+44 is an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass guitar) and Travis Barker (drums, electronics and keyboards). The band also includes former Transplants touring guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and the lead guitarist of The Nervous Return, Shane Gallagher.
Their sound has been described as "originally more electronic-based, eventually falling instead under the alternative rock umbrella". The band name refers to th...
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+44 is an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass guitar) and Travis Barker (drums, electronics and keyboards). The band also includes former Transplants touring guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and the lead guitarist of The Nervous Return, Shane Gallagher.
Their sound has been described as "originally more electronic-based, eventually falling instead under the alternative rock umbrella". The band name refers to the international dialing code of the United Kingdom, the country where Hoppus and Barker first discussed the project.
+44 was announced in April 2005, only a few months after Blink-182 had announced their indefinite hiatus. The band originally consisted of elements not usually present in Blink-182's work, namely electronic drums, samples, keyboards and direct computer recordings.
As work continued on the demos, Get the Girl vocalist Carol Heller was invited by Hoppus and Barker to audition her vocals. Heller's performance was agreeable enough...
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