Sublime Just Announced Their First Album in 30 Years and It's Massive

Sublime is making a full-blown return. Not a reunion tour cash grab, not a legacy act going through the motions. We're talking a brand new 21-track album, their first since the self-titled record dropped back in 1996, and it's loaded with features that prove this band is still deeply plugged into the scene.

The album is called Until the Sun Explodes and it arrives June 12 via Atlantic Records. Leading the charge on vocals is Jakob Nowell, the son of late frontman Bradley Nowell, who joined original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson back in late 2023. If you caught their set at Coachella 2024, you already know this lineup has something real. This isn't nostalgia. This is a continuation.

A New Chapter With Deep Roots

I'll be real, when they first announced Jakob was stepping into the frontman role, I had questions. Everyone did. But the way this has unfolded makes it clear this was always the right move. The whole thing started at a benefit show for H.R. of Bad Brains in 2023. Jakob performed with Bud and Eric for the first time, and from there the reunion took on a life of its own.

Jakob isn't trying to replace his father and he's been upfront about that. In his own words: "The last Sublime record that will ever be made is Self-Titled. There's no replacing history, period. Until the Sun Explodes the album is an epilogue, and the single is the epilogue to the epilogue. It is a tribute to the expansive works of Sublime, it is an acknowledgment for all that my father has done for me my entire life, and most importantly it is a thank you."

That kind of honesty hits different. He's not trying to be Bradley. He's honoring the legacy while building something new.

21 Tracks and a Stacked Feature List

This isn't a tight little 10-song record. Until the Sun Explodes clocks in at 21 tracks, and the guest appearances read like a who's who of punk and indie. H.R. of Bad Brains shows up on "Trey's Song," Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise is on "247-369," FIDLAR guests on "Backwards," G. Love is on "Come Correct," and Skegss land on "Favorite Songs." That range is so perfectly Sublime. Punk, ska, lo-fi, surf rock, all of it living in the same space.

If you've been paying attention, the opening track "Ensenada" already dominated Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart for two straight months last year, holding the number one spot longer than any other song on that chart in 2025. That alone tells you where the momentum is heading.

Here's the full tracklist:

1. Ensenada

2. Wizard

3. Can't Miss You

4. Backwards (feat. FIDLAR)

5. Maybe Partying Will Help Pt 1

6. Favorite Songs (feat. Skegss)

7. Personal Hell

8. F.T.R.

9. Evil Men

10. Trey's Song (feat. H.R. of Bad Brains)

11. Casino Taormina

12. The Problem With That Is It Makes Me Stoked

13. Gangstalker

14. Figueroa

15. Froggy

16. Come Correct (feat. G. Love)

17. What For

18. 247-369 (feat. Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise)

19. Maybe Partying Will Help Pt 2

20. Until The Sun Explodes

21. Thanx Again

The Title Track Hits Different

The lead single and title track is a direct tribute from Jakob to his father. The music video features appearances from skateboarders Christian Hosoi and Omar Hassan, which feels right at home for a Sublime release. Skate culture and Long Beach punk have always been intertwined, and seeing that connection carry forward into this new era is genuinely cool.

Bud Gaugh put it simply: "This song expresses the gratitude we all feel as well as our intent for the future of our band and the music we love. Until the Sun Explodes is our reality."

A Massive Tour From April Through November

The album is only part of the picture. Sublime has mapped out one of the most ambitious tour schedules you'll see this year. They're kicking things off in Australia and New Zealand in April, then hitting Red Rocks for two sold-out nights on April 17 and 18. Night one features the self-titled album performed in its entirety with Common Kings and Bumpin Uglies supporting. Night two is a greatest hits set with Pepper and Codefendants. Both sold out, which tells you everything.

From there it's a relentless run through the festival circuit. Sonic Temple in Columbus (May 14-17), Slam Dunk Festival in the UK (May 23-24), Point Break Festival in Virginia Beach (June 20-21), Vans Warped Tour in Montreal (August 21-22), Louder Than Life in Louisville (September 17-20), and Aftershock in Sacramento (October 1-4). Plus their own Me Gusta Festival launching May 9 at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth. They're not messing around.

And then there's the Sublime Reef Madness cruise sailing out of Miami to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas from November 15-19. Because apparently playing Red Rocks and headlining festivals across three continents isn't enough.

Here are all the tour dates:

Apr 1 Melbourne Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia

Apr 4 Sydney Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia

Apr 8 Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand

Apr 10 Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand