After '' Neighborhoods '' , the band felt the recording methods used were inadequate . Tom DeLonge , who originally advocated the method of using separate studios/e-mails to dictate the majority of the recording , admitted that it led to a loss of unity . Travis Barker noted that , " there 's some songs on there that I love , but for the most part it was disconnected . It was like , ' You do this part in your studio , and then you 're gon na play on it and send it back to me . ' When we 're not in the studio together , you do n't have the opportunity to gel off each other . " In addition , Barker was still recovering from his 2008 accident and was still healing . During the band 's 20th Anniversary Tour in Europe , Barker was the first to approach DeLonge and Hoppus with the idea of immediately returning to the studio in the fall . " It was like three days after Halloween and Tom was like , ' Dude , we should do that ! ' " They entered the studio on November 5 . They found a flexibility to do things their own way without label intervention and it inspired creativity and agility . Mark Hoppus described : " It was great , ideas falling everywhere . Lots of long hours spent on five new songs . ... The band is in a great place creatively . Having everyone in the same room at the same time makes all the difference for us . " The EP 's opening track , " When I Was Young " , revisits childhood from an adult viewpoint . '' Spin '' described the track as " cynical but sentimental " , comparing the opening pipe organ to Arcade Fire . The title track is led by Hoppus and has been compared to Hoppus and Barker 's previous side project , +44 , and the band Alkaline Trio . '' Alternative Press '' referred to it as the " angriest , most aggressive song " on the EP . " Disaster " opens with " manipulated radio frequencies and anthemic marching drum hits " that recalls DeLonge 's band Angels & Airwaves . " Boxing Day " , originally titled " The Day After Christmas " , began as an acoustic folk number before Barker added an electronic drum kit , creating what Hoppus described as a " real kind of indie , strange , cool vibe to it . " A week prior to the EP 's release , the song " Boxing Day " was streamed through '' Alternative Press '' . The fifth and final track , " Pretty Little Girl " , was originally titled " I Got My Eye On You " and was written by DeLonge for his wife . It features a guest appearance from rapper Yelawolf . The track carries a new wave influence and synthesizers are most prominent in the mix
20th Anniversary Tour
20th Anniversary Tour (Blink-182)
Dogs Eating Dogs