Inspired by the pop punk they grew up on, Travis Mills and Nick Gross enlisted legendary producer John Feldmann for their debut as girlfriends.
Travis Mills tossed his hip hip sound to the side to explore a more accurate sonic portrait of his emotional catharsis and process his feelings while tapping into influences like blink-182, 5SOS, All Time Low, Phoenix, and The 1975.
“This record has been a long time coming,” shares Mills. “It encapsulates all of my teenage despair with a perspective I haven’t been able to articulate until these last 5 years. It’s an exercise in honesty, vulnerability, angst and excitement with nostalgia as the glue that holds it all together. This is my journal entry. This is my life. This is girlfriends.”
Travis enlisted his good friend, Nick Gross and before they knew it, they had practically written the debut album. Nick said, “All the worlds collided between what Feldmann was already doing with his production style and where Travis wanted to go musically,”Nick explains.“It’s been really cool and went really quickly.We wrote close to 20 songs in just a few months.”
girlfriends brings the spirit of pop punk back to the forefront of music and seamlessly weaves in pure power pop groundwork from early CashCash and Boys Like Girls to 5SOS. With the help of John Feldmann, the record is catchy AF and an instant classic.
Watch the official video for girlfriends’ debut single “California” below.
girlfriends’ debut self-titled album drops Friday, October 23rd, 2020. Fans can pre-save the album now!
OMGWJIO#&%*@(!!! Sorry for the fangirl keysmash, but we are fangirling hard because Blink-182 is back with a new lineup and a new single! “Bored To Death” is the first track from their upcoming album, “California,” due out July 1st. This is Blink’s first album with guitarist Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) in the lineup, along with Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. Watch the lyric video below!
Pre-order a copy of “California” on iTunes now and get “Bored To Death” instantly!
Blink-182 “California” Tracklisting
1. Cynical
2. Bored To Death
3. She’s Out Of Her Mind
4. Los Angeles
5. Sober
6. Built This Pool
7. No Future
8. Home Is Such A Lonely Place
9. Kings of the Weekend
10. Teenage Satellites
11. Left Alone
12. Rabbit Hole
13. San Diego
14. The Only Thing That Matters
15. California
26. Brohemian Rhapsody
As if the album announcement wasn’t exciting enough, Blink also announced they’re going on tour this Summer with All American Rejects & All Time Low! Tickets go on sale next Friday, May 6th, with special album order pre-sales starting May 2nd. Check out the dates below.
Blink-182/All American Rejects/All Time Low Summer Tour
July 22 – Viejas Arena – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
July 23 – The Joint – Las Vegas, NV – Buy Tickets
July 26 – Don Haskins Center – El Paso, TX – Buy Tickets
July 28 – Chesapeake Energy Arena – Oklahoma City, OK – Buy Tickets
July 29 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
July 30 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets
July 31 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
Aug. 2 – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 3 – Bon Secours Arena – Greenville, SC – Buy Tickets
Aug. 5 – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL – Buy Tickets
Aug. 6 – Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
Aug. 8 – Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
Aug. 9 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
Aug. 10 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets
Aug. 12 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – Buy Tickets
Aug. 13 – Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY – Buy Tickets
Aug. 14 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ – Buy Tickets
Aug. 16 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 19 – Xfinity Center – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 21 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
Aug. 23 – Lakeview Amphitheatre – Syracuse, NY – Buy Tickets
Aug. 24 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Buffalo, NY – Buy Tickets
Aug. 25 – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 27 – Hershey Park Pavilion – Hershey, PA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 28 – First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA – Buy Tickets
Aug. 30 – DTE Energy Music Theater – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Sept. 2 – Xfinity Theater – Hartford, CT – Buy Tickets
Sept. 3 – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, ME – Buy Tickets
Sept. 4 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga, NY – Buy Tickets
Sept. 8 – Xcel Energy Center – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets
Sept. 9 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
Sept. 10 – Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, IN – Buy Tickets
Sept. 11 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St Louis, MO – Buy Tickets
Sept. 13 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
Sept. 15 – Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID – Buy Tickets
Sept. 16 – Spokane Arena – Spokane, WA – Buy Tickets
Sept. 17 – Key Arena – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
Sept. 18 – Abbotsford Centre – Vancouver, BC – Buy Tickets
Sept. 20 – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
Sept. 22 – Usana Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
Sept. 24 – Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
Sept. 25 – Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM – Buy Tickets
Sept. 28 – Shoreline Amphitheater – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
Sept. 29 – Meadows Amphitheater – Irvine, CA – Buy Tickets
Oct. 1 – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
If you live in Los Angeles, we are totally jealous of you right now for 2 reasons:
1. You probably don’t even own a real winter coat and are walking around in t-shirts in January
2. AJR is having a show there on Monday! (And it’s free!)
Don’t miss this opportunity to see AJR in a small venue .. they were just named Pop Artist of the Month on Z100 and just keep getting bigger and bigger!
What? School Night
When? Monday, January 13th 2014 at 8pm
Where? Bardot 1737 Vine St, Hollywood, CA 90028
Why? So you can say you were there at the beginning
RSVP and get all the info at School Night Follow AJR on Twitter for more updates
Not in LA and still want more AJR? Listen to them host Hit-Bound on Hits 1 on Sirius XM this weekend
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