The Band :
Plus 44 Is :
From left to right :
- Shane Gallagher : Guitare
- Travis Barker : Drums (former blink-182 member)
- Craig Fairbaugh : Guitare, Lyrics
- Mark Hoppus : Lyrics, Bass (former blink-182 member)
Plus 44 biography
Former blink-182 co-founders Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker reunited under the aegis of a new band, (+44), and released their much anticipated album, When Your Heart Stops Beating on Interscope Records.The album was produced by Hoppus and Barker and executive produced by long-time blink-182 producer Jerry Finn.
Recruited for their new journey as (+44) – pronounced "Plus 44" – Shane Gallagher (The Nervous Return) and Craig Fairbaugh (Transplants, The Forgotten, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards) join singer-bassist Hoppus and drummer-keyboardist Barker and pick up where the popular, multi-platinum- selling band blink-182 left off after splitting in late 2004. "We were twothirds of blink-182, so we’re not afraid of sounding like ourselves," says Hoppus. "We’re not divorcing ourselves from the past, but we are pushing beyond the past. We’re progressing like musicians should." Barker agrees: "Mark and I have a natural chemistry after playing together for so long and it’s only gotten stronger. This band is a continuation of blink-182 but it’s also different. For a long time, blink-182 was an underdog. I like being the underdog again."
Interscope Records
