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"Blink-182 have confirmed plans to release a new EP before Christmas. The band recently departed from Interscope Records and are currently an independent act.   Mark Hoppus has revealed plans to release new material before the end of 2012, before they drop their next album. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re very excited about getting these songs out before Christmas,&amp;quot; Hoppus told MTV. &amp;quot;As it stands today, the EP is set to release on December 18. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re not sure how many songs will make the final EP... hopefully all five, but we&amp;#039;ll make the final determination when the mixes are complete.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;ll be something fun and funny for the holidays. But the music is the most important thing by far, and we are truly excited for people to hear new music.&amp;quot; Hoppus recently said that Blink-182 are excited about being independent and that they are &amp;quot;open to all options&amp;quot;. Listen to Blink-182&amp;#039;s previous festive track &amp;#039;Won&amp;#039;t Be Home For Christmas&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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