blink-182, “ONE MORE TIME… PART 2.”

Following up their career-resurrecting hit album One More Time, blink-182 quickly expanded the offering with One More Time… Part 2. Online commenters poked fun at the title—“Missed opportunity to call it ‘One More Time With Feeling’” and “Damn, how many more times?” were two standouts.

But in the current climate of deluxe album editions providing alternate cuts, demos, instrumentals and alternate vocal versions, it’s refreshing to see one with eight new fully formed songs.

Part 2 includes the original 19 tracks from 2023’s One More Time…, which at first listen may seem unnecessary. Everyone heard them. However, on comparison, it seems some remixing was done since the original release, as the drums sound less loud here.

The new tracks kick off with “No Fun,” which proves its title is an oxymoron. It’s fun and sounds like a throwback to the band’s older influences. Tom DeLonge’s vocals pull you in and never let go. The song is a raucous take on living in reality, even when that reality sucks. “There’s no fun anymore/ Nothing to do, nothing to see,” he sings.

“All in My Head” plays out like a rock diatribe on mental health and not giving up when down. Mark Hoppus’ and DeLonge’s vocals paint a vivid picture you can’t escape, beginning with Hoppus’ spoken intro: “I’m a tiny speck of nothing, and I’m the entire universe writ large.”

Travis Barker’s drum hook on “Can’t Go Back” is reminiscent of John Bonham’s on Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks.” However, the reverberated “can’t go back” backing vocals tend to draw you out of the song because they sound like something you’d expect from a band like Coldplay.

“Every Other Weekend” harkens back to the style of The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love.” It’s catchy ear candy, and DeLonge totally nails the late ’80s, early ’90s vibe on the chorus: “Heartbreak, every other weekend/ Weekdays, yeah, you got me falling in love/ Heartbreak, every time you’re leaving/ Every time I watch you go.”

If “Every Other Weekend” is light and fluffy, “Everyone Everywhere” is its antithesis. The reverberated robotic vocals are distracting, but the chorus surprisingly slaps: “Break it up, tear it up/ Shake it up, take it out back/ Then killin’ it/ Bury it/ Exodus from the mind.”

“If You Never Left” takes a mature look at lost love. It’s the lyrical standout of the new tracks, the chorus hitting listeners with a broken heart in the gut—“Would you still love me today/ Would you be full of regret/ Would you be happy you stayed/ If you never left/ Would we grow up and change/ Would we fix our mistakes/ Or would they just be the same/ If you never left.”

Like “Every Other Weekend,” “One Night Stand” is catchy, though reminiscent of the band’s ’90s sound. It would be perfectly at home on Enema of the State. DeLonge and Hoppus deliver on every verse.

“Take Me In” is the deluxe edition’s power ballad. DeLonge’s sings with his heart on his sleeve. While “If You Never Left” was mature reflection, “Take Me In” is the preceding heartache. The song also provides another catchy chorus; one made for singing along.

One More Time… Part 2 is a solid addition to blink’s discography. An argument could be made that the additional eight tracks make the already lengthy album more so (its 19 original tracks had clocked in at 47 minutes). Now it’s just under 70 minutes. So maybe it’s excessive.

But it’s plenty of fun.