Blink-182 to Preview New Material on Tour

June 8, 2009

It's still more than a month before Blink-182 unleash their reunion tour, but when the band ushers forth the second coming of the TRL era this summer, expect to hear some new material.

The band's Travis Barker recently told MTV News that they have a new song called "Up All Night" which they'll be tossing into their setlist. The song came out of a set of demos Blink recorded while practicing for the upcoming tour, and Barker is describing the song as an indication of the sound the band could be headed towards in the future.

"In the case of 'Up All Night,' it feels like it could've been on the last record, or right where the last one left off," Barker told MTV, referring to the band's self-titled 2003 album. "It's kind of heavy, if you mixed Box Car Racer and Blink. It all makes sense. The pieces are all together.

Barker also hints that any future output from Blink-182 will (surprise, surprise) also take plenty of inspiration from the band's offshoot acts. "You can't help but have everything on the table ... all the stuff we've done -- like 44 and Angels & Airwaves -- since we last played and recorded, it will influence the new stuff," he said.

It could still be months before Blink-182 gets back to pre-2003 levels of production. Barker told MTV that the band plans to begin recording after the tour ends (dates are currently scheduled to wrap in October). Should a moment of inspiration strike, however, the band will be touring prepared.

"I'll have the studio out on tour with me, and I think Mark [Hoppus] will too. I wanna work on it while we're on tour," Barker said.

 

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