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'''''Simple Math''''' is the third [[studio album]] from [[Atlanta]]-based [[indie rock]] band [[Manchester Orchestra]]. It was released on May 10, 2011 through [[independent label]] Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, itself distributed by [[Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref name="FavGen">{{cite web|url=http://favoritegentlemen.com/2011/01/26/manchester-orchestra-simple-math-release-date/|title=Manchester Orchestra ‘Simple Math’ Release Date|publisher=''Favorite Gentleman''|author= |date=|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004T8IPNS|title=Simple Math: Manchester Orchestra|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|author= |date=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> The album was recorded with [[Dan Hannon]] who also produced the band's [[I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child|first album]], and co-produced [[Mean Everything to Nothing|their second]].<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dan+Hannon|title=Dan Hannon Discography|publisher=[[Discogs]]|author= |date=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>

[[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/manchester-orchestra-announce-new-album.html|title=Manchester Orchestra Announces New Album, ''Simple Math''|publisher=''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''|author= Spicer, Nathan|date=26 January 2011|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> A week prior to its official release, the entire album was available for [[streaming media|streaming]] on their official website.<ref name="AltPress Stream">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/manchester_orchestra_stream_upcoming_album_simple_math/|title=Manchester Orchestra to stream upcoming album, "Simple Math"|publisher=''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''|author= Karan, Tim|date=2 May 2011|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>

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| rev7Score = 9/10<ref name="RS">{{Citation | url = http://oi51.tinypic.com/2ia3exe.jpg | title = Manchester Orchestra (9) 'Simple Math' (Columbia)| newspaper = [[Rock Sound]] | date = June 2011|author=Patashnik, Ben|issue=148|page=93|accessdate=4 May 2011|issn = 1465-0185}}</ref>

| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''

| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/simple-math-20110510|title=Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|author= Hermes, Will|date=10 May 2011|accessdate=11 May 2011}}</ref>

| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''

| rev9Score = 7/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/manchester-orchestra-simple-math-favorite-gentlemencolumbia|title=Manchester Orchestra 'Simple Math'. ''Mega-convos with God, spouse over fuzz, strings''|publisher=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''|author= Menconi, David|date=23 April 2011|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>

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|Canada [[Canadian Albums Chart|Albums Chart]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="Canada">{{cite web|title=Canadian Top 100 Albums Week Ending 12 May 2011|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|publisher=[[Nielson SoundScan]] ([[Jam!|Jam! Showbiz]])|archiveurl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/5ynxvMTWY|archivedate=19 May 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref>

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