Listen to Alkaline Trio’s new single Oblivion, which arrives ahead of the band’s support slot for blink-182 on the Missionary Impossible tour.
Alkaline Trio have unveiled a new single, Oblivion, produced by Travis Barker.
The band have teamed up with blink-182’s drummer for a total of three tracks, with Oblivion arriving on July 18 ahead of the Missionary Impossible tour in August, September and October (which sees Alkaline Trio and blink hitting the road together).
“Recording with Alkaline Trio was such a treat,” enthuses Travis. “Bringing these songs to life from the demos Matt recorded was so exciting. Both Matt and Dan are incredible lyricists, two of my all-time favourites. The studio never feels like work, just a magical place to create. The process was so natural and easy, I could’ve kept going forever. Really proud of these songs me, Matt, Dan, and Atom recorded. Excited for what’s ahead for Alkaline Trio and for fans to hear these special songs we made.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever had such a great time in the studio,” continues Matt. “We’d wanted to get into the studio with Atom as soon as he’d joined the band and we finally found the time to do it. The idea to work with Travis came to me after guesting on a project he was producing at his studio. I was blown away by how natural and amazing Travis is in the role of a producer and by the beauty and serenity of his studio.
“We had initially gone in thinking we would do a cover we’d been playing with, to take the pressure off of our first recording with Atom but ended up with three new songs. I already knew how great Travis is in the studio – from my time with blink – beyond his great drumming and unique and out-of-the-box songwriting abilities. His vision and talent is the perfect fit for us.
“I am a drummer at heart so having Atom and Travis working in tandem as drummers and songwriters was absolute heaven for me. Working with two of my favourite drummers was surreal and dreamlike, never mind two of my favourite people in the world. I told Travis that it really feels like he is our fourth member on this.”
Watch the video for Oblivion below:
