Goldfinger new song feat. Mark and Travis

[Electrical Substation]

20 hours ago, Raw Jan said:

I can't agree on Otherside.  Otherside sounds like a Mark sounding song.  Could it be on California?  I guess.  But that's because half of California is just Mark sounding songs, with glossier production.  Otherside most importantly isn't about generic pop punk themes, it's about his bass tech, and it honestly pulls at the heart strings a bit to hear him sounding pretty genuine "see you on the other side' - with Mark being so close to death recently, you can feel that come out a bit, his terms with all that stuff.  It holds way more depth than 99% of California.  Otherside could be any Mark song at any time.  Travis just ruins it with that damn loud drum sound, otherwise it's top 1 on the album. 

Also, have a freak out if you must, but Rubin, Tom's longtime friend, helping Blink doesn't bother me as much as 'outside songwriting teams' who did stuff for Miley Cyrus and feels more like Finn helping than that.  Plus he seems to be way more chill and a general fan of blink than most these other songwriters and keeps Tom in check. 

Bottom paragraph is top-tier copium

[Electrical Substation]

On 7/19/2025 at 3:40 PM, JarJarBlinks said:

otherside is a mark cali-sounding song.  Anthem 3 was a P-ubin song idea, Turpentine and Terrified are BCR demos from years ago that Tom is still dragging up from the depths.

All great songs, just pointing out some info!

When was Turpentine ever discussed as a BCR song? And the truth is that Terrified is not really a BCR demo either. It was created in like 2019 or some shit. Yea it has a BCR vibe but it was really overstated as being a BCR demo when it wasn’t

[Champ182]

On 7/22/2025 at 12:29 PM, Sun God said:

When was Turpentine ever discussed as a BCR song? And the truth is that Terrified is not really a BCR demo either. It was created in like 2019 or some shit. Yea it has a BCR vibe but it was really overstated as being a BCR demo when it wasn’t

Yeah that got misconstrued big time. People (understandably) think Terrified was a BCR demo from the actual BCR days, but like you said it was something Tom and Travis passed back and forth several years ago, and since Tom wasn't in Blink at the time they toyed with the idea of releasing it as BCR. Just setting it straight for anybody who wasn't aware haha.

[whales]

we're not talking about the real problem here: Travis and his drum flanger. someone's gotta stop this guy

[Jan Mortensen]

2 hours ago, whales said:

we're not talking about the real problem here: Travis and his drum flanger. someone's gotta stop this guy

Neighborhoods has only moved that much further up in the all-time rankings with whatever Travis has been doing with his drum sounds & effects since Cali and his features, everywhere.  My goodness is it drastic to hear the differences between Enema and One More Time.

[Electrical Substation]

2 hours ago, Raw Jan said:

Neighborhoods has only moved that much further up in the all-time rankings with whatever Travis has been doing with his drum sounds & effects since Cali and his features, everywhere.  My goodness is it drastic to hear the differences between Enema and One More Time.

You don’t have to bash your favorite album of all time OMT just to sound cool bro. You don’t gotta lie to kick it. 

[Jan Mortensen]

54 minutes ago, Sun God said:

You don’t have to bash your favorite album of all time OMT just to sound cool bro. You don’t gotta lie to kick it. 

OMT was a great comeback (only second to your mom’s back) but it falls just short of Neighborhoods authenticity. TIER C.

[Electrical Substation]

3 minutes ago, Raw Jan said:

OMT was a great comeback (only second to your mom’s back) but it falls just short of Neighborhoods authenticity. TIER C.

You just used an Eminem metaphor. I understand though since Lil Wayne is such trash and you don’t want to sound stupid by using one of his 

[thongrider]

1 hour ago, Sun God said:

You just used an Eminem metaphor. I understand though since Lil Wayne is such trash and you don’t want to sound stupid by using one of his 

🙋‍♂️🧔‍♂️🍈

[Jan Mortensen]

Saying Otherwise is just another Cali song should be a bannable offense.

[Electrical Substation]

1 hour ago, Raw Jan said:

Saying Otherwise is just another Cali song should be a bannable offense.

What? Did you mean Otherside, or are you drunk?

[Coightstradamus]

Neighbourhoods glow up is only done by people who got into the band with that album. Their opinions should be discarded.

[allsystemsgo]

Otherwise is better than 90% of California. Haters can get bent.

[Electrical Substation]

12 hours ago, allsystemsgo said:

Otherwise is better than 90% of California. Haters can get bent.

What the fuck is Otherwise?

[Electrical Substation]

12 hours ago, Russel Coight said:

Neighbourhoods glow up is only done by people who got into the band with that album. Their opinions should be discarded.

Na I gotta take a stand with @Raw Jan here. I thought Neighborhoods was lame when it came out…but looking back I love the production on it. It actually sounds like a real rock record. Guitars, bass, and drums all sound like real instruments. It’s a solid album. 

[Jan Mortensen]

1 hour ago, Sun God said:

Na I gotta take a stand with @Raw Jan here. I thought Neighborhoods was lame when it came out…but looking back I love the production on it. It actually sounds like a real rock record. Guitars, bass, and drums all sound like real instruments. It’s a solid album. 

Yeah it’s a real grower. If you can look past the Tom drama at the time, it really is a 9/10 album.  The raw production goes harder than the polish.  I thought it was corny Mark kept calling it an ‘indie’ record but it really does sound like one, very genuine album.

[JarJarBlinks]

Neighborhoods sounds like ass.  

Mark calling it an "indie" record was his way of excusing why it was Frankenstein-ed together.

I understand not liking the modern "polish" California and on, but it doesn't make Neighborhoods magically better. 

[Jan Mortensen]

7 minutes ago, JarJarBlinks said:

Neighborhoods sounds like ass.  

Mark calling it an "indie" record was his way of excusing why it was Frankenstein-ed together.

I understand not liking the modern "polish" California and on, but it doesn't make Neighborhoods magically better. 

This is so embarrassing, JarJar.

[thongrider]

Neighborhoods is kind of hit/miss like OMT. I will never understand the both vocalists need to sing on every song concept. The good stuff on that album is so good though.

[Electrical Substation]

8 minutes ago, Raw Jan said:

This is so embarrassing, JarJar.

Almost as embarrassing as him being a major Falling in Reverse fan