Neighborhoods (Blink-182 album)
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| Studio album by Blink-182 | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | April–July 2009, June 2010–July 2011, at Opra Music Studios, Henson Studios (Los Angeles, California) Neverpants Ranch (San Diego, California) |
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| Length | 36:00 | |||
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| Producer | Blink-182, Jeff "Critter" Newell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press |  |
| The A.V. Club | B- |
| Entertainment Weekly | B- |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| Kerrang! | |
| NME | 7/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| 6/10 | |
Neighborhoods is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Blink-182, released September 27, 2011 through DGC Records and Interscope Records. Their first album of new material in eight years (the longest gap between albums to date), its recording followed the band's breakup and later reconciliation. Due to conflicts within the trio, the band entered an "indefinite hiatus" in 2005 and the members explored various side-projects. After two separate tragedies regarding the band and their entourage, the members of the band decided to reunite in late 2008, with plans for a new album and tour. It is the first Blink-182 album produced by the band members without the help of an outside record producer, as well as the final album with Tom DeLonge before his departure in 2015.
The band's studio autonomy, tours, managers and personal projects stalled the recording process, which lasted from shortly after the band's February 2009 reunion to July 2011. The band developed Neighborhoods in separate studios and regrouped at various periods to record. The band's numerous delays in the recording process resulted in the band canceling a European tour and the label setting a deadline for the album to be due. The trio wrote lyrics regarding such subjects as isolation, confusion and death. The band infused inspiration from each member's various musical tastes to form a unique sound that recalled their separate upbringings, leading the trio to compare the album to separate neighborhoods.
Neighborhoods was released to mixed reviews from critics; some felt it was a natural evolution from the band's previous releases, while others found it stale and disjointed. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and "" and "" were released as , with both attracting modest success on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. Despite this, Neighborhoods did not sell as well as earlier releases and the band would depart from Interscope the following fall. The group would later look back on their comeback album with divided feelings; DeLonge would admit that the recording methods perhaps created less unity within the group.
Blink-182 announced on February 22, 2005 that they would be going on an "indefinite hiatus". The decision, in reality a break-up of the group, stemmed from internal band tension, which had arisen in late 2004 during the band's European tour. Guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge expressed his desire to take a half-year respite from touring in order to spend more time with family. Bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker were dismayed by his decision, which they felt was an overly long break. Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, DeLonge agreed to perform at Music for Relief's Concert for South Asia, a benefit show to aid victims. Further arguments ensued during rehearsals, rooted in the band members' increasing paranoia and bitterness toward one another. DeLonge felt his priorities were "mad different," and the breakdown in communication led to heated exchanges, resulting in his exit from the group. During the hiatus, DeLonge formed space rock band Angels & Airwaves while Barker and Hoppus continued playing together in . Two events in late 2008 would lead to the band's eventual reformation: the death of longtime producer Jerry Finn (who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage) and a near-fatal plane crash involving Barker and collaborator DJ AM.
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