It’s now less than a week until The Used drop their eighth studio album Heartwork, and the band have unveiled two new songs ahead of its full release.

The first tune is new single ‘Obvious Blasé’ which features blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, a catchy effort with a classic pop-punk build-up that’ll definitely get your feet moving.

This latest track feels like a departure from the band’s last record The Canyon which was a darker release that The Used frontman called “an art experiment”.

Check Out The Used’s ‘Obvious Blasé’ ft. Travis Barker:

The band’s Bert McCracken tells NME the forthcoming record is going to be a stark contrast to the band’s most recent album The Canyon.

“Those records are two completely different sides of the picture. The Canyon was a really, really personal record for me and I wanted to use it as a moment for myself and to see how far you could take art and creativity to grieve for the loss of someone. With ‘Heartwork’, we wanted to say yes to every opportunity.

Speaking about the music it will contain, he explains that it may also be The Used’s most diverse album to date.

“It covers every base. It’s got the heaviest song The Used has ever produced but it also has the poppiest stuff we’ve ever played around with. It feels good to write such a colourful record.”

He also says the band still wear the ‘Emo’ badge with pride. “We have always been concerned with the sentimental side of rock music and we love that music can literally take a bad day and make it OK.

“Music has saved my life so many times and it’s saving my life right now during this horrific lockdown.”

The other tune the band have released is titled ‘Cathedral Bell’ and it’s more of a dark, dissonant effort, complete with creepy whispering lyrics.

It’s still undoubtedly The Used though, and with such diverse sounds across these two singles, we’re pretty damn excited for the new record.

Check Out ‘Cathedral Bell’ by The Used:

Heartwork is due out for release on April 24.