Songs Neighborhoods (Blink-182 album)

ghost on dance floor opens album, , hearing song shared s passed. track resonated barker, called delonge 1 night because song affected him while listening it, because of death of dj am. natives first arose tribal beat barker created in studio, , song s title changed multiple times before settling on simplicity. night album s oldest song, , dates after band s 2009 reunion, when grouped , produced demos. band returned multiple times on recording process, each time making heavier before. after midnight 1 of 4 new songs birthed last-minute writing session after band canceled european tour. barker s favorite track (and titled travis beat ) written in separate studios composed , recorded together.

snake charmer , titled genesis, reference book of genesis, based on biblical story of adam , eve. pre-dates band’s reunion, , guitar riff delonge kept around expand upon in future. song s coda composed barker , engineer chris holmes. hoppus composed 2 versions of heart s gone , 1 fast , 1 slow, , ended liking both, slower version serves interlude on album s deluxe edition. wishing solely created delonge, , hoppus describes epitome of album: s catchy, lyrics really, dark , little depressing. kaleidoscope arose when hoppus woke song s opening lyrics in head, expanded descendents-ish classic punk song. mentality behind being slacker in 2011, hoppus said. 20s , 30s malaise america right now. inspired album s lengthy recording process , transformation of band. home titled scars blame , changed considerably when hoppus took chorus , bridge , combined new lyrics written delonge, morphing described anthem youthful abandon.

drummer travis barker recorded solo album while making neighborhoods.

mh 4.18.2011 working title song named hold on , , represents combination of hoppus initials , date wrote song. however, delonge convinced hoppus keep original title because thought sounded cool, likening virus. song inspired 1 occasion in hoppus idle @ stoplight when helicopter flew on ahead, casting large shadow. began think of war-torn countries , impoverished areas in circling helicopters way of life, , wrote song capture mentality. love dangerous arose minimalist, electronic ballad, gradually took on heavier sound when combined guitars. hoppus described fighting gravity strange song, , highlighted production: ran drum machine through bass amp, , when volume turned up, shook entire building, causing light fixture in control room start shaking. hoppus , holmes mic-ed fixture, creating rattling heard near beginning. if falls upbeat, catchy love song, hoppus viewed positive note end record on.