Tom DeLongeis ready to put out newBlink-182music.Whilespeaking with Fenderabout the limited edition re-release of the Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster, the guitarist, 47, teased that fans of the iconic rock band can expect their upcoming project to be their best work yet.“I still think we’re writing our best songs," he said. “I think our album coming out is probably our best album we’ve ever made.” While not much is known about the album’s release date, the project will mark the first album release for the band since 2019’sNineand follows the release of the 2022 single"Edging.“Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge perform as Blink-182 in June 2023.Larry Marano/ShutterstockDelonge had previouslyexited the band in 2015to focus on his work with fellow rock band Angels & Airwaves and expressed that bringing the band together to put out new music and go on tour has been a “rebirth."“The production that webrought on this touris finally the first perfect, cohesive branding and symbol of everything that the band is about. It’s got the nostalgia in there and the history in there, but it’s also got the fun and reverence and childhood charm,” he said. “And it’s got the rebellion, but it’s got the technology too. So it’s this really cool rebirth of everything – or the best of everything that we’ve done, but done the way people always wished we would have done it!“DeLonge fueled rumors that he was reuniting with fellow Blink-182 membersTravis BarkerandMark Hoppusafter posting athrowback photo with the bandin an OctoberInstagram post. Soon after, the groupannounced a new single, album and tour. After the trio came together toprepare for a headlining set at Coachella, Hoppus, 51, shared with PEOPLE that things were “better than it used to be.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was the first time thatall three of us were in the same roomin like five years,” he said. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.”
Tom DeLongeis ready to put out newBlink-182music.
Whilespeaking with Fenderabout the limited edition re-release of the Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster, the guitarist, 47, teased that fans of the iconic rock band can expect their upcoming project to be their best work yet.
“I still think we’re writing our best songs,” he said. “I think our album coming out is probably our best album we’ve ever made.” While not much is known about the album’s release date, the project will mark the first album release for the band since 2019’sNineand follows the release of the 2022 single"Edging.”
Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge perform as Blink-182 in June 2023.Larry Marano/Shutterstock
Larry Marano/Shutterstock
Delonge had previouslyexited the band in 2015to focus on his work with fellow rock band Angels & Airwaves and expressed that bringing the band together to put out new music and go on tour has been a “rebirth.”
“The production that webrought on this touris finally the first perfect, cohesive branding and symbol of everything that the band is about. It’s got the nostalgia in there and the history in there, but it’s also got the fun and reverence and childhood charm,” he said. “And it’s got the rebellion, but it’s got the technology too. So it’s this really cool rebirth of everything – or the best of everything that we’ve done, but done the way people always wished we would have done it!”
DeLonge fueled rumors that he was reuniting with fellow Blink-182 membersTravis BarkerandMark Hoppusafter posting athrowback photo with the bandin an OctoberInstagram post. Soon after, the groupannounced a new single, album and tour. After the trio came together toprepare for a headlining set at Coachella, Hoppus, 51, shared with PEOPLE that things were “better than it used to be.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“It was the first time thatall three of us were in the same roomin like five years,” he said. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.”
source: people.com
