Mark Hoppus (​​blink-182) and Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low) have united for a new project called Simple Creatures, which they describe as ‘‘'trash pop’'.

The project was announced on Twitter:

The band spoke about the origin of the name in an interview with Billboard. Here’s what Gaskarth said:

It was on a long list of names we went through. We couldn’t get a bunch, because it turns out that in 2019, you can’t name bands, everything’s taken. Some of the rejected names are Modern Medicine, Fun Police and Hot Cousins. Everyone has a hot cousin, so that was taken.

We landed on Simple Creatures, and it fit. It fits the project and the theme of the music, and it’s what we’re talking about in the lyrics – carnal desire, the things we want the most on the most basic level and how that shapes who we are as people. It’s an exploration into our darkest wants and needs and how that affects us.

Simple Creatures released their first single “Drug” on Jan. 24, 2018, the lead single of debut Strange Love. Sophomore EP Everything Opposite is set for a summer 2019 release. A full album was confirmed by the band in the same interview.