 
New Found Glory have been going for 14 years now
and in that time they have released 7 studio albums
with their latest album ‘Radiosurgery’
only being released a week ago, and over the years
and albums New Found Glory have always maintained
their catchy pop-punk edge but have also had some
extremely serious moments which are best found
throughout their last couple of albums ‘Coming
Home’ and ‘Not Without A Fight’
but for ‘Radiosurgery’ the serious
moments have been thrown straight out of the window
and New Found Glory have gone back to their roots
but this time around are seeing it through with
a 21st century vibe.
‘Radiosurgery’ is an perfect pop-punk
by numbers record, it has that classic New Found
Glory vibe and songs such as the title track ‘Radiosurgery’,
‘I’m Not The One’ and ‘Ready
Aim Fire!’ fly through at such an positive
and catchy pace that you will find yourself wanting
to listen to them a couple of times over before
resuming with the rest of the album as they have
the same feel on you as the first time you heard
‘Hit Or Miss’ or ‘Head On Collision’
all those years ago.
Throughout the 11 tracks which run for a combined
total of 30minutes you will not find a dull moment
as New Found Glory have gone for a solid pop-punk
album that does not give up until the final beats
of the album closer ‘Map Your body’.
Moments like ‘Dumped’ and ‘Summer
fling Don’t Mean A Thing’ are going
to have New Found Glory’s legion of fans
singing along word for word with a breath of fresh
air that have more fantastic tracks to memorize
and experience on the live circuit.
The one thing I have never understood is how New
Found Glory are so under rated as they should
of hit the dizzy heights of bands such as Green
Day, Blink 182 and Paramore many years ago but
they are still sailing through playing the Academy
sized venues to sold out crowds like they have
been doing for the past 5 years now but in reality
New Found Glory are the full package they are
5 friendly guys playing music that they love to
people who love them, they have a killer back
catalogue and clearly know how to put on an breathtaking
memorable show yet there fan base never seems
to increase.
‘Radiosurgery’ is not going to cure
the above situation but it is going to please
die hard New Found Glory fans, it may not be their
strongest album but it is a big fun pop-punk album
that will keep you happy until these guys come
back with their 8th album a few years down the
line.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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