In this weeks episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the album “California” by pop punk OG’s Blink-182. After founding vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge had left the band, Blink-182 found themselves with the hard decision of replacing him. They decided on Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio to lead the band into a new era. The whole situation was met with tons of differing opinions from Blink’s fan base. Some were optimistic of the prospect of Alkaline Trio’s style combing with Blink’s. Some just simply couldn’t imagine Blink without DeLonge in the forefront. The first product of the Skiba era was California, which for the most part was a straight forward summertime pop-punk album. It was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with some finding annoyance with the over production and formulaic songwriting. The fans however were more critical, and just didn’t consider that this Skiba era was the real Blink-182. After another album “Nine” with Skiba, DeLonge rejoined the band and released the comeback album “One More Time.” making the Skiba era just a minor detour in the bands long history. Is California far more hated than it deserves to be? Or is it rightfully looked at as misstep in the legendary Blink-182’s career? Tune in to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart Facebook : Now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, etc. Find it all right here

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