Lineup change.2C California.2C and future .282015.E2.80.93present.29 Blink-182



blink-182 performing in 2016. matt skiba (right) replaced founding member tom delonge in 2015.


hoppus , barker decided continue on without delonge, , enlisted alkaline trio vocalist/guitarist matt skiba fill in 3 shows in march 2015. hoppus , skiba had been wanting work musically several years, first , person considered role. after legal battles delonge worked out, skiba joined blink-182 official member , began preparations new music. resulting album, california, produced john feldmann. group s first new producer since longtime collaborator jerry finn. california recorded between january , march 2016. band, feldmann, regularly spend 18 hours in studio day, aiming start , complete multiple songs in timeframe. wanted write best record [...] feel new beginning. feels when used tour , sleep in van because s wanted play rock music, said hoppus.


upon july 2016 release, california became band s second number-one album on billboard 200, , first in 15 years; reached top first time in united kingdom. lead single, bored death , became group s first number 1 single in 12 years. band supported album large headlining tour across north america between july , october 2016, , european leg in june , july 2017. deluxe edition of california—essentially double album including songs left off original album—was issued in 2017. california earned band first nomination best rock album @ grammy awards. critical reviews of album, however, mixed; many considered feldmann s input , throwback nature of songs formulaic.


when band completes touring california, plan take time off , begin recording eighth studio album. somehow, blink has had resurgence never expected, hoppus told kerrang! in july 2017. count myself lucky have been [playing in band] long have.








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