Alkaline Trio have unleashed visceral single ‘Surprise Surprise’, the third and final offering in a trio of tracks produced by Travis Barker.
Following the release of ‘Oblivion’ and 'Bleeding Out’, it’s another product of the band’s recent recording sessions with the Blink-182 drummer and producer.
Speaking on ‘Surprise Surprise’, Matt Skiba has said:
“‘Surprise Surprise’ was inspired by and written for a friend of mine who grew up poor and entrenched in gang life, only to become a Navy SEAL and eventually an astronaut. It’s his story, combined with my own thoughts regarding how a sort of alchemy takes place when someone takes the experiences of a bad situation and is able to turn them into something profound and beautiful. The rough sketch of the song had only verse and chorus parts but no bridge which was written by Dan in the studio. This song was the last one of the three we did in this session with Travis Barker and was even more of a collaboration and studio creation than the previous two.”
The track arrives alongside a wickedly spooky music video too.
Check it out below:
On working with the band, Travis has said:
“Recording with Alkaline Trio was such a treat. Bringing these songs to life from the demos Matt recorded was so exciting. Both Matt and Dan are incredible lyricists, two of my all-time favourites. The studio never feels like work, just a magical place to create. The process was so natural and easy, I could’ve kept going forever. Really proud of these songs me, Matt, Dan, and Atom recorded. Excited for what’s ahead for Alkaline Trio and for fans to hear these special songs we made.”
