Blink-182 launch first track with Matt Skiba

Blink-182 have released Bored To Death – their first track to feature Matt Skiba in place of Tom DeLonge.

It appears on upcoming 16-track album California, set for launch on July 1 and available for pre-order now.

Alkaline Trio frontman Skiba – who joined after Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker split acrimoniously with DeLonge last year – is expected to play a supporting role in most of the new songs, with Hoppus delivering lead vocals.

Producer John Feldmann recently said: “Tom and Mark really were a pair of lead singers, but Mark sings a lot of people’s favourite songs.”

He added: “The guys aren’t 23 any more – they’re dads now, so they’re no longer writing songs about poo and that kind of stuff. But there’s still got to be a sense of humour to it. There’s got to be growth on the album, and there is. I’d say it’s one of the best records I’ve ever made.”

Blink-182: California tracklist

Cynical
Bored To Death
She’s out of Her Mind
Los Angeles
Sober
Built This Pool
No Future
Home Is Such A Lonely Place
Kings Of The Weekend
Teenage Satellites
Left Alone
Explicit Rabbit Hole
San Diego
The Only Thing That Matters
California
Brohemian Rhapsody

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