begun work on a follow-up to 2009’s Mean Everything to Nothing

In March 2010, Hull mentioned in an interview with the Dallas Observer that the band had begun work on a follow-up to 2009’s Mean Everything to Nothing , tentatively titled Let Go of Your Sorrowful Groaning . (While ultimately discarded as an album title, this phrase later appeared on the song “Mighty”.) He also said that the band had been demoing around 34 songs, and that in writing the album he was imagining a “spiritual miscarriage”. In September 2010, in an interview with Rip It Up magazine, the band announced that they were in the middle of recording their third full-length album, and explained it to be completely different from anything they had released in the past. The album was recorded with Dan Hannon in both Blackbird Studio ( Nashville ) and their own Favorite Gentlemen Studios (Atlanta). Drummer Tim Very, who previously played in Waking Ashland , is featured on the album and eventually became Edmond’s replacement. On October 23, 2010, during an appearance at Radio 104.5 in Philadelphia, following a Bad Books show in support of their recently released self-titled debut album, Manchester Orchestra debuted an acoustic version of the new album’s title track, “Simple Math”. Frontman Andy Hull said the album would be released in March 2011. On January 27, 2011, the band announced that their third full-length studio album, Simple Math , would be released on May 10, 2011. It was also revealed that Simple Math would be a concept album. The song “April Fool” was featured in the game NHL 12 . In the summer of 2011, the band joined Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance for part of the 2011 Honda Civic Tour. In autumn 2011, the band headlined the PacTour and were supported by White Denim , The Dear Hunter and Little Hurricane .