
After 16 years and five albums, Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden are pausing to record under the name The Madden Brothers. “There’s a honesty to the name that allows us to say things and do things and experiment with things,” Joel Madden tells Rolling Stone. The album, which Joel says will hopefully be out by this summer, is being executive produced by Pharrell. “The inception of the project was me and Joel and Pharrell in a room just talking music and music now, where it’s been, where we’ve all been,” Benji says. “And then we wrote one song together.” The seeds were planted even eariler than that, though, with the brothers’ recent mixtape, Before The Fame: The Madden Brothers, which features, among others, Wiz Khalifa, Kreyashawn and Machine Gun Kelly. “It’s been a cool break from the norm for us and the Madden Brothers record is quite different from the mixtape in a lot of ways, and similar in other ways,” Joel says. “It’s definitely left some influences on our style.”
But he clarifies: “It doesn’t mean we’re starting a career in hip-hop, by any means. We’ve always been fans and hung around in studios in the hip-hop world as guys who love it.” The Madden Brothers‘ record blends the pair’s rock influences with Pharrell’s sound. “Not only has he co-written a bunch of the songs, but there are also some jazz chords – that little Pharrell twist,” Benji says. “But because it’s a rock-based record it’s my belief that sonically we need to do a lot of the recording with guys that have been recording guitars and drums and what have you for their whole life.” So to find the right mix of styles they wanted, the pair went to Texas to record four songs with The Butthole Surfers‘ Paul Leary producing. “We like his work and he’s an awesome guy,” says Joel.
Good Charlotte fans may be in for a shock, though. “It is a completely different project – it sounds nothing like Good Charlotte other than that you’ll recognize our voices,” Benji says. “But there are a lot of acoustic guitars and we’re working with a whole different set of people. I’m definitely excited for people to hear [the new music]. It’s some of my favorite songs we’ve written so far.” Still, they assure us this is just a temporary break from Good Charlotte, one he hopes fans will be as psyched for as they are. “We love our fans, we love the things Good Charlotte has afforded us to do and continues to afford us to do,” Joel says. “So we don’t want to alienate anyone that likes our band – we want them to enjoy this in a different way.”
*rollingstone.com
*goodmusicallday.com

The Madden Brothers – Before The Fame (Volume One) (2012)
01 – Let Go feat. Mistezo, Hollywood Holt & Casey Veggies
02 – Oh My God (OMGMGK) feat. Machine Gun Kelly
03 – Take Me Back To Teenage Crime feat. Rockie Fresh
04 – Firetruck feat. Kreayshawn
05 – The Right Track (So Cold) feat. Rockie Fresh
06 – In The Night feat. Wiz Khalifa
07 – The Trees feat. The Cool Kids
08 – Treated! (Interlude)
09 – Doin’ My Thing feat. Tayyib Ali
10 – Made It Happen feat. Billy Blue
11 – Diamonds
12 – A Million Tears
Total Size: 74,35MB
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[SharonS] I'm very excited about Adam's new album Trespassing which is scheduled to be released March 20th in ...
[Mika] come to the neptunes channel Aaron
[bossaru] i love it!
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[Volume] Here You Go: http://www.mediafire.com/?d9dk4skdf2ce104 Chris Cab - One Thing (Extended Mix)
[Focus] Download link to extended version please
[Borsboom] Got it from Cris his official site
[Mika] thanks borsboom, where is it from ?
[Focus] It is alternative but pretty catchy. But bass is nearly the same like in "Hot and Fun"
[Borsboom] Cris Cab - One thing (Extended Version) http://www.mediafire.com/?d9dk4skdf2ce104
[sarx] i agree with Tray, sounds rushed, i would like to hear a full version of Cassie ''HIDE''
[nerd0016] Thanks! a bit of "You Know What" in this song...
[tray] Man, why do all Pharrell singles sound like demos ATM? Great ideas, unfinished and rushed.Too ...
[cevo] Oh man im loving this beat! thanks mika
[Volume] Thanx for the post Mika. This song is dope! I love the grove and the harmonies. How do you post to ...
[Cool Kid] Thx Mika, this is really dope. And where's the dl link?
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[Eclectic_E] Yuna ft. Dizzy Rascal -- Live Your Life (Prod. Pharrell) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfC5tHLKUZA
[AngiRose] They look almost like they could be related in this picture.
[Mika] thanks for the info EarStyle DOT Net
[tisa hats] It is appropriate time to make a few plans for the future and it is time to be happy. I have read ...
[Cool Kid] I love how Pharrell hardly ever suits up for events like these. He just rolls up in there with and ...
[nerd0016] Thanks! Sounds good
[EarStyle DOT Net] You can check her out performing "Spinnin" (Produced by Neptunes) last month overseas while she ...
[TheSillyKidzz] He could have suited up. Just sayin' lol.
[TheSillyKidzz] She's better off ST anyways
[LilSoulBrother] Release that unreleased Neptunes produced Teyana Taylor music Mika!!!!! There is no way she can ...
[LilSoulbrother] What happened to the forum?
[Ana Marie] Adam does not have to sing to attract women. The man is very good looking, gay or strait has ...
[Cool Kid] Can someone tell me how much involvement Pharrell had with this piece? Did he write the music then ...
[music4thsoul] I think the music composer Mozart is back but in a different body!!.....This is pure genius music ...
[rorschach] found it on youtube http://youtu.be/FHqr6GeXaj0
[TheSillyKidzz] That was cool. Kenna is truly a kindhearted man. Now, I would kill for a real in-depth interview on ...
[AngiRose] Someone mentioned somewhere else on this site something about a second solo CD, so now I'm really ...
[TheSillyKidzz] THIS! This is why Pharrell is a real artist.
[TheSillyKidzz] Okay thanks, looking forward to it mike!
[nerd0016] The end is just.. wow! I can't wait to hear this Thanks for the rip
[Eclectic E] Thanks for the edit Mika. This is some epic stuff right here. Love triumphant vibe.
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[Volume] Great inspiring piece, as expected from Kenna.
[Focus] Pure genius.. !
[Mika] Yeah It Is, we've got some issues but it will be fixed soon
[TheSillyKidzz] Is it me or the forum is down for the past few days?
[eddie murphy] Gay is not a homophobic slur..I feel u opcln..he has him singing as if to attract womem.
[AngiRose] That was interesting, thought provoking, *and* motivating.
[Sharon] Can't people just read something w/o making homophobic slurs. @opcln1du has a problem I am so ...
[magsmagenta] @opcln1du And your point is?
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[funbunn40] This Trespassing album is going to blow everyone away! Better Than I Know Myself and Outlaws in ...
[Focus] Two smart guys - one album. I cant wait :)