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Angels & Airwaves is a popular alternative rock group created by blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band includes David Kennedy, notably from Over My Dead Body, Hazen Street, and Box Car Racer. Also performing with the band is former Offspring drummer Atom Willard and bassist Matt Wachter. They released their debut album, We Don't Need to Whisper, in May 2006.

We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by Angels & Airwaves. It was released on May 20, 2006 in Australia, on May 22 in the UK, and on May 23 in North America.

The album drew mixed reactions from critics, with a Metacritic average of 53.

We Don't Need to Whisper' was certified Gold in Canada (50,000 copies) in 3 days. It was certified Silver in the UK (60,000 copies) and sold over 127,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. A large number of fans pre-ordered the album, which may explain the high debut sales.

As of March 18, 2007, the album has sold over 600,000 copies in the US alone. As of July 2007, it has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Reviews for the album have been mixed, but it nonetheless has been nominated and won more awards alone than any other of DeLonge's previous projects. The album is considered a concept album due to that fact that all the songs are part of the same story, revolving around the idea of finding love in the middle of a war zone. The next album, I-Empire, is said to be the continuation of this idea. Delonge has said in many interviews that I-Empire will focus on the concept of what one does once they have found love during a great struggle.

Track Listing

1. "Valkyrie Missile" – 6:39
2. "Distraction" – 5:36
3. "Do It for Me Now" – 4:33
4. "The Adventure" – 5:12
5. "A Little's Enough" – 4:45
6. "The War" – 5:07
7. "The Gift" – 5:02
8. "It Hurts" – 4:14
9. "Good Day" – 4:41
10. "Start the Machine" – 4:11