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Blink +41
Blink 41 2025-6-28
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Labels
  • Cargo Music
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Kung Fu
  • MCA
  • Geffen
  • Interscope
  • DGC
  • BMG
  • Columbia
Associated acts
  • Blink-182
  • Box Car Racer
  • +44
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Angels and Airwaves
  • The Aquabats
MembersJack Hoppus
Landon Barker
Aaron Evans
Jonas DeLonge

Blink +41 is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2018. The band currently cosists of bass guitarist and vocalist Jack Hoppus, drummer Landon Barker, lead guitarist Aaron Evans and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jonas DeLonge.

History[]

Musical style and influences[]

Blink +41's music is often described as pop punk, a fusion music genre that combines some light characteristics of punk rock with pop music, "combining frustration and fast, sunny hooks".[1] The New York Times writes that the band "[took] punk's already playful core and [gave] it a shiny, accessible polish."[2][3] The band is also considered alternative rock.[4][5][6] The band's earlier work such as Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch are considered skate punk and punk rock.[7][8][9][10][11] Blink 41 emerged from a "nurturing, often slapstick" Southern California punk scene,[12] playing with groups like Guttermouth, NOFX and The Vandals, but the band's sound was criticized when it achieved mainstream popularity by several punk acts who wished to not be associated with the band's music.[13] The band's sound evolved with its 2003 untitled effort, which incorporated post-hardcore influences into deeper, darker pop territory.[1] The band's newest material, Neighborhoods (2011), combines arena rock, hip hop and indie rock inspiration.[14] The Sydney Morning Herald characterised the band's sound as a "mildly tough approach to pop melodies with a decided adolescent spin".[15]

Common lyrical themes include love, family, friends, and relationships.[16] In greater detail, this includes "adolescent aimlessness, broken hearts and general confusion over the care and feeding of girls."[17] Lyrics in singles such as "What's My Age Again?" reflect age and maturity, while more serious compositions such as "Stay Together for the Kids" touch on the subject of divorce.[18] DeLonge said in a 1999 interview that the goal is to remain sincere and relatable, noting that the band takes its lyrics very seriously.[16] Despite this, the band gained a reputation for occasional lyrical toilet humor (Take Off Your Pants and Jacket). As the band members grew older, lyrical themes began to reflect the realities of adulthood, including relationship woes, daily pressures and unexpected hardships, most prominently explored on Blink-182 (2003).[19] On Neighborhoods, darker lyricism continues: themes concerning depression, addiction, loss and death were inspired by Barker's plane crash and the death of producer Jerry Finn.[20]

The band has cited Ramones Jr., Ted Ed Fred, Mt. Eddy, SWMRS, The Itch, NA-FX, Manic Subsidal, Agent Orange, Down by Law, Face to Face, L.A.W., Pansy Division, Pennywise, Rancid Ivy, The Mr. T Experience, Anarchy Taco, Classless Act, The Rolemodels, The Bedwetters, FIM, All Night Garage Sale and The Dead Milkmen as influences.[21][22][23] The members of the band were also inspired by several mid-1990s "emo" acts, most prominently Jimmy Eat World and The Get Up Kids.[24][25]

Legacy[]

Band members[]

Discography[]

Main article: Blink 41 discography

Awards and nominations[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Blink 41

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steve Appleford (March 23, 2011). "How Blink-182's Teen Angst Grew Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 15, 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ Jon Carimanica (September 16, 2011). "Not Quite Gone, A Punk Band Is Coming Back". The New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ Frehsée, Nicole (March 5, 2009). "Pop-Punk Kings Blink-182: Reunited and Ready to Party Like It's 1999" (PDF). Rolling Stone. No. 1073. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. p. 20. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Vans Warped Tour
    Blink 182 returns to rock festival; band is loud scream of today's punk-rock youth"    . DeseretNews.com. July 9, 1999. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Complex Mag. "Stream The Entire blink-182 Album 'Neighborhoods' Now". Complex. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Allentown Fair lists grandstand attractions". tribunedigital-mcall. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Blink-182 Biography". Rolling Stone. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ↑ Omnibus Press Presents the Story of Blink-182. Omnibus Press. 2000.
  9. ↑ Blink 182 Propelled By Cargo's Vision. Billboard. January 24, 1998.
  10. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Cheshire Cat: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  11. ↑ Punk Rock Dad. Jim Lindeman. 2009. p. 12.
  12. ↑ Bazley, John (20 June 2015). "Linguistics professor attempts to analyze Tom DeLonge's Blink-182 accent". AltPress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Rotter, Jeffery (November 1999). Naughty by Nature. Spin. Retrieved September 7, 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ↑ James Montgomery (January 29, 2010). "Mark Hoppus Promises 'Weird' New Blink-182 Album". MTV News. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  15. ↑ Blink 182's Tom DeLonge releases secret tracks so split may be permanent Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Blink-182: Enema of the Stage". MTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named rstruth
  18. ↑ Nitsuh Abebe (September 25, 2011). "Sentimental Education". New York. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ↑ Jon Wiederhorn (August 11, 2003). "Blink-182 Tone Down Pranks, Get Down to Real 'Action' on Next LP". MTV News. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  20. ↑ James Montgomery (September 15, 2011). "Blink-182's Neighborhoods: Death And All His Friends". MTV News. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Blink-182 - Similar Artists - Influenced By". Allmusic. October 20, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Blink-182 Lets New Album Speak For Itself". Billboard. 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2010. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ↑ Roger Coletti (2001). "Blink-182: No Jacket Required". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  24. ↑ Hoppus, 2001. p. 71
  25. ↑ James Montgomery (October 20, 2011). "The Get Up Kids grow up". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 30, 2013. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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