its listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478957105457,"sku":"5021732976123","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/David_Bowie-Blackstar_CD_3835c467-c093-4e9c-9e47-850d8bcaadbb.jpg?v=1794396743","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/david-bowie-blackstar-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}