Here's the deal, another week, another artist right? Wrong. This week's artist is not just one of my favorite bands, but is releasing their sixth studio album this Tuesday (3/10). The band was even lucky enough to have the album produced by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus. But before we get into that, lets get to know them a little better.
It all started in mid-1997 in Coral Springs, Florida where two friends Jordan Pundik (vocals) and Steve Klein (guitar) began writing music together. Shortly after they recruited Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (lead guitar) and Joe Moreno (Drums). That same year the band released it's first EP with
It’s All About the Girls. Shortly after the release, Moreno was replaced by Cyrus Bolooki. In 1998, the band was able to sign with Eulogy Records, and the following year released their Debut album
Nothing Gold Can Stay which featured the hit single "
Hit or Miss". The album was able to get the band out on tour which earned them a good fan following. By 2000, the band had signed with
Drive-Thru Records and had started working on a new album. It wouldn't be long before the band would release the self-titled album
New Found Glory. The album was a huge success spawning two hit singles with "
Dressed to Kill" and the re-release of "
Hit or Miss". To date, the album has sold over a million copies. That same year the band released an EP covering songs from different movies. The album was titled
From the Screen to Your Stereo. In 2002, the band was able to score a nice spot on the Vans Warped Tour. This was just around the same time
Sticks and Stones was released. Thanks to singles "
Head on Collision", "
My Friends Over You" and "
Understatement" the album when on to sell over 850,000 copies in the US alone. In 2004, after being a part of the Honda Civic Tour with Simple Plan and Good Charlotte, the band released their 4th studio album with
Catalyst. The album would sell over a million copies in just 3 months thanks to it's singles "
All Downhill From Here", "Truth of my Youth", "
Failure's Not Flattering" and "
I Don't Wanna Know". After the release of the album and touring to support it, the band took a short break. But they would start work on their next album in late 2005. Then in September of 2006, the band released
Coming Home. Although the album only spawned one single with "
It's Not Your Fault", it's still considered some of the band's best work. The very next year, the band released
From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II, but unlike this first part, this was a full album that also spawned a single in "
Kiss Me". In March of 2008, the band released a compilation CD titled
Hits. The album consisted of some of the bands greatest hits and included two unreleased tracks. The following month, the band released an EP titled
Tip of the Iceberg which contains both new material and covers of classic hardcore punk songs. The CD also includes an extra disc from The International Superheroes of Hardcore, named
Takin' It Ova! This is actually a side project of all members of the band only it features Chad singing and Jordan on guitar. They even have super hero names for all the of the members. Since then, the band has been working on a new album titled
Now Without a Fight
that is set to release this Tuesday (3/10). The album with it's first single "
Listen to Your Friends" can be heard in it's entirety on the band's
Myspace Page. After listening to this album, it's good to know that they have not skipped a beat. That being said, this week's artist is
New Found Glory with their video "
Listen to Your Friends", enjoy.
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