The Dream Walker

Editors’ Notes No one can accuse Blink 182 frontman Tom DeLonge of resting on his laurels. Not only is the fifth album from his Angels & Airwaves project the band's most ambitious work to date—a multimedia narrative that includes a graphic novel, comic book, and short film—it's also their best. Sporting electronic textures and sweeping hooks, the record seems inspired by acts like LCD Soundsystem and U2; it's epic arena rock you can (occasionally) dance to. "Paralyzed" features blaring guitars and a take-no-prisoners chorus, while "The Wolfpack" is slinking electro with jagged synths and "Bullets in the Wind" has an '80s new wave strut.