Simple Science - EP

i will admit i was skeptical about my favorite band regrouping and not living up to my memories. this is new TGUK stuff and it sounds fresh in subtle ways while sticking to their DIY roots. i made sure to keep a critical ear when listening to prevent my fandom from blindly support their new efforts just because it is TGUK. They have changed, but in truth so have i, and it is a pretty awesome feeling to grow with a band that has such a huge impact on your life. "There Are Rules" will be out January 25th and it can't come any faster.

Very very good. The best by far is still Something to Write Home About, but this still up there. Can't wait for the album.

Love the new album. How You're Bound is just absolutely amazing. I can't stop listening to it. Best song I have heard in a long time.

its amazing love it and i have been a fan for over a decade now. Them jetstobrazil and atdi. Is there an uncensored version of the album??? I can only find 'clean version'

THey remind of Phoenix

I guess TGUK have spoiled me over the years , I am just bored by these songs . I wanted to like it , but most of it is just noise and it feels like they just threw this together . The last song sounds like a demo . Oh well , what do I know .

Just buy it. Nice to see Matt Pryor takin it back to some good old sounds, thank you.

What a familiar voice! Sounds well put together and I like it alot!

I'm glad the majoity of people like the EP as much as i do.. I have seen a few reviews talking about how there sound is so different..how they have strayed from their straight forward pop-emo sound heard on earlier albums. Here's the thing..bands change. When a band has been around for 15+ years, their sound developes with their members' lifes, aging, and all the different experiences that come along with getting older. Do you know how boring it would be if all of the great bands that stuck together for this long kept the exact same sound for their entire careers? Indeed a lot of bands that change their sound fail..some horribly, but i feel that TGUK has evolved is a wonderful way. I can hear a more pronounced change in their sound that was starting to become evident in Guilt Show (i.e., "Is There A Way Out"..really the last 3 tracks of the album)..and then add a 6 year gap of 'side projects' for most members and this is what you get: I much for experienced and well colaborated mesh of sounds. I hear a lot of 'Spoon-like' bass riffs from Rob and a lot more grown up, more serious 'New Amsterdams' like lyrics from Matt.. Anyway, I am ranting like a madman. This EP is a great tease for the album yet to come.. can't wait.

This is bad. They sound bored and rely on the studio way too much. Considering their straight forward pop past, this doesn't bode well. As a bassist, Pope's time in Spoon has really strengthened his playing and added new rhythmic possibilities to the GUK's sound, but that's about it. If you liked the growth shown by "On A Wire" and "Guilt Show" then prepare for dissapointment.