blink-182 album ten is happening | Travis confirms it
Travis Barker says blink-182 are working on their tenth album this year, and he is producing and drumming on the next Alkaline Trio record too.
blink-182 fans have been reading tea leaves for two years. They can stop now.
Speaking on the New York Times Popcast in August 2026, Travis Barker confirmed the band are “working on the blink album this year” — and when pressed on whether he meant this year or next, he doubled down on this year.
What we know
It will be blink’s tenth studio album, and the follow-up to 2023’s ONE MORE TIME… — the record that marked Tom DeLonge’s return after eight years away and sent the band back out to stadiums.
Recording happening in 2026 realistically points to a 2027 release, so temper the excitement slightly. Albums take the time they take, and this band in particular has never been in a hurry.
He is also making an Alkaline Trio record
The other half of the news is arguably more interesting for drummers.
Travis is producing and playing drums on the next Alkaline Trio album, having already produced a few singles for them. Anyone who remembers the Matt Skiba era of blink-182 will enjoy the symmetry there.
It is also a reminder of how much of Travis’s week is spent behind a desk rather than a kit. Between DTA Records, the Machine Gun Kelly catalogue, and a production list that runs from Avril Lavigne to Run the Jewels, the drumming is only part of the job now.
What it might sound like
Pure speculation, but worth a thought.
ONE MORE TIME… was the most restrained blink drum performance in years — fewer fills, more space, and a snare sound that sat back in the mix rather than jumping out of it. If album ten follows that thread, expect taste over chops.
If it reacts against it, expect the doubled snare hits and one-handed sixteenths that made him famous in the first place. We would happily take either.
Final thoughts
A tenth blink album, an Alkaline Trio record, a documentary in the charts and a Ramones supergroup show at the end of the month. Fifty years old and busier than most drummers half his age.
Read our full Travis Barker feature or see his full rig, era by era, in the Rig Vault to find out exactly what he will be tracking on.