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10 WHAT'S UP! JUNE 17-23, 2018 New, But Familiar JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette T he same, but different" is how pop rock group Plain White T's are describing their new album, "Parallel Universe" — the band's eighth studio album and first release in more than three years. Just announced on June 15, the album is coming this summer, and frontman Tom Higgenson couldn't be more excited, or proud, of the project. "We went a little bit heavy on the production to really try to give it like the vibe of like, holding our own sound," Higgenson explains. "We were trying to break new ground — to do something we hadn't done before. It sounds very much like the band now." And what the band is now is the same T's they've been for just over 20 years — yes, the Plain White T's formed in 1997 — but a little bit different. When the band rocketed into the zeitgeist with their mega hit "Hey There Delilah," they faced the problem — albeit a good one — of figuring out the next step following a song with which the band will forever be associated. "We didn't want to become just some acoustic band," Higgenson says. And though the band purposely spent some away from the spotlight, their Rock band aims to connect with new release The Plain White T's cast off stereotypes and expectations with their forthcoming eighth studio release for an album, and a new sound, they're proud to call their own. The pop rockers make a stop at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville at 8 p.m. June 17. FAYETTEVILLE Courtesy Photo