Makes Me Sick [LP]

by New Found Glory

Overview

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. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	04/28/2017
Label:	Hopeless Records
UPC:	0790692235018
Rank:	40438

Tracks

1. Your Jokes Aren't Funny
2. Party on Apocalypse
3. Call Me Anti-Social
4. Happy Being Miserable
5. The Sound of Two Voices
6. Blurred Vision
7. Say It Don't Spray It
8. Barbed Wire
9. Short and Sweet
10. The Cheapest Thrill

Album Credits

Performance Credits

New Found Glory   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Troy Glessner   Mastering
Chad Gilbert   Group Member
Cyrus Bolooki   Group Member
New Found Glory   Composer
Aaron Mlasko   Drum Technician
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Ian Grushka   Group Member
Jordan Pundik   Group Member
Aaron Sprinkle   Engineer,Producer
David Bean   Photography
Brian Butler   Artwork
Lee Unfried   Drum Engineering