New Found Glory Biography
Coral Springs, FL, punk-pop band A New Found Glory formed in the summer of 1997, comprising vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert (ex-Shai Hulud vocalist) and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka, and drummer Joe Moreno. Longtime drummer Cyrus Bolooki replaced Moreno following their initial EP's release. Renowned for their energetic live shows, the group toured up and down the East Coast, quickly selling out the entire pressing of their 1997 debut EP It's All About the Girls, released through Fiddler. (Fiddler later reissued Girls in 2003 with new cover art.) The full-length Nothing Gold Can Stay followed in 1999 on Drive-Thru; A New Found Glory signed to major-label MCA soon after, re-releasing the album that autumn. The EP From the Screen to Your Stereo followed in the spring of 2000, heralding the release of the full-length New Found Glory later that year. The album, which contained a re-recorded version of fan favorite "Hit or Miss," also marked the band officially dropping the indefinite article A from their name. A high-profile tour with blink-182 and an appearance on the Warped Tour helped them gain more exposure, and they stepped back into the studio at the end of 2001 to work on the follow-up. The results were released in the summer of 2002 as Sticks and Stones. The Stones single "My Friends Over You" was a huge hit, and helped snag NFG a headlining spot for the 2002 Warped Tour jaunt. After the tour and its resulting hype, New Found Glory re-entered the studio with a newfound restlessness. The result, issued in May 2004, was Catalyst, which found the band's sugary punk-pop steeped in influences from hardcore to thrash to new wave. The live DVD This Disaster: Live in London appeared that fall as well. Catalyst peaked at number three on Billboard's Top 200, propelled in part by the success of "All Downhill from Here." Hooking up with producer Thom Panunzio (Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty), NFG released their matured fifth full-length, Coming Home, in September 2006. They immediately hit the road in support with a lengthy set of headlining dates throughout the U.S. and U.K. with the Early November and Cartel in tow. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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