Blink-182 are back with their newest album, NINE. It’s their eighth album overall and follow-up to 2016’s California. Stream their latest below via Apple Music and Spotify.
In an interview from earlier this year, Mark Hoppus described NINE as a dark, experimental pop punk record, saying, “If you liken California to Enema of the State, then this album is more like the untitled record where we are trying to experiment more: trying to experiment more, trying different sounds, and trying to expand upon what people think Blink-182 is.”
(Read: The 100 Best Pop Punk Bands)
Ever since Tom DeLonge quit the band, Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba has replaced him as the band’s lead guitarist and singer. On Nine, Skiba gets to hold the reigns a little tighter than before, both in terms of songwriting and as a lead vocalist. Maybe that’s why it’s a darker record.
The past five months have been sprinkled with singles from the album, including “Blame It on My Youth”, “Generational Divide”, “Happy Days”, and “Darkside”. They showed Blink-182 going in a radio-friendly guitar pop direction, but the rest of the album still shows they’ve got some moody material and heavy riffs left in them. Give it a listen below.
Grab tickets to Blink-182’s upcoming tour dates here.
Nine Artwork:
Nine Tracklist:
01. The First Time
02. Happy Days
03. Heaven
04. Darkside
05. Blame It On My Youth
06. Generational Divide
07. Run Away
08. Black Rain
09. I Really Wish I Hated You
10. Pin the Grenade
11. No Heart To Speak Of
12. Ransom
13. On Some Emo Shit
14. Hungover You
15. Remember To Forget Me
