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''Chasing Shadows'' is the third EP by American

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, before his return in late 2022.

Background

The ''Sekret Machines'' project is about "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena". The project blends sources from the "military and intelligence community" with a "story about people across the world and history who have seen something impossible lighting up the night sky." DeLonge described the novel as the "outcome of many secret meetings across the United States with government officials" and compared the music to the band's earlier material. The sound of the EP steps away from the more

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elements of the band into more guitar-driven

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, leading many to compare the songs to the sound of DeLonge's original band

, which he returned to in late 2022. The band live debuted the track "Overload" at the first show of their comeback tour in 2019 at Solana Beach alongside debut performances of many tracks from the band's previous album ''

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. Angels & Airwaves * Tom DeLonge – lead vocals, guitar,

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, bass guitar, producer *

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– drums Additional personnel * Aaron Rubin – producer, mixing, engineering * Tom Baker – mastering

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References

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