Category Archives: EP

Simple Plan will not perform songs off new EP in Australia

by Dominika | Dec 2nd, 2013 | 1 comment

Yesterday in Sydney, Australia, Troy Culpan from May The Rock Be With You had the chance to interview Sebastien and Jeff from Simple Plan at Warped Tour. The interview is quite long and the boys talk about the new EP, being in a band for so long with no line-up changes etc. Below you can read an excerpt from it for which I picked the most interesting questions and answers. In them, Seb and Jeff talk about why the band sadly won’t be playing any of the newly released songs in Australia and also touch the subject of the long-awaited DVD, which is still in works.

Are you playing any of these new [songs] while in Australia?
Sébastien: We’re not, funny enough we haven’t had a chance to practise anything…
Jeff: *laughs*
Sébastien: We just came here and thought we’ve got sound check every day, and there’s no sound check and we’re like…
Both: Shit… *laughs*
Sébastien: But it turns out that a lot of fans that come they’ve been into the band from the very beginning so they really, really want to hear some old songs which we’re happy to play anyway…

Sarah wanted to know about the DVD, there were whispers about it and then nothing…
Jeff: Yeah what the fuck’s going on with that?
Sébastien: I have no idea, we filmed a whole show the last time we were in Australia, it’s gorgeous, it’s beautiful, we’re just trying to figure out how to release it, is it going to be a DVD? Is it going to be an online thing? We’re just in the midst of trying to figure that out…
Jeff: There’s just no more fuckin music stores, so where do you release it?

Simple Plan to release a lyric video for “Ordinary Life”!

by Dominika | Dec 2nd, 2013 | 1 comment

The question that was on many fans’ minds in the past few weeks – that is if Simple Plan would be coming up with music videos for any of the songs from their new EP “Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!” – has been answered – at least a little bit!

Australian film maker Alex Goddard (see his past work here) revealed today on Twitter that he had been working on a lyric video for Simple Plan’s song “Ordinary Life” (big thanks to Joel for the info!). According to Alex, the work on the video is nearly finished and he even enclosed a first sneak peak of the lyric video that features the first line of the lyrics:

Chuck: “We already have more than a dozen songs for album no.5!”

by Dominika | Nov 29th, 2013 | 1 comment

Journal de Montreal did a short email interview with Sebastien and Chuck from Simple Plan recently, in which the boys discussed their new EP, the process of writing songs for album #5 and when it could be released. Check out the English translation of it below (or the original French article here):

JdM: Why have you decided to release this mini-album, “Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!” now?

Chuck: It was important to give our fans new songs for the time that they have to wait, while we prepare our fifth album. We do long tours and we take a lot of time off to write our albums, so this is a way to offer something new in a format that we have never used before.

JdM: Where are you in the process of creating the 5th album? Will it be musically in the same vein as Get Your Heart On?

Chuck:: We started writing about a month ago and we already have more than a dozen songs. However, we intend to compose for the next six to eight months and write the best possible songs in order to push ourselves to write the best album possible. Musically, we are not certain yet, but GYHO would definitely be a good direction. The fans loved that album.

JdM: Is there a possible release date?

Seb: The official release date is: as soon as possible! But surely the end of 2014 or early 2015.

JdM: After ten years, what are the challenges that a band will face to keep its popularity in a highly competitive industry?

Seb: In fact, it’s the challenge itself. To stay. The music is consumed quickly nowadays. We want to continue to offer good songs, and also not do what everyone else does.

JdM: Does the popularity of electronic music give you the desire to integrate it into your music?

Chuck: We tried to do it with our third album in 2008 and it was an interesting experience. It is a style that can influence us, but we really love melodic rock music.

Seb: The styles of music and their popularity comes in waves. When we released our first album, boy bands were in the lead. Then there was a little more rock. And a one or two years ago everything was all about dance and club music. It is already beginning to change. We must think about the future of the music rather than doing what is “in” right now.

JdM: Will we be able to see you on stage in 2014? A return to Festival d’été de Québec maybe?

Seb: We don’t know yet! We want to work as much as possible on the next album and not to delay its release. But there are some invitations that are hard to refuse. “

VLOG: Simple Plan on releasing GYHO: The Second Coming!

by Dominika | Nov 27th, 2013 | 1 comment

Many of you have been dying to see those 5 familiar faces of ours again in a vlog – and here you have it! Simple Plan have filmed a little video to announce the release of their new EP “Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!” (available on December 3rd). Enjoy:

Chuck and Seb to take over Idobi radio with new EP

by Dominika | Nov 27th, 2013 | no comments

On the day of the official release of Simple Plan’s new EP “Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming”, Idobi radio will be playing the EP front to back – and not only that – you will also hear Chuck and Sebastien talk about the recording process and the songs that the EP include. The session has been pre-recorded because the boys will be playing in Australia at that time.