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It's been a time full of botched reunions, mixed-quality side projects and unhealthy friendships. Not to say none of it has been enjoyable, there have been good times but they all seemed to come with caveats. Angels and Airwaves, +44, Neighbourhoods, California, Nine, they all had their moments but it was never the same as having all three of Mark, Tom and Travis creating music together in the same room and, more importantly, having all three of them together as friends.

There's the word I'd use to describe "One More Time..."; joy. And the album isn't even joyous. There are dark themes littered throughout. After all, this is a band that has been through deaths, plane crashes and stage-4 cancer.

Songs like "One More Time", "You Don't Know What You've Got" and "Other Side" all touch upon these topics. But even in these dark moments, the listener can sense the comfort the band members finally feel with each other. An unreserved warmness that has been missing from blink-182 related releases for almost two decades.  

It's common to write about music by describing the technical achievements, the catchy hooks, how each song flows into another but I don't think the vernacular typically used to describe music would be appropriate for this album.

When an album like this comes along you want to describe how it makes you feel. This album is a joyous, cathartic exercise.

This album is an homage to all of the band's past albums and side projects. We get the Box Car Racer styled "Terrified", the Angels & Airwaves-esque "Hurt" and the +44 inspired "You Don't Know What You've Got". The band also leans into new sounds and territories from other artists that have inspired them over the years.

Influences from The Cure appear in Fell in Love, a Peter Hook kind of bassline throughout the synth-wave inspired Blink Wave, we even get a nod to SoCal punk rock in "Turn This Off" and a nod to hardcore punk in "Fuck Face".

"One More Time..." have some technical flaws, but I don't even care. I think it's a good album in its imperfections and the band really succeeded in creating a concept album at heart: A homage to the old but still fresh and forward looking, full of diversity yet also one that still feels fundamentally like a blink-182 album. 

Best songs: Dance With Me, Turpentine, Other Side, Blink Wave, Terrified, More Than You Know, Turn This Off.

That's the only music I'll listen today

Before we dive into a whole new year with plenty of new music on the horizon, in this episode, we talk about our favorite albums of 2023. Listen as we discuss our honorable mentions list, and of course, our official top ten picks of the year. Find out who ultimately stole our hearts to take each of our number-one spots of 2023, and stay tuned for our next episode, where we share our unforgettable concert experiences of 2023!