Having song titles* that make one reach for the Chambers is neither big nor clever (see: Oasis' 'Acquiesce') and just serves to remind your listeners that you were a lot more fun when you had songs called 'Fuck a Dog' and 'The Party Song'.

So it's no surprise that this, the 94th Blink spin-off band's entry onto the merry pop roundabout, was heralded by Tom DeLonge calling his pension plan “a bullshit pop band”.

Ignoring the fact that most of the great bands of the last 60 years have been “bullshit pop bands”, DeLonge's moaning only serves to remind listeners just how much fun Blink 182 were.

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker's +44 on t'other hand are named after a dialling code. And that's about as interesting as it gets. They call it the “culmination of their surging energy and creativity”. Good grief, if rent-a-melody emo is the best they can do they'd be better off retiring to their mansions.

*It's a werewolf, by the way.