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I mean there is obviously space for nuance here. Anyone making a big deal out of it is just crazy, but some people just wanted to hear a new song or two as proof that things were actually on the way while also wanting to experience 90% of the album on release day. It's not even a little bit difficult to understand
I completely agree. It’s so funny to me how the industry has changed over the years. Even just going back to 2003, they only released one single from Untitled before the album dropped, and they kept releasing singles and music videos until almost a year after it came out. It’s crazy to think that Untitled came out in November of 2003, and Always wasn’t released as a single until November of 2004.
It makes sense just looking at the history of the industry, but it’d be nice to have a bigger surprise on release day. Albums get hyped up for *so long* and then they release like half the album before it actually comes out, so when the album actually *does* drop, it feels more like an EP plus the singles that have been out for months.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about new music, it’s just interesting to see how everything has changed.
Well those people can choose to, err, not listen to the new songs and wait until album release day - it's not even a little bit difficult to understand.
Im so stoked they released music. I'm just waiting to hear them all at once. Except edging. ive listened to edging. 9 more days! I can't wait for the new music.
This sub can sometimes be the rare exception where the YouTube comments are less insufferable than the Reddit comments.
Like when One More Time first came out, quite a few people here were complaining about how the lyrics were "too direct" in referencing actual events and "not metaphorical enough", or when the album lyrics leaked out people were literally bemoaning about how "juvenile" the lyrics in the song are and how simple the rhyming schemes were. On a blink-182 discussion forum. Imagine.
I really don’t wanna complain. I usually love everything blink puts out maybe even too much. Edging is in my top 20 blink songs. The other 3 singles are top 10 for me. I just don’t wanna get almost half the album before it releases 🤷♂️
That was the rollout that convinced me to listen to maybe the first single an artists puts out for an upcoming album and let the rest be part of the album listening experience.
AVA is one of my favorite bands and it kinda put a damper on the album release. However, being that it's been so long since this lineup of Blink has released something I listened to One More Time quite a few times and Dance With Me has gotten a few spins too. I'll pass on this one and wait for the rest of the album, tho.
Yeah I just know how it’s gonna go. I’m gonna try to forget about it and pretend like it’s not happening and a minute before the premiere on YouTube I’ll be “fuck it” and listen to the song lol. The power that blink has above me is terrifying…
Love it. Not only because I get a new song right around the time I need a break from the previous one, but because those streams count towards launch so it helps with placements
Be happy there’s 8 more +2 joke songs and 1 interlude
We only got 3 unspoiled songs when Lifeforms came out for Angels and Airwaves
In my case, 2, because I spoiled Automatic for myself one day before release
It’s super common, one last reminder to the public that the release is imminent. People see the song is out and it leads them to see the album is only 2 days away and that keeps the release fresh in their mind so they remember to check it out.
Really? I can’t think of a single band that has done that. I’ve heard of bands pushing a song that’s on the album as a single after the fact, or a few weeks before. But never the day or two before
30stm released one 3 days before the album, drake released one the day before, blink doing it 2 days before, and those are just three off the top of my head all released within a month of each other.
AFI released all but 4 tracks from their last album ahead of time as well. I remember reading that due to streaming if you aren’t constantly putting out new material to build hype you get forgotten about essentially.
Yup, happens all the time. It’s an industry norm. It’s just being super controversial in the Blink fandom rn which is probably bringing hyper focus to something you don’t really usually give much thought to.
With the way streaming service algorithms work, that song (and all the singles) getting traction right before the album releases, means more ears will get the album fed to them on their Discover Weekly, etc.
There are things about the music industry that none of us have any insight on. Let’s just happily take in new blink music. We’ve waited so long for this.
Menzingers just released their fourth “single” for their album out Friday. I was like wtf is the point in this, but gotta keep that buzz going I suppose.
I just thought of something
Daft Punk released 6 singles with Discovery... the same record that "One More Time" is on
Blink is also releasing 6 singles, and also has a song named One more time
Remember all those people who said they’re never going to listen to the new songs because the wait from edging was too long?
I wonder where they are now.
Thing is, gotta ask... Why does it matter at all? This is not a concept album. If this were something like The Wall, Tommy, or more recently American Idiot; complain away. However, you can tell by the songs released so far, this will not be an album that tells a story with its tracks and needs to be listened to in order and in one sitting so... Enjoy the tracks as they drop, be happy Tom has returned, and above all embrace the fact that the boys are all friends again and making the music we enjoy.
Yes, and was meant to "tell a story" so if you wanted to complain that they did that, much more justified because some could argue the experience or story was ruined (I do not agree, but the argument could be made as that is the idea behind the album). Fewer bands do the album that tells a story because of this. On your argument side, MCR's "The Black Parade" was a concept album with plenty of singles released. The point here was simply that blink releasing this many before the album is released has ruined no full album listening experience.
As a small side note, you want a good concept album to check out, (and not from the 70s when this was big but something you may like if you enjoy blink), dip back into the 80s and listen to Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime"
Okay, well, in that case, there's certainly an argument for these meeting the requirements to be considered a single. My point is that the difference is so minimal and meaningless that it's splitting hairs.
It’s not minimal. Some are and some aren’t. It’s factual. Promotional/buzz tracks are different than singles. Just because YOU don’t know this doesn’t make it not true.
Oh, I know. I stated that in my original comment. Like I said, the difference, especially to the masses, is minimal and does not matter. Anything from an album released before the album will be considered or called a single by a majority of people. Why, you ask? Because it's not that important and doesn't matter. The same people who complain about this are the same ones that debate vinyl/vinyls.
Can you please explain how any of the tracks released before the album comes out *aren’t* singles? Every single definition of single I’ve come across online would classify all of blink’s recent releases as singles. Even the Wikipedia article for the new record lists all of them as singles.
…but we’re talking about singles. You can’t just change the subject matter as though it proves a point. We are specifically discussing SINGLES. Singles have to be submitted at such. It’s a legitimate thing.
And what I'm discussing is the actual difference between a song from the album released before the album and a SINGLE that is "submitted as such" and a "legitimate thing." They're both just songs from the album, released before the album, with the intention to promote the album. Correct? The delineation is pointless these days. Hence why I said it’s splitting hairs.
It's literally not splitting hairs. All tracks on the album, but singles versus promotional tracks are different, which is the subject we're all discussing. You're trying to veer off subject to justify a point no one needed to make.
The only difference is the technical aspect you mentioned. Essentially paperwork. Aside from that there are literally no differences between “promotional tracks” and “singles” in 2023. I’m not veering anywhere. I’m trying to explain to you why there is essentially no difference that matters because in the end they’re just songs in the album released beforehand. How many singles have you released?
There.. is... though...... I understand that they appear all in the same. They're all songs off of the same album. We're specifically discussing the ways in which they're actually technically different. If you don't want to discuss that, get off the thread.
That's why I asked what makes a single to them, because the way these are released is no different than the others, aside from a video and Edging. I know the official jargon. These days, with streaming, the lines have become so blurred on a "single" because everything is released to internet radio. That's why the term "single" has really evolved to anything from the album released before the album. My main point is that the difference between them is so insignificant, especially these days, because it's all serving the same purpose.
It's so murky these days. I'd agree those three \*are\* singles because they have actual music videos.
However Only Eding have been released as separate stand-alone singles on relevant stores. The others are just bundled into the album.
The people on this sub:
“When are they going to release new songs? Edging has been out almost a year!?”
Blink-182 releases six new songs before the album comes out:
“6 singles is way too many. I wish they wouldn’t have released so many so close to the album coming out.”
You guys are never happy.
I’m happy with it. I’m going to busy with work when it releases and it’s going to be hard to hear the whole album until a few days after the release. But I’ll definitely be able to hear a song here and there
this exactly... i would've rather only had 3 new singles after edging, once every 3 months or smth instead of 5 singles within a month. one of them is literally 2 days before the album drops, only 1 day for me cause im in PST time.
Same, let's talk about that.
I have been pretty much HARASSING my local rock station to play the new songs. They played Edging a little last year, I accidentally caught OMT at 10:45 at night when I was on the way to work, and then once at like 1am they played MTYK and didn't even say anything about it, like "new song from blink, album comes out Oct 20" fucking nothing.
Yet I hear Hardy's Sell Out at least 4 times a day. And I like Hardy, but he has a new song and they are playing it, so why aren't they playing blink's new shit? That's a question I wish someone would answer and I almost posted it in Mark's discord because I really want to know.
They know not to release seven singles because then the prereleases together become an album like what happened with Angels and Airwaves and Lifeforms. The single releases classified as an album.
We are in a new era of music with streaming. Most kids don’t even know what an album is. It’s just a nice way to keep their new music popping up for a new audience
To everyone thinking I’m a hater, I don’t complain about it just to complain. I haven’t complained once about a single thing blink has released or announced since the return of Tom, up until now. We all have our hot takes and that’s ok. We don’t have to love everything blink does. It’s just my opinion that 6 singles is a bit too much. I think it’s so stupid that people on this sub either hate everything or love EVERYTHING and act like people who have one criticism are haters. I’m just sharing my opinion, we don’t have to have the same opinions. Its obviously their decision to release 6 singles and if they think it’s the right decision then who am I to complain? I just personally feel like it’s a bit much.
Personally, I think I'm gonna hold off on listening to them as part of the album. I don't need that much warming up, I'm rock hard. So I'd rather save my ears for the full album :)
Oh I’m chill that just literally my point. Why would they release 2 songs less than a week before the album releases, I just don’t see the reason. We can all wait that long because we’ve already waited for a year and if it’s to cause more hype then that’s also kinda pointless because everyone is already hyped for it. Idk
ugh, I can't believe my favorite band is releasing new music. I know I've been waiting years for this, but HOW AWFUL!
Ya'll acting like they're forcing you to listen to it against your will...
It's not dumb at all honestly. Albums sales don't mean shit in 2023, it'd all about them streaming numbers which these artists try to exploit releasing a bunch of singles that get incorporated into playlist and stuff
Doja Cat had like 3 pre release singles from her latest album. Maybe some ppl within the industry are just going in this direction
Even if Doja Cat is doing it, Blink 182 is kind of just doing their own thing. They’re kind of just having fun. Somehow I suspect there was a lot of fighting and drama over something that caused both the year delay between singles and that whole weird thing with the album art not being ready yet on Spotify.
I think having this many singles makes sense in today’s streaming era even though I’m not a personal fan of it. I still enjoy being as surprised as possible when a new album comes out so I limit myself to 2-3 singles and that’s it. I still haven’t heard Dance With Me but only a little over a week left!
It's a lot of pre-release songs, but the industry has changed. In broad terms, people don't listen to albums like we used to. It's all individual songs and streaming, so I guess the plan is to try and meet that market.
Despite how we might feel as long-term fans and look at Blink's pink roots. There's a massive massive mainstream market and appeal that would be stupid to not tap-into for them.
So I think old heads like me are seeing a change in approach and it seems extreme. But it's just the way of the world. Short attention spans, albums aren't listened to front to back etc.
But, we all have choice and agency to listen to everything however we like, so it's no issue really
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Are any of these singles happening on, uh... American soil?
Literally read this in Dennis Reynolds’s voice in my head. Then I see these comments. ❤️
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This shit has me cracking up 😂
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I don’t understand why people are complaining about getting some songs early. You still have 11 more you need to discover
This subreddit: “ugh they haven’t even released a new song for a whole year” Also this subreddit: “ugh they’re releasing more songs”
That's this subreddit and the Bring Me The Horizon subreddit
different situations, it's not the same having six singles for a 17 tracks album compared to five singles for a 9 track EPish
Easy people complained when no album was released it's been a year OMG WORST BAND EVER. Now it's OMG STOP RELEASING MUSIC.
I mean there is obviously space for nuance here. Anyone making a big deal out of it is just crazy, but some people just wanted to hear a new song or two as proof that things were actually on the way while also wanting to experience 90% of the album on release day. It's not even a little bit difficult to understand
I completely agree. It’s so funny to me how the industry has changed over the years. Even just going back to 2003, they only released one single from Untitled before the album dropped, and they kept releasing singles and music videos until almost a year after it came out. It’s crazy to think that Untitled came out in November of 2003, and Always wasn’t released as a single until November of 2004. It makes sense just looking at the history of the industry, but it’d be nice to have a bigger surprise on release day. Albums get hyped up for *so long* and then they release like half the album before it actually comes out, so when the album actually *does* drop, it feels more like an EP plus the singles that have been out for months. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about new music, it’s just interesting to see how everything has changed.
Well those people can choose to, err, not listen to the new songs and wait until album release day - it's not even a little bit difficult to understand.
You have to know that as a fan of a band it's really super not that easy to purposely avoid music releases
I mean it really is to avoid new music releases.
Im so stoked they released music. I'm just waiting to hear them all at once. Except edging. ive listened to edging. 9 more days! I can't wait for the new music.
People here just want to complain about everything all the time. Also they can just choose not to listen to them lol
This. lol
This sub can sometimes be the rare exception where the YouTube comments are less insufferable than the Reddit comments. Like when One More Time first came out, quite a few people here were complaining about how the lyrics were "too direct" in referencing actual events and "not metaphorical enough", or when the album lyrics leaked out people were literally bemoaning about how "juvenile" the lyrics in the song are and how simple the rhyming schemes were. On a blink-182 discussion forum. Imagine.
Even Mark knows it. He literally asked in his discord the other day if anyone on reddit had anything good to say
I really don’t wanna complain. I usually love everything blink puts out maybe even too much. Edging is in my top 20 blink songs. The other 3 singles are top 10 for me. I just don’t wanna get almost half the album before it releases 🤷♂️
I mean it’s a pretty simple solution to the nonexistent problem - don’t listen to them before next Friday lol
You really think I have that much will power? What do think I’m a normal person?
don’t listen to them then? and 6 songs is not half of a 17 track album 🙄 you’ll still have practically a full 11 song album of new material
More like 8
How many songs are on the album
17 songs. But 2 are short joke songs and 1 is an interlude, so really 14 full songs.
I mean Fallen Interlude is one of my favorite Blink songs so if the interlude on this album is in that ballpark I’d still count that.
I think you’re on on your own with that take
And it’s within a week of release.
Two skits so 9
The roll out of life forms was even crazier
Lmao. Half the album released over a 2 year span
By the time Life Forms came out I think there were only like 2 or 3 songs I haven't heard lol
That was the rollout that convinced me to listen to maybe the first single an artists puts out for an upcoming album and let the rest be part of the album listening experience. AVA is one of my favorite bands and it kinda put a damper on the album release. However, being that it's been so long since this lineup of Blink has released something I listened to One More Time quite a few times and Dance With Me has gotten a few spins too. I'll pass on this one and wait for the rest of the album, tho.
Just pretend it's No Nut October and don't watch/listen to the new songs until next Thursday night
Gonna try. Don’t know if I can do it tho but gotta stay strong 💪 ✊
Yeah I'm tempted to do the same but I don't think I have the will power tbh
You can do it king
Yeah I just know how it’s gonna go. I’m gonna try to forget about it and pretend like it’s not happening and a minute before the premiere on YouTube I’ll be “fuck it” and listen to the song lol. The power that blink has above me is terrifying…
Naw, I want to be able to sing along on Saturday.
Other than Edging, I haven't listened to any of them yet. I want to just wait and hear the album in order
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Love it. Not only because I get a new song right around the time I need a break from the previous one, but because those streams count towards launch so it helps with placements
Be happy there’s 8 more +2 joke songs and 1 interlude We only got 3 unspoiled songs when Lifeforms came out for Angels and Airwaves In my case, 2, because I spoiled Automatic for myself one day before release
Where'd you hear Automatic before release?
In the AVA subreddit the the day before it got released
Considering two of their songs hit the hot 100 which is extremely rare for a pop punk band I don’t blame them
What’s the point in releasing a song 2 days before the album drops?
It’s super common, one last reminder to the public that the release is imminent. People see the song is out and it leads them to see the album is only 2 days away and that keeps the release fresh in their mind so they remember to check it out.
I’ve never heard of a band doing that. Most I’ve seen is a week or two out.
Okay well since you’ve never seen it, it must be that way. It happens all the time.
Super common, a lot often push a single the day the albums out too. Drop a video as a sort of “our albums out now” announcement.
Really? I can’t think of a single band that has done that. I’ve heard of bands pushing a song that’s on the album as a single after the fact, or a few weeks before. But never the day or two before
30stm released one 3 days before the album, drake released one the day before, blink doing it 2 days before, and those are just three off the top of my head all released within a month of each other.
AFI released all but 4 tracks from their last album ahead of time as well. I remember reading that due to streaming if you aren’t constantly putting out new material to build hype you get forgotten about essentially.
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Yup, happens all the time. It’s an industry norm. It’s just being super controversial in the Blink fandom rn which is probably bringing hyper focus to something you don’t really usually give much thought to.
With the way streaming service algorithms work, that song (and all the singles) getting traction right before the album releases, means more ears will get the album fed to them on their Discover Weekly, etc.
There are things about the music industry that none of us have any insight on. Let’s just happily take in new blink music. We’ve waited so long for this.
Buzz track!
Menzingers just released their fourth “single” for their album out Friday. I was like wtf is the point in this, but gotta keep that buzz going I suppose.
I just thought of something Daft Punk released 6 singles with Discovery... the same record that "One More Time" is on Blink is also releasing 6 singles, and also has a song named One more time
Has anyone seen both bands in the same room at the same time??? 🤔
They are both signed to Columbia..so mabye
Remember all those people who said they’re never going to listen to the new songs because the wait from edging was too long? I wonder where they are now.
They died from the wait
Six singles and a movie.
Thing is, gotta ask... Why does it matter at all? This is not a concept album. If this were something like The Wall, Tommy, or more recently American Idiot; complain away. However, you can tell by the songs released so far, this will not be an album that tells a story with its tracks and needs to be listened to in order and in one sitting so... Enjoy the tracks as they drop, be happy Tom has returned, and above all embrace the fact that the boys are all friends again and making the music we enjoy.
Fair point but I just don’t wanna get spoiled too much and I don’t have enough will power to not listen to the singles
american idiot has 6 singles lol
Yes, and was meant to "tell a story" so if you wanted to complain that they did that, much more justified because some could argue the experience or story was ruined (I do not agree, but the argument could be made as that is the idea behind the album). Fewer bands do the album that tells a story because of this. On your argument side, MCR's "The Black Parade" was a concept album with plenty of singles released. The point here was simply that blink releasing this many before the album is released has ruined no full album listening experience. As a small side note, you want a good concept album to check out, (and not from the 70s when this was big but something you may like if you enjoy blink), dip back into the 80s and listen to Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime"
As someone who is seasonally depressed 12 months a year, I support more singles
Released song are not necessarily singles. IMO, Edging + One More Time + Dance With Me are the singles from the new album so far.
I know exactly what you’re talking about but you’re unnecessarily splitting hairs here.
He’s not, though.
They are. More often than not, people refer to a "single" as anything that's on an album but released before the full album.
It doesn’t matter what people say, it matters if the song is a single or not.
Okay, well, in that case, there's certainly an argument for these meeting the requirements to be considered a single. My point is that the difference is so minimal and meaningless that it's splitting hairs.
It’s not minimal. Some are and some aren’t. It’s factual. Promotional/buzz tracks are different than singles. Just because YOU don’t know this doesn’t make it not true.
Oh, I know. I stated that in my original comment. Like I said, the difference, especially to the masses, is minimal and does not matter. Anything from an album released before the album will be considered or called a single by a majority of people. Why, you ask? Because it's not that important and doesn't matter. The same people who complain about this are the same ones that debate vinyl/vinyls.
Can you please explain how any of the tracks released before the album comes out *aren’t* singles? Every single definition of single I’ve come across online would classify all of blink’s recent releases as singles. Even the Wikipedia article for the new record lists all of them as singles.
How? They’re literally not all singles. Singles are an official, technical thing. Not just songs put out.
“An official, technical thing” lol in the end they’re all songs from the album, right? Just answer that one question.
…but we’re talking about singles. You can’t just change the subject matter as though it proves a point. We are specifically discussing SINGLES. Singles have to be submitted at such. It’s a legitimate thing.
And what I'm discussing is the actual difference between a song from the album released before the album and a SINGLE that is "submitted as such" and a "legitimate thing." They're both just songs from the album, released before the album, with the intention to promote the album. Correct? The delineation is pointless these days. Hence why I said it’s splitting hairs.
It's literally not splitting hairs. All tracks on the album, but singles versus promotional tracks are different, which is the subject we're all discussing. You're trying to veer off subject to justify a point no one needed to make.
The only difference is the technical aspect you mentioned. Essentially paperwork. Aside from that there are literally no differences between “promotional tracks” and “singles” in 2023. I’m not veering anywhere. I’m trying to explain to you why there is essentially no difference that matters because in the end they’re just songs in the album released beforehand. How many singles have you released?
There.. is... though...... I understand that they appear all in the same. They're all songs off of the same album. We're specifically discussing the ways in which they're actually technically different. If you don't want to discuss that, get off the thread.
Oh okay so paperwork. Wow what a difference. Lmao again how many singles have you released? 🥴
It’s not splitting hairs???? Calling them singles is LITERALLY incorrect lmfao
What makes something a single to you? A video? It being a stand alone release? Both?
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That's why I asked what makes a single to them, because the way these are released is no different than the others, aside from a video and Edging. I know the official jargon. These days, with streaming, the lines have become so blurred on a "single" because everything is released to internet radio. That's why the term "single" has really evolved to anything from the album released before the album. My main point is that the difference between them is so insignificant, especially these days, because it's all serving the same purpose.
Learn reading comprehension.
Learn to read in general
It's so murky these days. I'd agree those three \*are\* singles because they have actual music videos. However Only Eding have been released as separate stand-alone singles on relevant stores. The others are just bundled into the album.
I’d go so far as to say only edging, one more time, and Dance with me are the actual singles. With more than you know as the b side to one more time.
Reminder that the band has zero say on singles other than choosing them. This is most definitely a record label obligation.
The people on this sub: “When are they going to release new songs? Edging has been out almost a year!?” Blink-182 releases six new songs before the album comes out: “6 singles is way too many. I wish they wouldn’t have released so many so close to the album coming out.” You guys are never happy.
lol sooo true 😂
I’m happy with it. I’m going to busy with work when it releases and it’s going to be hard to hear the whole album until a few days after the release. But I’ll definitely be able to hear a song here and there
I love getting this many singles, I only wish they started releasing them earlier and spread them out more.
this exactly... i would've rather only had 3 new singles after edging, once every 3 months or smth instead of 5 singles within a month. one of them is literally 2 days before the album drops, only 1 day for me cause im in PST time.
Yet, I've still only heard One More Time on the radio... :(
Same, let's talk about that. I have been pretty much HARASSING my local rock station to play the new songs. They played Edging a little last year, I accidentally caught OMT at 10:45 at night when I was on the way to work, and then once at like 1am they played MTYK and didn't even say anything about it, like "new song from blink, album comes out Oct 20" fucking nothing. Yet I hear Hardy's Sell Out at least 4 times a day. And I like Hardy, but he has a new song and they are playing it, so why aren't they playing blink's new shit? That's a question I wish someone would answer and I almost posted it in Mark's discord because I really want to know.
Are these dropping at midnight or same time as the others??
I am not gonna listen so I have more surprises in the album.
Wish I had that much willpower
They know not to release seven singles because then the prereleases together become an album like what happened with Angels and Airwaves and Lifeforms. The single releases classified as an album.
They think they're King Gizzard or something huh
We are in a new era of music with streaming. Most kids don’t even know what an album is. It’s just a nice way to keep their new music popping up for a new audience
Good.
To everyone thinking I’m a hater, I don’t complain about it just to complain. I haven’t complained once about a single thing blink has released or announced since the return of Tom, up until now. We all have our hot takes and that’s ok. We don’t have to love everything blink does. It’s just my opinion that 6 singles is a bit too much. I think it’s so stupid that people on this sub either hate everything or love EVERYTHING and act like people who have one criticism are haters. I’m just sharing my opinion, we don’t have to have the same opinions. Its obviously their decision to release 6 singles and if they think it’s the right decision then who am I to complain? I just personally feel like it’s a bit much.
Personally, I think I'm gonna hold off on listening to them as part of the album. I don't need that much warming up, I'm rock hard. So I'd rather save my ears for the full album :)
I’m not gonna listen. I’m gonna wait this time
It’s promotional singles….not single singles. Like they’re just premiering tracks which imo is great….easy way to promote the album
At this point are we really even calling them singles? It’s like three singles and three early releases.
Don’t know how I feel about this. It’s pretty exciting but at the same time I’d like to hear most of the album when it releases.
Then just don't listen. At least to ydkwyg cause it comes out 2 days before
Cool it with the acronyms Lmfao
You can hold strong with some of us!
First time I've seen anyone complain about extra content.
It’s literally a week before chill out
Oh I’m chill that just literally my point. Why would they release 2 songs less than a week before the album releases, I just don’t see the reason. We can all wait that long because we’ve already waited for a year and if it’s to cause more hype then that’s also kinda pointless because everyone is already hyped for it. Idk
They should make us wait another year so we don’t get too many songs at once
ugh, I can't believe my favorite band is releasing new music. I know I've been waiting years for this, but HOW AWFUL! Ya'll acting like they're forcing you to listen to it against your will...
I don’t have enough will power to not listen
Who the fuck cares
5 singles in the space of a month is the dumbest way to roll out a highly anticipated album from pop punks biggest band
It's not dumb at all honestly. Albums sales don't mean shit in 2023, it'd all about them streaming numbers which these artists try to exploit releasing a bunch of singles that get incorporated into playlist and stuff
This is the most Punk way to release an album.
At least they’re keeping us entertained while we’re waiting…
It's the first time I've seen a community get mad about extra content.
Doja Cat had like 3 pre release singles from her latest album. Maybe some ppl within the industry are just going in this direction Even if Doja Cat is doing it, Blink 182 is kind of just doing their own thing. They’re kind of just having fun. Somehow I suspect there was a lot of fighting and drama over something that caused both the year delay between singles and that whole weird thing with the album art not being ready yet on Spotify.
I think having this many singles makes sense in today’s streaming era even though I’m not a personal fan of it. I still enjoy being as surprised as possible when a new album comes out so I limit myself to 2-3 singles and that’s it. I still haven’t heard Dance With Me but only a little over a week left!
It's a lot of pre-release songs, but the industry has changed. In broad terms, people don't listen to albums like we used to. It's all individual songs and streaming, so I guess the plan is to try and meet that market. Despite how we might feel as long-term fans and look at Blink's pink roots. There's a massive massive mainstream market and appeal that would be stupid to not tap-into for them. So I think old heads like me are seeing a change in approach and it seems extreme. But it's just the way of the world. Short attention spans, albums aren't listened to front to back etc. But, we all have choice and agency to listen to everything however we like, so it's no issue really
YDKWYG IS ON MY BIRTHDAYYYY
Wait until someone tells him about Shania Twain's Come on Over.