Complex sentence: Shay Haley, a member of the band, explained that they wanted to add energy to the emotional appeal of their past albums in their new work, but with "Seeing Sounds", the band did not have a plan for the direction for the album.
Split into simpler sentences: Shay Haley, a member of the band, explained that they wanted to add energy to the emotional appeal of their past albums. With "Seeing Sounds", the band did not conceive a direction for the album.