Early last year, Blink-182 announced in a press release that founding guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge would be leaving bandmembers Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker after more than two decades at the forefront of the pop/punk scene. This came as news to DeLonge, who subsequently posted a series of disillusioned social media rants describing his confusion over the situation, as well as his passionate feelings about UFOs.

Tom DeLonge Is Leaving Blink 182…Maybe?

Now, settled in with replacement Matt Skiba (of Alkaline Trio), the band is back in full force with an upcoming summer tour and a brand new album released today. California is more reminiscent of Blink’s early days after a disappointing 2013 release, Dogs Eating Dogs. Check out Blink 3.0 below.Â