In 2004, Sheridan and Clee auditioned band members, adding a bassist and drummer creating a quartet.
[1] The band toured the United States nationally[2] and performing shows internationally in North and occasionally in Central America.
According to PANDORA Radio statistics, Simplified is rated one of the highest-level independent artists in the world with the 2006 song from the Smile album "Wake 'n Bake".
[3] Between 2010 and 2013, Sheridan and Laster reinvented Simplified, bringing back the island rock sound they are known for, and also hired a variety of musicians to accompany them on the road and in the studio.
[5] In summer 2014, the band released their fourth studio album #WAKENBAKENATION which includes a recut studio version of the single "Wake N Bake" featuring an added horn section and a new gospel-style intro.