Two days before the release of their first album in seven years, Angels & Airwaves have released a new track titled “Timebomb.” “Timebomb” is the latest from the 10-song album, LIFEFORMS, which come out this Friday via Rise Records/BMG. The album explores a variety of topics but is largely centered around the theme of interpersonal relationships. Its lyricism is thought-out and intentional, and its sonics derive inspiration from 80’s artists like Depeche Mode, as well as from front man Tom DeLonge’s early pop punk days.
LIFEFORMS is the band’s sixth album since forming in 2005. Shortly after its release, Angels & Airwaves will hit the road on a US tour followed by a UK tour in March 2022.
“’Timebomb’ is a special song to me because it represents the emotional equivalent of an armed device about to blow. I think everyone can relate to the pressure of life bearing down on a young teenage heart,” said DeLonge of the new song. Of LIFEFORMS, he said “It’s taken me a long time to present my art in the way I envisioned over a decade ago. ‘LIFEFORMS’ is the first part of what I saw could be possible then.”
In 2021, the band has previously released four tracks (“Euphoria”, “Restless Souls“ Losing My Mind” and the entrancing “Spellbound”). The recent music has received praise from the likes of Esquire, Alternative Press, NME, SPIN, Consequence of Sound, and others, with Rolling Stone calling “Restless Souls” “quintessential Tom DeLonge.”
The band will be playing Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 28, and most recently marked their return to live shows with a performance at Lollapalooza, which caused Consequence of Sound to dub Tom DeLonge “a wandering spirit of summertime.” Their US tour begins in Riverside on 29th September tickets and all dates are available HERE.
DeLonge, a founding member of Blink-182, formed Angels & Airwaves in 2005. The band has released five full-length albums and charted numerous hits, including “The Adventure,” “The War,” “Everything’s Magic” and “Rebel Girl.” The Dream Walker, released in 2014, hit No. 1 on iTunes and No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart. A multimedia project, the album was accompanied by a graphic novel, comic books and theshort film Poet Anderson, co-directed by DeLonge, which won Best Animated Short Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.
Angels & Airwaves are Tom DeLonge (lead vocals, guitar/synths), Ilan Rubin (drums/guitar/backing vocals/synths), David Kennedy (guitar) and Matt Rubano (bass).
In addition to his work with AVA, DeLonge created To The Stars, a multimedia entertainment company that creates original content across music, film, television and publishing. DeLonge served as executive producer of The History Channel series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation” and will make his feature film directorial debut with the forthcoming Monsters of California.
LIFEFORMS Track list: TimebombEuphoriaSpellboundNo More GunsLosing My MindAutomaticRestless SoulsRebel GirlA Fire in a Nameless TownKiss & Tell
Angels & Airwaves 2021/2022 Tour Dates:
7/31/21 Chicago IL Lollapalooza*
9/29/21 Riverside CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium
9/30/21 San Francisco CA Warfield
10/2/21 Portland OR Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn
10/3/21 Seattle WA Showbox SODO
10/5/21 Salt Lake City UT Union
10/6/21 Denver CO Fillmore
10/8/21 Minneapolis MN Skyway
10/10/21 Detroit MI Fillmore
10/12/21 Newport KY Ovation
10/13/21 Nashville TN Marathon Music Works
10/15/21 Oxon Hill (DC) MD MGM National Harbor
10/16/21 Columbus OH Express Live
10/17/21 Sayreville NJ Starland Ballroom
10/19/21 Phi PA Franklin Music Hall
10/20/21 Boston MA House Of Blues
10/22/21 Pittsburgh PA Stage AE
10/23/21 New York NY Hammerstein*
10/24/21 Norfolk VA NorVA
10/26/21 St. Petersburgh FL Janus Live
10/27/21 Orlando FL Hard Rock Live
10/28/21 Atlanta GA Tabernacle
10/30/21 Dallas TX South Side
10/31/21 Austin TX ACL Live
11/1/21 Houston TX House Of Blues
11/3/21 Phoenix AZ Van Buren
11/5/21 Los Angeles CA The Palladium*
11/7/21 San Diego CA Soma
3/10/22 Leeds UK 02 Academy
3/11/22 Birmingham UK 02 Academy
3/12/22 Manchester UK Academy
3/13/22 Glasgow UK 02 Academy
3/15/22 Nottingham UK Rock City
3/16/22 Bristol UK 02 Academy
3/17/22 London UK 02 Forum Kentish Town
3/18/22 London UK 02 Forum Kentish Town
3/20/22 Paris FR Le Trianon
3/22/22 Munich GER Tonhalle
3/23/22 Berlin GER Huxleys
3/25/22 Koln GER E Werk
3/27/22 Hanover GER Capitol
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