It sold over five million copies in the United States by the end of the decade, and it continues to be a popular catalog album. Nowell had been ejected from the recording near its completion, and was found dead of a heroin overdose in May 1996, two months prior to its release, leading to the band's dissolution.īolstered by numerous hit singles, among them ' What I Got', ' Santeria', and ' Wrong Way', the record proved enormously successful, despite the band being defunct and thus not promoting the album through touring. Nowell's lyrical subject matter relates to relationships, prostitution, riots, and addiction. The album's musical style contains elements of punk rock, reggae, and ska, as well as dancehall, hip hop, and dub music, with tempos ranging wildly. Sublime was recorded over a period of three months in Austin, Texas, in sessions characterized by heavy drug use and raucous partying. MCA signed the band and distributed their second independent album, Robbin' the Hood, in 1994.īy the time it came to record their major label debut, Nowell had been struggling with a heroin addiction. to Freedom (1992)-featured the single ' Date Rape', which attracted heavy airplay in Southern California.

The trio toured heavily from their inception while developing their sound.

Sublime formed in 1988 in Long Beach, California by vocalist/guitarist Bradley Nowell, bassist Eric Wilson, and drummer Bud Gaugh.

Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne, the album was released on July 30, 1996, in the United States by MCA Records. Sublime is the third and final studio album by American ska punk band Sublime.

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