Paradise reached No. 27 on the Billboard 200 and produced Simpson's catchy breakthrough single "Wish U Were Here," which helped him garner a tour with Justin Bieber and a legion of zealous fans. While Simpson has much in common with Bieber�they both got their start posting YouTube videos of themselves performing cover songs�he had a hand in writing many of the tracks on his albums.

For the sophomore album, titled Surfers Paradise (out July 16), Simpson said he knew exactly how he wanted it to sound and the type of music he wanted to represent him as an artist. He describes it as a "classic summer album" and said to expect a few pop songs like his latest single, "Pretty Brown Eyes," a light-hearted club track which introduces his rap skills, along with a few quieter acoustic tracks.

"I grew up playing the acoustic guitar and I decided I really wanted to go back to my roots on this album," he told Radio.com. "I grew up listening to Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and John Mayer so they definitely inspired a lot of the album too. There's a really mellow, acoustic sound to it."

Along with writing his own songs, Simpson also produced a number of tracks on Surfers Paradise, including "Awake All Night," which he recently released online.