Blink-182 are currently working on the follow-up to their 2016 Grammy-nominated album, California, and Mark Hoppus has given some insight into what fans can expect.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio, the bassist said the trio are "well into the writing of the next record".
"… It will probably change over time but right now it's really aggressive and really catchy and dark and weird," Hoppus said.
"If you take California and compare it to Enema Of The State, I would say that what we're writing now is more in line with [2001 album] Take Off Your Pants & Jacket and [2003's] Untitled record."
During the chat with Lowe, Hoppus also discussed drummer Travis Barker's health, who has recently suffered blood clots in both arms, resulting in blink having to reschedule a number of their Las Vegas residency shows.
"… I don't know what the prognosis or the treatment is yet," Hoppus said.
"I know that Travis is in and out of the doctors this week so hopefully we'll have some resolution with that. But the intention is to go back and make up those dates and continue our residency because it's super fun.
"We have a lot of pyro on the stage and it's been really fun. The Palms has totally redone their whole hotel and it's cool.
"It's a different Vegas now. I mean, they still have the shows with crooners and showgirls and stuff like that, old school stuff but I think that the next generation of Vegas residencies is really cool and interesting.
"You have everyone from Chainsmokers, Blink 182, Britney [Spears], it's like a whole new thing out there. To be the first kind of rock band to have a residency out there was really cool and different and it’s been a lot of fun."
The interview follows today's release of Gold Coast artist Amy Shark's newly-released track, Psycho, which Hoppus produced and features on; check it out below.
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