New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik picks 5 Essential Shoegaze Albums

"Pop punk lifers New Found Glory are back with their 12th album, Listen Up!, their first album since guitarist Chad Gilbert began cancer treatment and an album that the band says was shaped by that ongoing experience. "We wanted to make something that really focused on how lucky we are," Chad says. "We've all gone through serious stuff in our lives, and I think the lyrics on this record are more meaningful and purposeful than ever. It's a positive outlet that hopefully keeps people going.""

"To coincide with the release, we caught up with singer Jordan Pundik to talk about a style of music he loves outside of pop punk: shoegaze. Jordan pulled out his vinyl (and cassette) collection over video, and he put together a list from his stash of 5 essential shoegaze albums. He had a lot of interesting to stuff to say about each one, as you can watch for yourself below."

Listen Up! is the twelfth album from New Found Glory and the band’s first since guitarist Chad Gilbert began cancer treatment, with the ongoing experience shaping the record. The band focused the album on gratitude, calling the lyrics more meaningful and purposeful and intending the music as a positive outlet to help people keep going. Singer Jordan Pundik highlighted a personal interest in shoegaze, presenting five essential shoegaze albums from his vinyl and cassette collection and commenting on each. New Found Glory will tour with Yellowcard and Plain White T's in spring 2026, including Central Park SummerStage on June 11 and Asbury Park Stone Pony Summer Stage on June 12. Listen Up! is out now via Pure Noise, and a limited neon violet, magenta & yellow vinyl variant is available in the BV shop while supplies last.

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