‘This time,’ sings Mark Hoppus, ‘I won’t be complacent.’ It’s an early promise made by the blink-182 bassist in the opening song to the band’s long-awaited (second) reunion album with frontman Tom DeLonge, referring not only to the 2022 reformation of their ‘classic’ line-up – completed by drummer Travis Barker – but also Mark’s new chance at life itself, after beating diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma stage 4‑A cancer just over two years ago. Unsurprisingly, both of these themes make up much of the San Diego pop-punk legends’ ninth album ONE MORE TIME…, adding a newfound emotional weight and existential maturity to a back-catalogue that’s often mostly associated with juvenile fun and toilet humour. Indeed, on the record’s aforementioned opener, ANTHEM PART 3 (the sequel ...