Tom DeLonge began working new material during the blink-182's final tour in 2004 and shortly after they began their hiatus in February 2005. For half a year he worked alone in his home studio before gathering musicians to form the band. Upon fiddling randomly for several weeks with the band's logo, Tom suddenly realized that if he were to invert the middle "A" of the band 's acronym into what appeared to be a "V", he would have the name of his daughter, Ava. As rumors were floating around about the band's "break-up", DeLonge chose to abstain for half a year from any interviews surrounding the issue and his future plans; instead he concentrated on writing and recording in his home-based studio. In September 2005, he finally spoke publicly in Kerrang! magazine, where he unveiled the name of his new band, "Angels & Airwaves". The band included former Hazen Street guitarist and high-school friend David Kennedy, former Rocket from the Crypt drummer Adam Willard and former The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn.
The band released their first single, "The Adventure" on May 18, 2006 and their debut album, "We Don't Need to Whisper", on May 23, 2006. Recorded and produced at DeLonge's Never Pants Ranch, the album is a mix of huge production values and anthemic songwriting sounding nothing like the pop-punk sound that earned DeLonge huge amounts of credit for his work with Blink-182
The band released new album "I-Empire" On 5th November, 2007 which gained fast popularity, climbing to the number one spot on iTunes almost overnight. The first single from the new album, "Everything's Magic", was leaked onto the internet, and on August 25, 2007 it was the most requested song on California radio station KROQ. Angels & Airwaves began streaming the song on their myspace profile on August 28, 2007. I-Empire debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No.9 with sales of 66,000 in its first week. On November 16, 2007, Tom announced on Modlife.com that "Breathe" will be the next single/music video off of the I-Empire album. A documentary by the band entitled Start The Machine has also been released.
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tom Delonge tradmarked the name "Angels and Airwaves" on June 24, 2005. The name apparently occured to him whilst driving in his car. Realizing this would be frequently abbreviated to "AAA", he decided to move the middle letter upside down for a more unique and personally meaningful "AVA" as his daughter is named Ava. This was amongst the lingering confusion of Blink-182's "indefinite hiatus" which later led to a confirmed split and the beginning of the band.
In an interview with British magazine Kerrang!, DeLonge commented about the band's beginning:
"Just before all the blink-182 stuff happened when we were in Europe, I had a really weird epiphany. My heart was beating about a hundred miles a minute for three weeks straight and it had never happened to me before in my life. I really felt like I'd been touched by something and I felt I was meant to do something massive."
Originally, "Valkyrie Missile" was stated for release via iTunes on December 13, 2005, DeLonge's 30th birthday. However, due to discussions with their record label, Geffen, the band decided to push the release date back to a later date. Instead, the Angels & Airwaves website produced the first ever glimpse at the movie currently in production, a 1-and-a-half minute long trailer featuring portions of the delayed song.
Angels and Airwaves released both a music video and a short film for their first single, "The Adventure"; the band also released a short film for "It Hurts" via the band's official website. Both are short sci-fi films and together form the first part of a proposed ten-part series, following the cast's struggle through an unfamiliar world. On October 3, 2006, the band released the third installment in the series, "The Gift".
"Do It for Me Now" was released in the US as the second single and "It Hurts" was released in the UK as the second single at the same time. The music video for "It Hurts" is in fact the short-film released on April 18th and was available to select on the UK music television channel Kerrang!.
In 2006, the band embarked on their first full-length tour, which was headlined by Taking Back Sunday and supported by Head Automatica and The Subways. Numerous one-stop dates at the Give It A Name 2006 festival were played with the likes of My Chemical Romance, Lostprophets, We Are Scientists, Hundred Reasons, Panic! at the Disco, The Bled, Thrice, Billy Talent, Goldfinger, Underoath, Paramore, The Ataris, Aiden and Atreyu. The band also played on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 15, 2006. The band headlined a tour in the US, supported by The Sounds, which ended with a stop in Mexico City, Mexico. After that tour, the band went to perform in Japan and Australia.
They also performed at two shows at London's Hyde Park and in Manchester supporting the Foo Fighters on their successful In Your Honor tour. Over 100,000 people over both days. Other bands they played with over the two days included The Strokes, Eagles of Death Metal, Motorhead, Queens of the Stone Age, Juliette and the Licks, and Brian May and Roger Meddows-Taylor from Queen.
Among the plans for a big future, AVA have announced they are planning on releasing a film involving their music. The World War II-based movie is being created primarily through the use of CGI. This "story" is apparently based upon Tom's life and will give viewers insight into the hiatus of blink-182. Currently, the only known cast member is Michael Ostman.
Tom DeLonge stated in his PR Editorial Review:
"So preachy, I know. And I don't mean for it to be. I wanted it to be the recording of an emotional event in my life. I love the idea of an album doing that, because I knew that if I could get 150,000 people in an arena to have the same feeling at the exact same moment, it would end up feeling like a religious event. I really want the room to be dark, with black light or a candle. People should have headphones on, and they should be really comfortable, maybe sitting on the floor, leaning against the bed. I spent a year and a half working on this record, trying my hardest to give people a moment of escapism. All I ask is 50 minutes of a lowered heart rate."
On 16 July 2007, the Angels & Airwaves website was updated to feature a teaser trailer in the startup. The trailer features the song Star Of Bethlehem playing over concert footage, quotes from critics about "We Don't Need To Whisper", and members of the band riding on motorcycles and riding in a truck.
Saturday Love
Angels & Airwaves Lyrics
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Like mail that's never dated from towns still burned and raided.
And lost without a soul, with you forever more.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you I feel like a pattern
Of shapes that will never matter, a color that will never flatter.
It's all gonna' come around. It's all gonna' make your eyes burn.
I really wanna' tell you that love is like a furnace,
It burns in and out of purpose, so hot that it makes me nervous.
I wait sixteen, a Saturday, love.
My heart beats fast and faraway, love.
Your eyes so pure, they never grow up.
You stay with me, we'll never grow up, my love.
I know that I can't tell you my mind is running circles.
My eyes have begun to swirl, like death, but it's not as sterile.
I ain't gonna' let you down. I ain't gonna' let you leave me.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you about life, but it makes me crazy,
So I just like to daydream, 'cause dreams only make me happy.
Will you come along my love? Will you come along here with me?
I wait, sixteen, a Saturday, love.
My heart beats fast and faraway, love.
Your eyes so pure, they never grow up.
You stay with me, we'll never grow up, my love.
In "Saturday Love," Angels & Airwaves explores the idea of feeling lost and uncertain in life, yet finding stability and comfort in the presence of someone you love. The opening lyrics speak to a sense of disillusionment with the world and one's place in it, as the light slowly fades and everything feels meaningless. The singer feels like a pattern of shapes that will never matter and a color that will never flatter, reflecting a sense of insecurity and self-doubt. However, despite these feelings, the chorus provides a sense of hope and promise, as the singer waits for a powerful and transformative Saturday love that will help them find direction and purpose.
The second verse continues the theme of uncertainty and confusion, as the singer's mind "runs in circles" and their eyes "begin to swirl." However, the chorus once again provides a sense of stability and grounding, with the promise that love can help overcome even the most profound existential anxiety. The final lines of the song invite the listener to come along on this journey of self-discovery with the singer, emphasizing the importance of companionship and community in navigating the difficulties of life.
Line by Line Meaning
I know that I can't tell you this light has slowly faded.
I am aware that I cannot express that the radiance is gradually losing its intensity.
Like mail that's never dated from towns still burned and raided.
Similar to unexpired letters from places destroyed and attacked.
And lost without a soul, with you forever more.
I am adrift with you for eternity, devoid of a spirit.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you I feel like a pattern
I apologize, but I cannot reveal that I sense like an arrangement.
Of shapes that will never matter, a color that will never flatter.
Of forms that will never be significant and hues that will never complement.
It's all gonna' come around. It's all gonna' make your eyes burn.
Everything will rotate back, and it will all cause your eyes to sting.
I really wanna' tell you that love is like a furnace,
I truly want to convey that affection is comparable to a blazing furnace,
It burns in and out of purpose, so hot that it makes me nervous.
It ignites on and off with a motive, so intense that it makes me uneasy.
So large that it won't cool out. So big that it can't burn out.
So vast that it won't diminish, so immense that it can't extinguish.
I wait sixteen, a Saturday, love.
I anticipate the sweet sixteen, a Saturday of love.
My heart beats fast and faraway, love.
My heart thumps rapidly and remotely, love.
Your eyes so pure, they never grow up.
Your eyes so uncorrupted, they never mature.
You stay with me, we'll never grow up, my love.
If you remain with me, we will stay youthful forever, my love.
I know that I can't tell you my mind is running circles.
I am aware that I cannot inform you that my thoughts are spinning.
My eyes have begun to swirl, like death, but it's not as sterile.
My vision has started to revolve, akin to death, but it is not as hygienic.
I ain't gonna' let you down. I ain't gonna' let you leave me.
I will not disappoint you. I will not allow you to depart from me.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you about life, but it makes me crazy,
I apologize, but I cannot tell you about life, but it makes me insane.
So I just like to daydream, 'cause dreams only make me happy.
Thus, I enjoy daydreaming since only dreams bring me joy.
Will you come along my love? Will you come along here with me?
Would you accompany me, my love? Would you come with me here?
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ADAM WILLARD, TOM DELONGE
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I know that I can't tell you this light has slowly faded.
Like mail that's never dated from towns still burned and raided.
And lost without a soul, with you forever more.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you I feel like a pattern
Of shapes that will never matter, a color that will never flatter.
It's all gonna' come around. It's all gonna' make your eyes burn.
I really wanna' tell you that love is like a furnace,
It burns in and out of purpose, so hot that it makes me nervous.
So large that it won't cool out. So big that it can't burn out.
I wait sixteen, a Saturday, love.
My heart beats fast and faraway, love.
Your eyes so pure, they never grow up.
You stay with me, we'll never grow up, my love.
I know that I can't tell you my mind is running circles.
My eyes have begun to swirl, like death, but it's not as sterile.
I ain't gonna' let you down. I ain't gonna' let you leave me.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you about life, but it makes me crazy,
So I just like to daydream, 'cause dreams only make me happy.
Will you come along my love? Will you come along here with me?
I wait, sixteen, a Saturday, love.
My heart beats fast and faraway, love.
Your eyes so pure, they never grow up.
You stay with me, we'll never grow up, my love.
AlphaVisuals
Listening to this song whilst looking out of a plane window during sunset was my most magical music experience ever
Muse Russell23
Lol
Dana Love
:)
Bully Maguire
Had a similar experience by myself on a beach at night. Not a cloud in the sky. Just me, the stars, the bright moon, and AvA
AlphaVisuals
@Bully Maguire its just so beautiful man and 3:18 will never fail to give me goosebumps <3
Taylor K. O'Steen
aha!! Look at this tweet I put out from 2 years ago.
“Nothing beats a window seat on a cross country flight, lookin out at all the mystery and possibility with AvA blasting into my brain....... mk well maybe listening to @AVABandOfficial on a flight across the galaxy in a rocket ship (or a “Locust”) wins😆..... @tomdelonge 🌎❤️🌎”
I feel you my friend and I concur.
Sled Dog
WHY DONT THEY HAVE A BIGGER FANBASE I SWEAR THIS BAND IS MY FAVORITE
Paul
Don't stress bud.
Let the sheep follow Kanye and Taylor etc etc.
You sir are a wolf.
Howl at the moon tonight with pride😂
KnucklePuck
@Paul it's comments like this that give rock fans a bad name dude. Not every fan of pop artists is a sheep. It's popular because it's easy to listen to.
Steven Gordon
Tom had the money and fame but ultimatley he's a passionate guy and could hold his passion back and had to get it out there no matter the cost.