Pop-punk fans across the nation mourned in 2005 when Blink 182 announced their indefinite hiatus, but the members of the band never slowed down, instead creating two separate bands. Guitarist Tom Delonge went his own way to create the much hyped Angels and Airwaves, while bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker stayed together to create +44 (pronounced Plus 44, duh). For all the talking that Delonge did about Angels and Airwaves being music that will change your life and loads of other hyperbolic statements leading up to the release of their debut We Don’t Need To Whisper, the album fell a little short of they hype for me. It’s not bad and it is indeed different than Blink, it just wasn’t that great and Delonge’s nasally voice can grow tiresome without the balance of Hoppus’s more even pitch. Overlooked in the post-Blink era was +44’s debut When Your Heart Stops Beating. This album is not to much of a stretch from Blink 182’s 2003 self-titled release, but it has more of a synth element added. The vocals and lyrics are spot on and Barker’s drumming is a strong as ever. The title track was really the only single that saw any airplay on radio and TV with today’s song being released as the second single. Angels and Airwaves will be releasing their sophomore album I-Empire next Tuesday, but I’m looking more forward to what +44 will be coming out with next year.+44 - "155"
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