If you’re in the UK, you may get your hands on the new issue of the Rock Sound magazine, which features the very first review of the new Simple Plan record ‘Taking One For The Team’ (release date: February 19th) that has been published. The review is very favorable, giving the album the rating of 8 out of 10!
Check it out for yourself below:
SIMPLE PLAN
TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM (ATLANTIC)
RATING: 8/10
By: Gav LloydStarting life as goofy pop-punk kids, over the years Simple Plan have evolved into the scene’s elder statesmen. It’s been five years since they last released an album, but the good news is that they’ve still got it. “Taking One For The Team” is full of solid gold songwriting.
Given the youngest bands snapping at their heels in recent years, it’s little surprise that there’s some throwback to their roots on their latest opus. The likes of ‘Opinion Overload’ and ‘Everything Sucks’ are three-chord fun at its finest. While single ‘Boom’ is so joyous that no matter how bad your day is going – whether you’ve left the house forgetting to put trousers on or your cat has been sick on the rug – you’ll still be left grinning like an idiot after listening to it.
However the multifaceted crossover appeal that has seen the Quebec five-pieve elbow their way into charts is still present and correct. Be it the reggae-tinged vibes of ‘Singing In The Rain’. the jazz-hand bombast of ‘Sad’ or the R&B shimmy of the Nelly featuring ‘I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed’, Simple Plan prove they can take the good times in any direction they see fit. It’s so good to have them back.
FOR FANS OF: Good Charlotte, All Time Low, 5 Seconds Of Summer
Check out a scan of the review in the gallery (big thanks to Nick!):
