'Neighborhood Has Some Of The Best Songs We've Ever Written,' Claim Blink-182
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Pop-punk icons Blink-182 have confessed that they think their latest album ‘Neighborhoods’ has some of the best songs they’ve ever written on it – and that they ‘couldn’t be happier’ at the response they’ve received.
The band reformed in 2009 after a five-year long break, and began work on a new record. Aware that they ended on a high previously, the band wanted to make sure that their new comeback album was the best it could possibly be – and they really didn’t want it to ‘suck’.
“We’d been gone for five years, and by the time we put out ‘Neighborhoods’,” bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus revealed, “it had been eight years since our last record - so we didn’t know if people would care or not. But the response has been great, and people love the record, so I couldn’t be happier about it.”
He then continued on to talk about the gig postponements last year, revealing: “The record wasn’t done, and we said we weren't doing another 'greatest hits' tour’. We don't want to be another band that sits back and says, 'remember all the cool shit we did 15 years ago?'
“Everyone was yelling at us to just take the money and do the tour, but we said we're not coming back without a new record, so we took two more months to finish the record, and I think some of the best songs we've ever written were in those two months.”
Hoppus went on to talk about the follow-up to ‘Neighborhoods’, saying: “I've started writing. We haven't, as a band, started getting together and working on new material yet, but we're always writing. I have no idea [of the sound], it's still so new. When Tom and Travis get their hands on it, it changes completely.”
If you’re a fan of Blink-182, you can catch them on their up and coming UK tour. Check the dates and details below to grab a pair of the cheapest possible tickets available.
Thu June 7th 2012 - NIA Birmingham, Birmingham
Fri June 8th 2012 - The O2, London
Sat June 9th 2012 - The O2, London
Tue June 12th 2012 - O2 Dublin
Wed June 13th 2012 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Fri June 15th 2012 - MEN Arena Manchester
Sat June 16th 2012 - LG Arena Birmingham
Tue June 19th 2012 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Wed June 20th 2012 - SECC, Glasgow Sun June 17th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield Sat July 7th - BIC, Bournemouth
Tue July 10th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Wed July 11th 2012 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham
Thu July 12th 2012 - Liverpool Echo Arena
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