It’s been six years since the widely known band Blink 182 shelled out a new album. During the band’s breakup Tom Delonge, the lead singer, started a new band called Angels and Airwaves and the other two band members, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, started a band called +44. They recently announced that they Blink 182 was back at the Grammy Awards.  After the long break, they put out a long awaited album titled “Neighborhoods”.

“Neighborhoods” is a more mature record than previous Blink 182 albums which featured a few juvenile, but likeable songs. The band has experimented more with their style of music in this album. Some songs have drawn out intros, and some even sound like metal. Only a few songs like “Kaleidoscope” and “Wishing Well” sound like typical Blink songs, but the others are still excellent.

The lyrics no longer seem to be about their lives or specific events, but cover issues and stories with the world as a whole and most of them are more somber than in previous albums.

The various types of tracks come together to create an album that is full of emotion and intensity. Blink 182 fans waited six years for this album, and as one of them I can say it was truly worth the wait.