Although this EP stray far from the roots of what blink once was, the energetic, slightly-clothed trio we once knew, has left behind their childish ways with their latest album Neighborhoods. But it’s in this EP, Dogs Eating Dogs, where we see their lyrics take a dark turn and leave behind a deeper meaning.
Talking about depression and leaving behind what once was the best thing ever, these songs sure make for an end to the Tom DeLonge era, and a new beginning for blink-182.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Travis Barker stated:
To me already, this EP is a hundred times better than Neighborhoods,“ says Barker, referring to the band’s 2011 reunion album. "Because we’re all in a room together.” The trio recorded nearly all of Neighborhoods remotely, emailing the tracks back and forth to each other. “There’s some songs on there that I love, but for the most part it was disconnected,” Barker recalls. “It was like, ‘You do this part in your studio, and then you’re gonna play on it and send it back to me.’ When we’re not in the studio together, you don’t have the opportunity to gel off each other.