Seriously, I haven't listened to much Sublime in years. I'd never seen Bradley with long hair, but still had to check and make sure this wasn't some previously unreleased music or something. Had no idea that his son had taken over as the singer, it's amazing!
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RedHairedRedemptionMar 27, 2026
+1
I saw them on tour about two years ago with Stick Figure and they genuinely put on a great show. Really happy to see they've been working on new music.
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PandaXXLMar 27, 2026
-2
You must have had some really low expectations
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IpecacNeatMar 27, 2026
+5
Love the song. However, soft rock as the genre on this?
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AltrebelleMar 26, 2026
+9
Sublime had a short period of popularity when their self titled album dropped. They were a vibe. It's not just the music. I was one of those that wanted nothing to do with Sublime with Rome. He might be a good dude...and am sure some people liked him. But he wasnt Bradley. The whole naming thing got a little contentious. For Jakob to get with his "uncles" and reform Sublime...it could have been a "one-off that's nice" moment. But then Jakob sounds almost exactly like Brad. The vibe comes back with just enough nostalgia and heart strings being pulled.
I hadn't seen them live with this iteration...but power of YouTube afforded me several live performances of the current lineup with Jakob on vocals. Close your eyes...and you hear Bradley. Glad they're releasing an album. Hope they do well.
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halfwayrayMar 26, 2026
+9
People said that the dude from Pepper sounded like Bradley back when Pepper came out. I feel like Jakob sounds like him more than anyone else. No one can match Bradley's ease and vocal phrasing
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scalablecoryMar 26, 2026
+6
Jacob sounds like Bradley but there’s a lot to want from new Sublime. Live shows are fun but could be way better.
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superbuttpissMar 27, 2026
-2
Huge fan of sublime. Jakob nails it all the way.
As a father though. I dont like this. Not the music or the vibe. I dig it.
Brad had demons. We don't know where they came from or what they were but, im sure where ever he is, he wouldn't want his son dealing with them too.
Let me explain. And this sounds bitter or dark or whatever but, do we ever see a situation where Jakob lives up to Brad's legacy? It's impossible because sublime music hit at a certain time and with several variables, to much to explain
Jakob is extremely talented. There is no doubt about it
But, anyone else feel like this is weirdly exploitive?
Make his money but Jakob deserves his own identity. He's talented enough.
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Jack_of_all_offsMar 27, 2026
+2
>Make his money but Jakob deserves his own identity. He's talented enough.
He has his own band. This is what he wants to do. I see no problem here
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M_XenophonMar 26, 2026
+11
Honestly, I think this was about as good as you could have expected from new Sublime. They were stuck in a bit of a no-win situation. Sublime has traditionally been about chilling out, not taking things too seriously. For that reason, it's a little bit of a harder sell for Sublime to have an emotionally open and honest song, even if it is about Bradley. So in some ways, it might feel like a stretch for Sublime to be more serious, but it's still a pleasant enough song in itself. I actually really like the chorus in particular.
(I say all of this as someone who has liked a few Sublime songs, but not much more than that, so I have no real bias for or against them.)
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rob1nthehoodMar 26, 2026
+19
I’m not some huge fan of Sublime, but they have had multiple songs about serious shit and not just chilling out, with many of them being their most famous. I don’t remember date r*** being a chill song, or the Rodney king riots being pretty chill (April 29, 1992), Santeria isn’t some happy story, the several songs talking about addiction, etc. It is almost like no one listened to the lyrics and just the music.
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STILL_LjURKINGMar 27, 2026
+6
Ballad of Johnny Butt
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MC0295Mar 27, 2026
+2
Pool Sharks
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M_XenophonMar 27, 2026
-1
I would argue that Date R*** and April 29, 1992 both subvert the serious subject matter to some extent. For goodness sake, they make light of r*** in Date R*** by quipping that "he now takes it in the behind" in the end (as if prison r*** isn't still a horrific act, regardless of the "karma" behind it). And in April 29, they joke about how they just stole stuff during the riots. Like yes, it's a mixed bag in terms of being serious and joking, but at the very least, there's a detached irony to how they approach the heavy subject matter in those songs, which still supports my statement that the new song is more straightforwardly about the thing it's about than these examples.
I never claimed to have a ton of knowledge about their catalog, but even so, I actually did know those ones you cited and had considered them before I devised my opinion I shared above. You could have respectfully disagreed with me and opened up a discussion about these counterexamples without being a d*** about it.
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rob1nthehoodMar 27, 2026
-2
Whoa, you should take your own advice and listen to more sublime to chill out. You’re using one line from a song from the 90s about a guy taking it in the behind in prison as a reason the say the song is not about a serious subject. You’re a joke.
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FelixPino332Mar 26, 2026
+7
Sublime IS Back
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luisnavia2341Mar 26, 2026
+2
With His Son
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bronyraurstompMar 27, 2026
+2
I close my eyes and I hear Bradley 😭
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GarbleflitzMar 26, 2026
+2
Wow. I enjoyed this a lot
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BaldBombshellMar 26, 2026
+2
Jakob sounds just like his dad.
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luisnavia2341Mar 27, 2026
-12
his Dad?
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BaldBombshellMar 27, 2026
+7
Jakob Nowell is the son of Bradley Nowell, Sublime's original singer.
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name-classifiedMar 27, 2026
+2
Sublime?
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PandaXXLMar 27, 2026
+1
Lmao
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TransitionIll6389Mar 27, 2026
+2
Him labeling it soft rock makes more sense now
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yousyveshughsMar 27, 2026
+1
‘Soft rock’ haha
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The_PandalorianMar 27, 2026
+1
Not the "soft rock" label! Lmfao
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TheBelovedTripMar 26, 2026
+1
Sublime were the Beach Boys on crack. Insane how much impact they had on the culture for a band that was only active for 6-7 years initially.
Their 2001 VH1 Behind The Music documentary is really great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvs4VjrG4E
And this longer one from 4 years earlier is even better and more in-depth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldqUqqDXLXo
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bronyraurstompMar 27, 2026
+1
This is beautiful.
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YoungandidioticMar 27, 2026
+1
Okay this song has actually grown on me and the other one they released is really good too. I can’t wait to see them live
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