Boxcar Racer – Boxcar Racer

Essentially seen as a side project from Blink 182 members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker with David Kennedy (guitarist of Angels & Airwaves) completing the band’s studio lineup. The record was the only studio effort the band produced together. They recorded the eponymous debut, Box Car Racer, in quick fashion with a more DIY spirit. MCA Records issued the band’s lone release in May 2002, which peaked on the Billboard 200 at 12. Singles “I Feel So” and “There Is” also charted on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, with the former shooting to 8. Box Car Racer created unresolved tension within Blink-182 and inevitably influenced the band’s following studio album, the more experimental Blink-182 (2003). DeLonge ended the project in mid-2003, considering it to have served it’s purpose; however, DeLonge’s later band, Angels & Airwaves (which also featured Kennedy) has been described by DeLonge as a continuation of Box Car Racer.

Format / LP
Released / 05/19/2017
Catalog / GEFB-002635701
Barcode / 602557407921
Artist / Boxcar Racer
Label / Geffen
Genre / Pop / Rock