Twenty years into their career, New Found Glory maintain their energy and playfulness on their ninth set, Makes Me Sick.
The Florida quartet packs harmony upon melody, forgoing much of the crunch from 2014's Resurrection: Ascension.
Instead, Makes Me Sick is a peppy romp through pop-punk.
There's a lot of nostalgic fuzzies here, despite fresh sounds and ideas like the tropical calypso moment on "The Sound of Two Voices." Jordan Pundik and the gang employ '80s synths atop the typical NFG pogo-punk sound, which brightens the album.
Like the cover art of a desert island with a lone palm tree, Makes Me Sick is perfectly suited for breezy summer days.
The opening triad of "Your Jokes Aren't Funny," "Party on Apocalypse," and "Call Me Anti-Social" sounds like the poppiest collision of Motion City Soundtrack and Paramore, while "Blurred Vision" stretches the NFG sound as far as sparkling indie rock.
"Barbed Wire" provides the most muscle, but even that track glitters through the crunchy riffs.
For diehards who have grown with the band over the decades, this softer and more buoyant sound should be a welcome maturation.
Like similar late-era "comebacks" from Less Than Jake, blink-182, and Simple Plan, Makes Me Sick reminds listeners of New Found Glory's place in pop-punk history and provides an endearing new addition to their legacy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Jokes Aren't FunnyNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Party on ApocalypseNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Call Me Anti-SocialNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Happy Being MiserableNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Sound of Two VoicesNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Blurred VisionNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Say It Don't Spray ItNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Barbed WireNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Short and SweetNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Cheapest ThrillNew Found Glory | New Found Glory | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 mins | 78 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bean | Photography |
| 2 | Cyrus Bolooki | Group Member |
| 3 | Brian Butler | Artwork, Layout |
| 4 | Chad Gilbert | Group Member |
| 5 | Troy Glessner | Mastering |
| 6 | Ian Grushka | Group Member |
| 7 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 8 | Aaron Mlasko | Drum Technician |
| 9 | New Found Glory | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Jordan Pundik | Group Member |
| 11 | Aaron Sprinkle | Engineer, Producer |
| 12 | Lee Unfried | Drum Engineering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |