![]() One finished track is the heartfelt “Ghost on the Dancefloor,” which remembers past loves between soaring intros and outros. ![]() The self-produced album will have 10-to-12 new songs and is being recorded at DeLonge’s studio in San Diego and in Los Angeles by Hoppus and Barker. While Blink-182 had already begun evolving into deeper, darker pop territory on their self-titled 2003 release (including a duet with the Cure’s Robert Smith), the reunited DeLonge, Barker and singer-bassist Mark Hoppus are anxious to demonstrate new growth in a new decade. The SoCal punks who once sang restlessly of heartbreak, boners and “growing up” have experienced a lot over the last half-decade: new bands, TV shows, marriage, family and the 2008 plane crash of drummer Travis Barker, which he barely survived. “We wanted to take everything that we’ve done and blend it into one pot, and hopefully not forget who we were along the road.” “It’s got huge stadium rock, punk and indie-rock elements, with drum’n’bass beats. Their still-untitled summer release will stretch far beyond catchy, knucklehead pop-punk and ringing guitars, promises singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge. They’re finishing up their first new album since their 2005 split – and taking what they’ve learned during the years apart.
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