New Blink 182 Album Contains “Throwbacks And Prog-Rock”
Friday, 24 June 2011
Written by James Conlon
Blink-182 have discussed their upcoming album once more, claiming that the LP is a mixture of classic ‘throwbacks’ and experimental new material, described by bassist Mark Hoppus as “prog-rock Blink”.
The album is the first set of recordings from the band since returning from their hiatus to headline Reading and Leeds festivals last summer. Speaking to Billboard about the progress of the album, bassist Mark Hoppus described the direction of the new material. "We have these songs that are total throwbacks, exactly what people know blink is,” he said. “Then we have songs...that are madly different and experimental, (and) songs that are prog-rock blink music, taking a blink song but (adding) stadium rock qualities to it. I really think we have a tremendous, diverse palette. We will have the album that I think is really modern and relevant to where we are in our career."
The band recently cancelled a string of European dates to focus on new material, before infuriating part of their fanbase by confirming a place on the US Honda Civic Tour with My Chemical Romance. When asked if any new material will be performed on the tour, Hoppus said: "Oh, definitely. I think it'll be a good mix of the new stuff and the music we've been playing for the past couple of decades. All of us know when people come to a blink show they're gonna want to hear 'All the Small Things' and 'Rock Show' and 'Stay Together For the Kids' and the singles we've had over the years. And we'll put some of the new songs into the set list as well. We're just working to figure out what those songs are gonna be."
The band have committed themselves to delivering the currently-untitled LP to their record label bosses on July 31st, so fans can expect a release date at some point in the Autumn. Hoppus described the current progress of the album, saying: "Travis is tracking drums right now. Tom is finishing guitars and vocals on some stuff. I'm finishing guitars, bass and vocals on some things. We'll be working probably through July 31. We'll probably actually drive it to the (Geffen) president's house at two in the morning and hand it through his bedroom window at the last possible minute."
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