blink-182 - 2019 - NINE (HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: blink-182
Title: NINE (HDtracks)
Format: 15 × File, FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz, (HDtracks)
Producer: John Feldmann, Tim Pagnotta, Matt Malpass, Andrew Watt, Travis Barker
Release Date: September 20, 2019
Recorded: April 2018-June 2019
Label: Columbia Records
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Punk Revival
Duration: 41:40
blink-182:
Wikipedia:
blink-182 is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Since 2015, the lineup of the band has consisted of bass guitarist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba. Founded by Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Scott Raynor, the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor.
In its early years, blink-182 toured heavily behind the band's debut, Cheshire Cat (1995). The group signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute its second album, Dude Ranch (1997). Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker. The group's next two releases, Enema of the State (1999) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), were enormous successes on the strength of radio and MTV airplay. The eponymously titled blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group. DeLonge quit in 2005, sending the band into what was termed an "indefinite hiatus". They reunited in 2009, producing the trio's sixth album, Neighborhoods (2011). In 2015, DeLonge again exited and was replaced by Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba, with their resulting seventh studio album, California, being released on July 1, 2016. Their eighth album, titled Nine, is slated to be released on September 20, 2019.
blink-182 is considered a key group in the development of pop punk; the band's combination of pop music melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands. The trio has sold over thirteen million albums in the United States, and over 50 million albums worldwide. In 2011, The New York Times asserted, "no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than blink-182", and even as the band receded after its 2005 split, "its sound and style could be heard in the muscular pop punk of Fall Out Boy or in the current wave of high-gloss Warped Tour punk bands, like All Time Low and The Maine.
NINE:
Wikipedia:
NINE is the eighth (or ninth per Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker) studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on September 20, 2019 through Columbia Records. Blink-182—composed of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba, and drummer Travis Barker—began developing the album after fulfilling touring obligations for their previous release, California (2016). While Nine builds upon the band's collaboration with producer John Feldmann—who also produced California—it also explores outside producers and songwriters. During the recording process, the band worked with several teams, including Captain Cuts, the Futuristics, and producer Tim Pagnotta.
Much of the album's lyricism is dark in nature and was informed by world events, as well as Hoppus's battle with depression. The color wash album cover was painted by renowned graffiti artist RISK, while the album's title stems from its numerical sequence in the band's catalog. Musically, the album augments the band's pop punk sound with hip hop-inspired programming, as well as electronics. For Nine, the trio moved from independent service BMG to major label Columbia.
NINE received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom complimented its upgrade to the band's signature sound, as well as its moodier lyrical content.
AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung:
Awash in a neon rainbow and increasingly pop-leaning production, blink-182's aptly named NINE proves that looks can be deceiving. Despite the colorful album cover, this is one of blink's darkest albums to date. Depression, self-doubt, fear, and frustration lurk beneath the trio's trademark sound and, upon closer inspection of the lyrics, Nine's loudness and energy become better suited for catharsis and bloodletting than simple pop-punk rollicking and mischief. When frontman Mark Hoppus cries "I wanna feel happy days" on the deceptively titled "Happy Days," it's just one of many moments on Nine where his struggles with mental health are brought to the fore. Gone are the scatological and lowbrow humor of past blink efforts, pushing the band into more emotionally fraught territory than their usual joke-loving, breezy pop-punk wheelhouse. In addition to the obvious ("On Some Emo Shit"), Hoppus, Matt Skiba, and Travis Barker also tackle the mass shooting crisis in the U.S. ("Heaven"), alcoholism ("Hungover You"), and church abuses ("Black Rain"). Indeed, the most shocking aspect about Nine is that the boys in blink have finally matched the maturity of their musical output with their ages and life experiences. This change allows for a more satisfying experience, one that reveals itself best in the more pensive moments. Additional highlights include the driving "Darkside," the twin punk blasts of "Generational Divide" and "Ransom," and the urgent "No Heart to Speak Of," which boasts an impassioned vocal performance by Skiba. While Nine is by no means a dour emo record, it carries enough emotional heft to elevate it as one of blink-182's strongest late-era efforts, one that matures the typical blink sound with its commitment to vulnerability and honesty.
Tracklist:
01. The First Time (2:27)
02. Happy Days (2:59)
03. Heaven (3:17)
04. Darkside (3:01)
05. Blame It On My Youth (3:06)
06. Generational Divide (0:49)
07. Run Away (2:28)
08. Black Rain (2:46)
09. I Really Wish I Hated You (3:11)
10. Pin The Grenade (2:59)
11. No Heart To Speak Of (3:40)
12. Ransom (1:25)
13. On Some Emo Shit (3:10)
14. Hungover You (2:59)
15. Remember To Forget Me (3:30)
Personnel:
blink-182:
Matt Skiba – vocals, guitars
Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar
Travis Barker – drums, percussion, programming and piano
Additional Musicians:
Andrew Watt - guitar (9), vocals (9)
Brian Phillips - gang vocals (5)
Sam Hollander - gang vocals (5)
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