Simple Math

Simple Math
Studio album by
Manchester Orchestra
Released9 May 2011 (2011-05-09)
RecordedAugust–December 2010
Studio
Genre
Length45:05
LabelFavorite Gentlemen
Producer
Manchester Orchestra chronology
Mean Everything to Nothing
(2009) 		Simple Math
(2011) 		Cope
(2014)
Singles from Simple Math
  1. "Simple Math"
    Released: February 28, 2011[1]

Simple Math is the third studio album from Atlanta-based indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. It was released on May 10, 2011 through the independent label Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, itself distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.[2][3] The album was recorded with Dan Hannon, who also produced the band's first album and co-produced their second.[4]

Andy Hull, the band's lyricist and vocalist, has said that Simple Math is a concept album, telling a story from his own perspective: "It's a story about a 23-year-old who questions everything from marriage to love to religion to sex. Sometimes even for myself, it’s difficult to decipher which one I’m actually talking to. Everything I’ve written in the past has been about those things. This album is the most realized form of my questioning."[5] A week prior to its official release, the entire album was available for streaming on their official website.[6]

Led by the title track and single "Simple Math," the album was a success for the band, obtaining praise from music critics and debuting at a career-high number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the Billboard Rock Albums chart with opening week sales of 18,000 units.[7][8]

  1. ^ Karan, Tim (28 February 2011). "Download Manchester Orchestra's new single "Simple Math"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Manchester Orchestra 'Simple Math' Release Date". Favorite Gentleman. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Simple Math: Manchester Orchestra". Amazon. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Dan Hannon Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ Spicer, Nathan (26 January 2011). "Manchester Orchestra Announces New Album, Simple Math". Paste. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  6. ^ Karan, Tim (2 May 2011). "Manchester Orchestra to stream upcoming album, "Simple Math"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Gill (18 May 2011). "Adele Takes #1 On Billboard Albums Chart For Eighth Week". MTV. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Simple Math - Manchester Orchestra". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2011.