New Found Glory
Jordan Pundik, New Found Glory lead-singer at the Manchester Apollo on the Paramore & New Found Glory UK Tour.
Background information
Origin	Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Genre(s)	Pop punk12 Emo123
Years active	1997 – present
Label(s)	Drive-Thru, Geffen, Bridge 9, Epitaph
Associated acts	Shai Hulud The International Superheroes of Hardcore
Website	Official Website
Members
Jordan Pundik Chad Gilbert Steve Klein Ian Grushka Cyrus Bolooki
Former members
Joe Moreno

New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG) is an American pop punk band based out of South Florida.

History

New Found Glory formed in mid-1997 in Coral Springs, Florida. Jordan Pundik (vocals) met Steve Klein (guitars) and began writing music together. They recruited Ian Grushka on bass and Ricky Beck on keyboards, practicing in his garage, and Joe Moreno on drums. Soon after they recruited Chad Gilbert, former singer of Shai Hulud.

The band’s first release was 1997’s It’s All About the Girls EP on Fiddler Records. Soon after the recording of the EP, Moreno was replaced by current drummer Cyrus Bolooki and the band was picked up by Eulogy Records. They released their debut full-length Nothing Gold Can Stay; the album’s release coupled with a rigorous touring schedule soon earned the band a significant following.

2000 - 2006

Independent label Drive-Thru Records took notice of the band’s growing fanbase and signed them to a deal. In 2000, NFG released an EP of cover songs entitled From the Screen to Your Stereo in 2000. Drive-Thru’s relationship with MCA Records ensured that the smaller label’s more popular bands would be picked up by the major; subsequently, their self-titled record was released by MCA. Their third studio album, Sticks and Stones, was released in 2002, coinciding with an appearance on the Vans Warped Tour.

After a period of relative quiet and a stint on the Honda Civic Tour with Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, New Found Glory released Catalyst in May 2004. It debuted at number three on the Billboard album chart, selling 146,000 copies in its first week.^{citation needed}

The heavier sound of the record, according to Gilbert, was due to the comparisons magazines and other media outlets would make between NFG and other bands:

After the release and tour in support of Catalyst, the band took an extended break before beginning preproduction for another album in 2005. On June 14, 2006, Gilbert announced to MTV.com that their fifth album would be titled Coming Home and that it was scheduled to be released on September 19, 2006. He also stated that first single, "It's Not Your Fault" would be released sometime in July 2006.

Their song, "This Disaster", was featured in EA Sport's Madden 2005. "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's Burnout 3: Takedown.

2007 - present

From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II, the band's follow-up to From the Screen to Your Stereo, was released on September 18, 2007 via Drive-Thru Records. Unlike the earlier EP, Part II is a full-length album, containing 11 songs plus one bonus track for the Japanese edition and iTunes. The first single from the album was "Kiss Me"⁵ and the music video can be viewed on MySpaceTV.

On March 18, 2008, a compilation named Hits was released. Two previously unreleased songs, "Situations" and "Constant Static," are also featured on the album. In April 2008 a compilation from the Punk Goes... series, called Punk Goes Crunk, was released, and features New Found Glory covering "Tennessee", originally by Arrested Development. New Found Glory had previously released another cover song, "Heaven", on Punk Goes Metal.

On April 29, 2008, the band released an EP with 6 tracks on Bridge 9 Records containing both new material and covers of classic hardcore punk songs. The EP, entitled Tip of the Iceberg, is currently being sold on CD, 7" and through digital music outlets. The CD also comes with an extra disc from The International Superheroes of Hardcore, named Takin' It Ova!. The ISHC is a side project of all members of the band and features Gilbert on vocals and Pundik on guitar, with the remaining members playing the same instruments they play in New Found Glory. All the members use pseudonyms for their "characters" in the band (e.g. Gilbert is known as "Captain Straightedge"). The band also recorded an internet-only music video for "Dig My Own Grave" with director Joseph Pattisall.⁶

Their seventh studio album, Not Without a Fight⁷ is set for release March 10, 2009, and is being produced by Mark Hoppus. It will be released through the band's new label, Epitaph Records. Hoppus has said that during recording, NFG has felt like a different band altogether. Bearing "a whole new enthusiasm about music," he notes that the band "wanted to come out swinging" on their new album.⁸

The lead single from the album will be called "Listen to Your Friends". The music video for the song was filmed in Los Angeles.

Members

Current members

• Jordan Pundik - vocals
• Chad Gilbert - lead guitar, vocals
• Steve Klein - rhythm guitar
• Ian Grushka - bass
• Cyrus Bolooki - drums

Former members

• Joe Moreno - drums (June 1997 - August 1997)

Touring members

• Michael Bethancourt - keyboards (current tour)
• James Dewees - keyboards (July 2004 - May 2005)

Discography

Further information: New Found Glory discography and List of New Found Glory songs

Studio albums

• Nothing Gold Can Stay - 1999
• New Found Glory - 2000, #107 US (gold)
• Sticks and Stones - 2002, #4 US (gold)
• Catalyst - 2004, #3 US (gold)
• Coming Home - 2006, #19 US
• From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II - 2007, #42 US
• Not Without a Fight - March 10, 2009

EPs

• It's All About the Girls - 1997
• From the Screen to Your Stereo - 2000
• Tip of the Iceberg - 2008, #136 US

Compilation albums

• Hits - 2008, #167 US

DVDs

• The Story So Far - 2002
• This Disaster: Live in London - 2004

References

External links

• New Found Glory's Official Website on Myspace
• New Found Glory Interview with AbsolutePunk