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==Style, influences and legacy== New Found Glory are widely recognized for their fast and energetic [[pop-punk]] music.<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="Rolling">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/5280086/catalyst|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001031813/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/5280086/catalyst|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|title=Catalyst: New Found Glory|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|author=Miller, Kirk|access-date=May 13, 2004}}</ref><ref name="Michigan">{{cite news|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/music/new-found-glory-not-without-fight|title=New Found Glory's 'Not Without a Fight' tries to keep pop-punk alive|newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]]|author= Riva, David|access-date=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Faster2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/13071/New-Found-Glory.htm|title=New Found Glory|website=FasterLouder.com|access-date=April 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602001001/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/13071/New-Found-Glory.htm|archive-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band temporarily moved to an [[alternative rock]] style with their album ''[[Coming Home (New Found Glory album)|Coming Home]]'' in 2006,<ref name="PMFeature">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/152136-the-best-pop-punk-of-2011/P0|title=The Best Pop-Punk of 2011|author=Hauck, Kiel|date=December 15, 2011|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref> and is sometimes described as such in general.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Zanotti |first=Marc |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/new-found-glory-accuse-one-direction-of-stealing-their-riff/ |title=New Found Glory Accuse One Direction Of Stealing Their Riff |magazine=Music Feeds |date=2014-09-30 |access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/12/19/new-found-glory-and-joyce-manor-in-pomona-shooter-jennings-in-claremont/ |title=New Found Glory and Joyce Manor in Pomona, Shooter Jennings in Claremont – Daily Bulletin |website=Dailybulletin.com |date=2014-12-19 |access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/yellowcard-and-new-found-gloryannounce-co-headline-us-tour-this-fall/|title=Yellowcard and New Found Glory Announce Co-Headline US Tour This Fall|date=May 26, 2015|website=Musicmayhemmagazine.com|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/03/warped_tour_2016_lineup_motion.html|title=Warped Tour lineup: New Found Glory, Motionless In White among 2016 headliners|first=Troy|last=Smith|date=March 21, 2016|website=The Plain Dealer|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> The aforementioned ''Coming Home'' was viewed as a change in direction for the band with its more layered and mid-tempo sound and has been described as a "somber, honest, polished and alternative record."<ref name="Trojan">{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Mindicino|title=Vets maintain pop-punk royalty status|url=http://dailytrojan.com/2011/10/05/vets-maintain-pop-punk-royalty-status/ |newspaper=[[Daily Trojan|The Daily Trojan]] ([[LexisNexis|LexisNexis Group]]) |date=October 5, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref> They have also been described as [[melodic hardcore]].<ref name="Houston"/><ref name="Dis"/><ref name="Sputnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=27154|title=New Found Glory: Tip Of The Iceberg EP and Takin' It Ova!|website=Sputnikmusic|author= Spencer, Trey|access-date=17 May 2008}}</ref> The band's traditional sound has been described as "chunky and melodic",<ref name="AVreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/new-found-glory-radiosurgery-1798169801|title=New Found Glory : ''Radiosurgery''|author=Heller, Jason|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] ([[The Onion|The Onion, Inc]])|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noting their penchant for "catchy, riffy punk-rock."<ref name="RSwarped">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-found-glory-yellowcard-stand-up-for-pop-punks-at-warped-tour-20120625|title=New Found Glory, Yellowcard Stand Up for 'Pop Punks' at Warped Tour|author=Appleford, Steve|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] ([[Jann Wenner|Wenner, Inc]])|date=June 25, 2012|access-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' writer Megan Ritt called the band "paragons" of the pop punk genre and noted how "the seasoned Floridian rockers are renowned for their heartfelt guitar anthems."<ref name="CoSMania">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/04/album-review-new-found-glory-mania-ep/|title=Album Review: New Found Glory – ''Mania'' EP|author=Ritt, Megan|work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=April 26, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref> The band's music typically builds upon [[verse–chorus form|verse-chorus]] song structures, combining pop-influenced [[melodies]] with fast [[punk rock]] tempos, [[hardcore punk|hardcore]]-tinged [[breakdown (music)|breakdowns]], and often [[Vocals#Popular and traditional music|gang vocals]].<ref name="UG"/> Their fusion of pop punk with hardcore breakdowns has been labeled as [[easycore]], a genre they are considered to have helped pioneer and named with one of their tours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edge.ca/2016/02/17/what-the-hell-is-easycore/ |title=What the Hell is: Easycore | 102.1 the Edge |access-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224071232/http://www.edge.ca/2016/02/17/what-the-hell-is-easycore/ |archive-date=February 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Critics have praised the band for their ability to write infectious [[hook (music)|hooks]] and the [[sincerity]] of their lyrics, often about [[coming of age|growing up]] and [[Interpersonal relationship|relationships]].<ref name="Kerrang2"/><ref name="CMJ">{{cite web|url=http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=28611|title=New Found Glory: New Found Glory|publisher=[[CMJ]]|author=Dabaie, Michael|access-date=October 5, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="NWAF AP">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=925922|title=New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight|website=[[AbsolutePunk]]|author= DeAndrea, Joe|access-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref> Chad Gilbert has noted that, "if the delivery is honest and real, that's what keeps it from being the corniest thing you've ever heard before. New Found Glory is a band that people enjoy listening to not because we give off this harsh message. We write about who we are and what affects us in life and those are our relationships".<ref name="Remedy">{{cite web|url=http://musicremedy.com/n/new-found-glory/album/coming-home-3047.html|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home|publisher=Music Remedy|access-date=September 12, 2006}}</ref> Bassist Ian Grushka has stated that "all of the lyrics are based on real life experiences. A song can be created from something one of us is going through or a conversation we've had."<ref name="Student"/> While also adding, "We only really talk about personal things that have affected us first-hand, our songs are about [[emotions]] rather than some [[political agenda]]."<ref name="UGLyrics">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/new_found_glory_guitarist_i_see_coming_home_as_our_first_record.html|title=New Found Glory Guitarist: I See ''Coming Home'' As Our First Record|author=Webb, Adam|publisher=[[Ultimate-Guitar]]|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012095958/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/new_found_glory_guitarist_i_see_coming_home_as_our_first_record.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Rhythm guitarist Steve Klein was the band's primary [[lyricist]], while lead guitarist Chad Gilbert is the main [[music composer|composer]] of the songs. Although since the recording of ''Coming Home'', Klein, Pundik and Gilbert all worked on lyrics together.<ref name="Remedy"/> They have recorded covers of [[The Ramones]], [[Shelter (band)|Shelter]], [[Lifetime (band)|Lifetime]], [[Gorilla Biscuits]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[That Thing You Do!|The Wonders]], [[Limahl]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Peter Cetera]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Sixpence None The Richer]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[When in Rome (band)|When In Rome]], [[Go West (band)|Go West]], [[Lisa Loeb]], [[The Cardigans]], [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Simple Minds]], [[Yann Tiersen]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Tears For Fears]] and [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]]. New Found Glory's influences include [[Green Day]], [[Texas Is the Reason]], [[Björk]], [[Silverchair]], [[They Might Be Giants]], [[The Get Up Kids]], [[Earth Crisis]], [[Discount (band)|Discount]], [[The Promise Ring]], [[Blink-182]], [[Unwritten Law]], [[Britney Spears]], [[The Beatles]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[NOFX]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Superchunk]], [[Dinosaur Jr.]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Sparklehorse]], [[Rocket from the Crypt]], [[Descendents]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], and [[Sugar (American band)|Sugar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/features/355/New_Found_Glory_Interview.html |title=New Found Glory - New Found Glory Interview |publisher=Room Thirteen |last=Couper |first=Tara |date=August 26, 2006 |access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://diffuser.fm/new-found-glory-jordan-pundik-interview-2015/ |title=New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik Talks Early Days |website=Differuser.fm|date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.readjunk.com/interviews/new-found-glory-steve-ian-chad/ |title= New Found Glory (Steve, Ian, Chad) |work=ReadJunk |date=February 24, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2014/09/05/interview-new-found-glory-jordan-pundik-resurrection-label-changes-fart-jokes/ |title= Interview: New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik Talks "Resurrection", Label Changes, and Fart Jokes |work=Aesthetic |date=September 5, 2014 |last=Gerichter |first=Daniel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://christiegee.com/20-questions-with-jordan-pundik-of-new-found-glory/ |title="20 questions" with Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory |publisher=Christie Gee}}</ref> In recent years, the band have been cited for their long lasting influence on contemporary pop-punk music.<ref name="Oral1"/><ref name="UG"/> Josh Martin, bassist for band [[The Wonder Years (band)|The Wonder Years]], has claimed that "Influentially, when you think about the top three pop-punk bands of all time...it's Blink-182, New Found Glory and Green Day. At least in my brain, they're on that level eternally."<ref name="PPNDfeature">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=346352|title=Alive and Kicking: The Pop Punk's Not Dead Tour and Why New Found Glory Refuse to Let This Genre Sink|publisher=[[AbsolutePunk]] ([[Buzz Media]])|author= Nassiff, Thomas|date=October 24, 2011|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' included ''Nothing Gold Can Stay'' in their "Classic Albums of '99" feature. Brendan Manley wrote, "Like its title implies, ''Nothing Gold Can Stay'' is the sonic transcript of a glorious, fleeting time for NFG - and for pop-punk. But just as gold never loses its luster, it's only fitting that 10 years later, ''Nothing Gold Can Stay'' still shines".<ref name="AltPress254">{{Citation | title = 10 Classic Albums of '99 - A New Found Glory: ''Nothing Gold Can Stay'' | url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/42277775@N03/3907618123/sizes/o/ | newspaper = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] | date = September 2009|author=Manley, Brendan|issue=254|page=65|access-date=September 11, 2009|issn = 1065-1667}}</ref> Likewise, Jason Heller of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' reflected how their debut "snuck beneath the radar to become a massive influence on the new millennium's eruption of pop-punk."<ref name="AVreview"/>
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