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New Found Glory to release new album “Listen Up!” in February 2026 – first single available now
On February 20, 2026, New Found Glory’s new album, “Listen Up!” will be released, as reported by blabbermouth.net. “Listen Up!” is the band’s first full-length album in almost six years and their first since joining to Pure Noise Records earlier this year. It features songs on perseverance and optimism in the face of adversity. The new song and music video for “Laugh It Off” by New Found Glory have been released along with the news of the new album.
The overall message/theme 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 of what life will eventually — but bring in a hopeful way. We want to encourage hope that the hard times will bring growth and strength. So the music is super fun and anthemic and loose feeling. We’re singing loud and proud about the scars and not in a pity party sort of way. There’s also a lot of reflection. 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. About the album
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 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.
About the new single
Tracklist:
- Boom Roasted
- 100%
- Laugh It Off
- A Love Song
- Beer and Blood Stains
- Medicine
- Treat Yourself
- Dream Born Again
- You Got This
- Frankenstein’s Monster
