Sublime are stepping into a new era without pretending the past didn’t happen.
Long Beach trio Sublime have announced their first full length album in nearly three decades, ‘Until The Sun Explodes’, arriving June 12th, with Jakob Nowell officially taking the mic once held by his father, Bradley Nowell.
The title track, also out now, doesn’t shy away from that weight. It leans straight into it.
Sublime ‘Until The Sun Explodes’ video
A legacy carried, not replaced
There’s always been a line you don’t cross with Sublime, Bradley’s voice, that loose, sunburnt mix of punk and reggae, isn’t something you swap out and move on from. Jakob knows that, and he addresses it head on:
“The last Sublime record that will ever be made is Self-Titled. There’s no replacing history, period. Until the Sun Explodes the album is an epilogue, and ‘Until the Sun Explodes’ the single is the epilogue to the epilogue. It is a tribute to the expansive works of Sublime, it is an acknowledgment for all that my father has done for me my entire life, and most importantly it is a thank you. I love you dad, and I owe you my life.”
It’s a heavy statement, but it lands, this isn’t a reboot but something closer to a continuation with full awareness of what came before.
The album pulls in names like H.R. of Bad Brains, Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, G Love and Skegss, keeping one foot in Sublime’s original orbit while opening things up just enough to avoid feeling like a museum piece.
Sublime ‘Until The Sun Explodes’ track list
Sublime ‘Until The Sun Explodes‘ Track Listing
1. Ensenada
2. Wizard
3. Can’t Miss You
4. Backwards (feat. FIDLAR)
5. Maybe Partying Will Help Pt 1
6. Favorite Songs (feat. Skegss)
7. Personal Hell
8. F.T.R.
9. Evil Men
10. Trey’s Song (feat. H.R. of Bad Brains)
11. Casino Taormina
12. The Problem With That Is It Makes Me Stoked
13. Gangstalker
14. Figueroa
15. Froggy
16. Come Correct (feat. G. Love)
17. What For
18. 247-369 (feat. Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise)
19. Maybe Partying Will Help Pt 2
20. Until The Sun Explodes
21.Thanx Again
Find out more and pre order here.
Anniversary shows and what comes next
Alongside the new record, Sublime are marking 30 years of their self-titled album with sold out Red Rocks shows, a Grammy Museum exhibit, a new touring festival, and even a cruise.
What matters is whether the music holds up, and based on ‘Until The Sun Explodes’, they’re not just trading on nostalgia.
Catch Sublime live in Australia this April.
Sublime Australian Tour Dates
Wednesday, April 1st – Melbourne, Festival Hall
Saturday, April 4th – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion
Wednesday, April 8th – Christchurch, Wolfbrook Arena
Friday, April 10th – Auckland, Trusts Arena
Saturday, April 11th – Wellington, Brewtown
Grab your tickets here.
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