Alternative Press teamed up with New Found Glory for an exclusive vinyl of Listen Up!, limited to 400 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours.
Following their signing to Pure Noise Records earlier this year, New Found Glory have announced their new album, Listen Up!, out Feb. 20. It’s been almost six years since the band’s last full-length, and with Listen Up!, the band aim to give strength to fans experiencing hardship.
“The overall message of this album is to encourage hope through hard times, while also looking at the world as somewhat of a fly on a wall: seeing people’s fear, negativity, and stress about small things that only scratch the surface,” the band explain. “We want to encourage hope that the hard times will bring growth and strength.
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“There’s also a lot of reflection,” they continue. “We’re looking back at the good ol’ days as reminders of all we’ve been through in life that led us to the people we are today. Sonically, the album has that juxtaposition, too. It’s fun pop melodies mixed with the heavier, riffed songs.”
Alongside the album announcement, New Found Glory released Listen Up!’s lead single “Laugh It Off” and the accompanying video. In it, frontman Jordan Pundik is replaced by an AI version of himself created by the rest of the band. While New Found Glory try out different variations of Pundik, he reflects on the band’s good old days when AI wasn’t a threat to music.
“This is an upbeat song based around this lead riff that recurs throughout, while the lyrics are about being on each other’s case in a relationship at times, but you get so lost in the debate that you have to stop and laugh,” the band say. “The connection is so deep that you always end up acknowledging that it was a silly argument. And you always end up laughing, especially in the middle of the argument when someone pronounces something wrong or says something backwards. Life’s too short to get hung up on the little passing things.”
The band recently completed the SUPERCHARGED: Worldwide in ‘25 tour alongside the Offspring and Jimmy Eat World. Next week, NFG will perform at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival and then head to the U.K. for shows with Real Friends and Koyo.
Check out the video for “Laugh It Off,” the tracklist for Listen Up!, and the 2025 tour dates below.
New Found Glory
New Found Glory – Listen Up! tracklist
1. “Boom Roasted”
2. “100%”
3. “Laugh It Off”
4. “A Love Song”
5. “Beer and Blood Stains”
6. “Medicine”
7. “Treat Yourself”
8. “Dream Born Again”
9. “You Got This”
10. “Frankenstein’s Monster”
New Found Glory 2025 tour dates
10/05 – Orlando, FL @ Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
10/06 – Orlando, FL @ Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
10/10 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
10/11 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
10/12 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 City Hall Newcastle
10/14 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
10/15 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
10/17 – Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy Bournemouth
10/18 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
12/05 – Melbourne, AU @ Good Things Festival
12/06 – Sydney, AU @ Good Things Festival
12/07 – Brisbane, AU @ Good Things Festival
05/03 – Jakarta, ID @ Hammersonic 2026
