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interesting/weird. I actually felt that was about the last EP, but definitely not this one

 

I think the song "Home" on the Of Nightmares EP was the best song tom's written in years, aside from a couple standouts on the Dream Walker. The ending just sounds big and epic on that song, so I'll give him that.

 

Tom DeLonge on new Sekret Machines book: 'This is not just Tom talking about UFOs again

Did your further involvement lead to you wanting to leave Blink-182?

No. I’m a guy that’s always been interested in a lot of different things. I never willfully left Blink-82. The first time I quit the band and started Angels and Airwaves as an art project, the band was meant to be a musical component of large themes and ideas that I wanted to communicate on different mediums. To the Stars was created somewhere along those first few years. But I never had the idea to start a company and leave the band. That was never my intention.

Are you in touch with Blink about their new music?

I am not. I’m a pretty busy guy these days but I hope that they’re doing great and I love those guys. I wish the best for them.

[Blink-182 drummer] Travis Barker claimed in a recent interview that you had wanted to take the band in a direction that sounded like Coldplay. What do you think of that comment?

I think that every band member has different things that they like and that they bring to the table. Travis always loved hip-hop. He wanted a lot more hip-hop in the band and I wanted to bring things I was into and Mark [Hoppus] wanted to bring things he was into. The magic of Blink-182 was the push and pull we had with each other. It was representative of something we each couldn’t do on our own. That was a really great thing. I think it would have been very bad for the band to sound like anything other than Blink-182.
Tom DeLonge on new 'Sekret Machines' book: 'This is not just Tom talking about UFOs again'

 

I'm actually with ya there, the last EP was more experimental. This one is definitely a little bit back to basics, but I still feel like there's growth.

 

Lol yeah we definitely need an Angels & Airwaves thread. Tom is not in blink! I'm not really that bothered though haha.

 

I was checking out Wendy Rollins' twitter again for any new info and noticed she had a podcast too. Checked out the most recent one and there's a little talk about her reaction to the new songs she's heard. Blink talk starts around 41:25 PODCAST: Alter Natives | Off The Air: Wendy Rollins | Radio 104.5

 

Thanks for that link man, will check it out in a few.

 

no problem dude

 

Anyone got bullet points on that?? I'd listen but I can't right now.

 

sounds like Skiba's influence is apparent. nothing else really new, but she sounds enthusiastic about what she's heard. A "smarter, wiser, stronger" blink - Time will tell.

 

Just listened and I was gonna quote that too haha. Much excitement.

 

Watch us just have festivals this summer and a full tour in Oct/Nov

 

I respect his answers there

 

I wanted to smack that guy co-host... let the lady talk about what she heard! Thanks for the link and timestamp, man. It's still got me wondering how the heck she heard them though? She heard a lot too, 5 songs. That's nuts.

 

looks like the blink reddit have their detective hats on too - "Bored to Death" is the new single Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases | ...

 

Just saw that. WOO MORE INFORMATION

 

Hopefully it doesn't bore us to death

 

haha I was thinking they are seriously setting up critics with that title

 

I love that title. I'm down for their "Longview" cover.

 

Does that schedule mean it really comes out the 26th? I was optimistic that "April" wouldn't mean the very end haha.

 

So 3 weeks until the single then.

 

@alex miller thanks for those videos! Those were some good listens.

 

Who else scrolled down to CD Releases to see if there was a listing.

 

That's when it hits the radio. It might hit the Internet before that but we don't know.

 

There is no way I'll be able to resist listening to anything that leaks. So I hope the album doesn't haha.