Tracks:
Oxygen
Hold My Hand
It's Not Your Fault
On My Mind
Coming Home
Make Your Move
Taken Back by You
Too Good to Be
Love and Pain
Familiar Landscapes
When I Die
Connected
Boulders
Performer Notes:
- Retail Exclusive
- New Found Glory: Jordan Pundik (vocals); Steve Klein , Chad Gilbert (guitar); Ian Grushka (bass guitar); Cyrus Bolooki (drums).
- On 2006's COMING HOME, the Florida-based punk-pop ensemble New Found Glory offers up an assured and refreshingly mature album. Emotional without being "emo" and amped up without being abrasive, the group excels at wonderfully catchy, hard-charging anthems that poignantly capture the transition from teenage years to young adulthood. Stand-out tracks include the yearning, romantic "Oxygen" and the restless "It's Not Your Fault," one of a handful of songs to feature veteran pianist Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers). With Blink 182 disbanded, New Found Glory finds itself near the top of the punk-pop pile on COMING HOME, a straightforward rock record unafraid to be earnest and affecting.
Professional Reviews: Entertainment Weekly (p.83) - "NFG's guitar hooks are still brimming with adolescent energy. These guys could write a hyperactive anthem about collection Social Security checks." -- Grade: B
Alternative Press (p.196) - "HOME is bound to fill any pop-punk void, launching with the excellent 'Oxygen,' which boasts stuttering rhythms and full-bodied guitars."
Alternative Press (p.136) - Included in Alternative Press's "10 Essential Albums Of 2006".
Producer: Thom Panunzio
Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Country: USA
Studio/Live: Studio
Release Date: 19 September, 2006
Label: Geffen Records (USA)