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“It’s Now or Never”

Despite being in the spotlight for an extremely short amount of time, The Simple Things have taken the unpredictable world of rock by storm.
But do they have what it takes to go all the way?  

From supporting blink-182 to making appearances at both Reading and Leeds festivals, The Simple Things have had a brilliant 2012. Now, two months into the new year, and the pressure is on. 

The band have been working on their self-titled debut album since last June, which is said to be released on 23^rd March. “We’re so eager to get some real stuff out,” says frontman, Bill Attfield. “We’ve been waiting a long time for this.” When asked if their feelings were only positive towards the album, he stated “Generally, yeah. I mean, how could this be anything but incredible?! We never thought we’d get such an amazing opportunity. It's extremely scary at the same time, of course. There's a lot of pressure resting on our shoulders at the minute; we have to embrace the chance that we've been given before it passes us by, and if the fans don’t like the album then we’re pretty much f*cked (he laughs) but we can do nothing but hope for the best. It's now or never. We’re so overwhelmed by everything that we don’t really have a lot of time to worry anyway. At least we can say we tried if everything goes pear-shaped!”  

The band have a certain charm that is left fresh in your mind for days after witnessing one of their live performances, not to mention the stage prescence of their controversial, female drummer who has a way of blasting your ear drums into obvlion after only a few blows. Often compared to Tré Cool, we have no suspicions as to why; Ella Wilkinson's incredible actions and facial expressions will get the crowd roaring if all else fails. "I just go for it. Being the drummer, I think you need something to make you stand out from the others who have closer contact with the audience, and it's also just a lot of fun for me. I hate those guys who just sit there and bang on the drums without even trying to seem engaged in what they're doing, no matter how obscured their view may be from the stage. I try to sing along as much as possible as well. That way, Bill's vocals seem more bearable (she laughs). I'm kidding, Bill's amazing and he knows it. I just get left out (she laughs again)."

Hoarding the desire of making it big but never truely thinking it possible, the guys (and gal) from small town Lutterworth, Leicestershire were blown away when Epitaph Records, the label associated with You Me At Six, The Blackout and Bring Me The Horizon, among others, approached them and offered them a 5 year contract. "I couldn't believe it!" says bass player, Richard Lowdon. "We'd played a few small gigs in town and posted some of our songs on YouTube, but we never thought things would escalate as quickly as they did! We are so, so, so lucky, and I hope we never forget that."