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August 21, 2010 2:29 pm
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Social Code
By Kat Limb

Social Code

Labelled by the industry as a pop-punk band, Alberta natives Social Code defy preconceptions and stereotypes with the release of their latest album, Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Rock ‘n’ Roll is a complete 180 compared to the bands previous albums A Year at the Movies and the self titled Social-Code. A real rock ‘n’ roll album right down to its core reflecting the bands influences growing up and their collective head space prior to heading into the studio.

“With Rock ‘n’ Roll we really wanted to create something [where] were all on the same page,” explained lead singer Travis Nesbitt.

“In the past, we just wrote songs and took the first 11 or 12 that we liked and that was that. With this we really wanted to sit down and make a rock record.”

Despite the change in direction media labels of being a pop punk band were hard to shake. The band faced criticisms, but despite pressures they’ve remained true to themselves, true to who they’ve always been.

“We never saw ourselves as a pop punk band,” explained Nesbitt. “Maybe some people did, I mean, we fit into that world. We felt that people were a bit confused as to what kind of a band we were.”

With the fans being the backbone behind any band, their acceptance to change can be difficult but Nesbitt admits, “At the end of the day I don’t think we really lost any fans. Actually, we gained a lot more. We are happy with the transition and we don’t feel like it was as drastic as some people thought that it was.”

The changed sparked by inspiration from their rock idols, such as Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick and The Black Crowes, led Social Code all the way back to their roots.

“To us that was the first inspirational thing of music,” reveals Nesbitt. “[Their music] is what we got into; it’s what we liked and what rang true more so than pop, classical, country or anything.”

“These bands are icons of rock ‘n’ roll,” continued Nesbitt. “They are legends of rock ‘n’ roll and will always be. You know that people will be listening to Led Zeppelin in 20 years – that is just a fact. They helped shaped rock ‘n’ roll.

“For us to have a place or legacy in rock ‘n’ roll that’s the final goal isn’t it? Doesn’t every band want to be remembered?”