California (album)

California
Studio album by Blink-182
Publication (s)	July 1, 2016
Label (s)	BMG
Format (s)	CD , record , digital
Genre (s)	Punk rock , pop punk , alternative rock
Title (number)	16
running time	42:36
occupation	Mark Hoppus : electric bass and vocals Matt Skiba : guitar and vocals Travis Barker : drums
production	John Feldmann
chronology Neighborhoods (2011) California Nine (2019)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

California   DE 3 07/08/2016 (11 weeks)   AT 2 07/15/2016 (11 weeks)   CH 3 07/10/2016 (8 weeks)   UK 1 07/08/2016 (12 weeks)   US 1 07/23/2016 (24 weeks)

California is a music album released on July 1, 2016 by the American band Blink-182 . It is the seventh studio album released by the punk rock band and also the first album without founding member Tom DeLonge . This was replaced by Matt Skiba .

On May 19, 2017, the album was released as a deluxe edition, including twelve new songs.

Emergence

Matt Skiba in June 2015

After another falling out within the band, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus separated from Tom DeLonge. The reason for this was the numerous side projects of DeLonges, which hindered the creation process for another studio album by the band. Since the band had already planned some gigs at that time, Alkaline Trio signed Matt Skiba as a replacement. After Hoppus and Barker had indicated several times that Skiba could become an integral part of the band, the first recordings for the new album began together in January 2016. John Feldmann (previously with The Used , Good Charlotte , Story of the Year , Escape the Fate and 5 Seconds of Summer ) took over the production of the album. It was recorded at Foxy Studios in Los Angeles , California .

The album's first single, Bored to Death , was released on April 27, 2016 and was available for download. In addition, the songs Built This Pool , Rabbit Hole and No Future were published on the Internet before the album was released.

style

After the musically and lyrically more serious predecessors Blink-182 and Neighborhoods , the album largely returns to pop-punk and contains more positive melodies and lyrics. For example, Cynical , Brohemian Rhapsody and The Only Thing That Matters tie in with many of the band's songs from the 90s with fast drums and guitar riffs . Quieter and more melodic songs like California and San Diego , as well as Home Is Such a Lonely Place , a ballad consisting of acoustic guitars and string instruments, add variety . With Los Angeles , however, there is also a song that takes up the more experimental phase of the self-titled album. With Built This Pool and Brohemian Rhapsody the “toilet humor” known from previous albums also returned. Both tracks are similar to older songs such as Family Reunion and Happy Holidays, You Bastard because of their satirical lyrics and short game lengths .

Artwork

The album cover shows two people, a man and a woman, sitting in a car. The man has white skin and resembles a skull, the woman turns in his direction and sheds a tear. The cover is based on the style of Pop Art .

The English street artist D * Face (Dean Stockton), a friend of Travis Barker, was responsible for the design.

Track list

1. Cynical - 1:55
2. Bored to Death - 3:55
3. She's Out of Her Mind - 2:42
4. Los Angeles - 3:03
5. Sober - 2:59
6. Built This Pool - 0:16
7. No Future - 3:45
8. Home Is Such a Lonely Place - 3:21
9. Kings of the Weekend - 2:56
10. Teenage Satellites - 3:11
11. Left Alone - 3:09
12. Rabbit Hole - 2:35
13. San Diego - 3:12
14. The Only Thing That Matters - 1:57
15. California - 3:10
16. Brohemian Rhapsody - 0:30

Deluxe Edition bonus CD

1. Parking Lot - 2:46
2. Misery - 3:52
3. Good Old Days - 3:23
4. Don't Mean Anything - 2:46
5. Hey I'm Sorry - 3:56
6. Last Train Home - 3:21
7. Wildfire - 3:02
8. 6/8 - 3:47
9. Long Lost Feeling - 3:04
10. Bottom of the Ocean - 3:27
11. Can't Get You More Pregnant - 0:34
12. Bored to Death (Acoustic) - 3:55

Awards

grammy

• 2017 : Best Rock Album (nomination)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
2. ↑ Blink-182: Tom DeLonge is out! Tom DeLonge: No, I am not! Rolling Stone . January 27, 2015, accessed July 5, 2016.
3. ↑ Matt Skiba is working on a new album with Blink-182. klatsch-tratsch.de. September 6, 2015, accessed July 5, 2016.
4. ↑ Fuse TV : In-Depth. The complete guide to Blink-182's new album. ( Memento from March 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ).
5. ↑ Sam Moore: D * Face Interviewed: The London Street Artist Behind Blink-182's New Album Art. New Musical Express . May 4, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.