They may have grabbed the attention of the music world with their frenzied indie pop debut, but Jaws are aiming for ‘Simplicity’ with their highly anticipated second album.

Following a short period of silence, the Birmingham indie outfit treated fans to a taste of their new sound, releasing surf rock single What We Haven’t Got Yet before dropping their new record Simplicity earlier this month.

The trio are now preparing to bring their new material to Glasgow, performing at King Tut’s on November 27.

JAWS frontman Connor Schofield spoke to the Evening Times ahead of their show about the band’s new record and why they love their Scottish fans.

1 You’ve just released your new album, Simplicity, tell me about it.

Well, I can tell you, it's a step up from the last record. We put a lot more time and effort into every aspect of this album and I think it's paid off. 

2 What inspired the album?

There's a lot of inspiration behind this album. I think it's mostly the life experiences from being in a band and things that I'm now a lot more comfortable writing about, such as my anxiety. 

3 How does the album differ from your debut, Be Slowly?

Like I said, everything is a step up. I feel like it's our best work to date, which is quite important I think. We wouldn't release anything we weren't happy with. 

4 Were you surprised by the reaction to your debut?

I guess, I mean we always make sure that we're happy first. As long as we're happy and we're proud to have our name on it we don't mind what kind of reaction it gets but, obviously, it was amazing to have such a cool reaction to the first record as that allowed us to make the second one. 

5 How has your sound changed since your debut? 

I don't really know, we've never made a conscious effort with "our sound" we just make music and jam until we think "that's cool let's use it in a song". In that context this album was written no differently to any other JAWS songs. 

6 You worked with Gethin Pearson on the record, how did that come about?

He was the keys player on a tour we did with "The Enemy" and we all instantly got on with him. It seemed like the perfect fit at the perfect time and it was. He added a lot to this album, as well as the engineer Dan Austin. They are literally a dream team. 

7 You’re playing King Tut’s on November 27, what can fans expect from the show?

A lot of energy. I really can't wait for this show, Glasgow is always a lot of fun. Scottish fans are ALWAYS up for it.

JAWS play King Tut's on Sunday, November 27.