Plus 44 (act 2)
10/05/2005
Travis' and Mark's side project (Plus 44) begins to take shape.Travis : "We've written three or four songs, after about two months of working on the record in my basement,"
"We're hoping to finish as much of the album up [as we can] before I go on Warped, and then we'll try and have the record out by next summer."
According to Barker, the songs on the Plus-44 album range from straight-ahead hip-hop and retro drum breaks to material reminiscent of gauzy, early Cure tunes.
He adds : "Mark and I are playing piano on it, Carol is singing on it, and I add some electronic drums too. It's way out there."
If things aren't completed by the time he hits the road, it sounds like Hoppus is more than amped to pick up the production and recording duties.
He already knows the job as he took part in MxPx, and particularly as a writer/musician on the song “Wrecking Hotel Rooms.” from the next LP of the band.
