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New Found Glory
Biography
Coral Springs, FL, punk-pop band A New Found Glory formed in the summer of 1997, comprising vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert (ex-Shai Hulud vocalist) and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka, and drummer Joe Moreno. Longtime drummer Cyrus Bolooki replaced Moreno following their initial EP's release. Renowned for their energetic live shows, the group toured up and down the East Coast, quickly selling out the entire pressing of their 1997 debut EP It's All About the Girls, released through Fiddler. (Fiddler later reissued Girls in 2003 with new cover art.) The full-length Nothing Gold Can Stay followed in 1999 on Drive-Thru; A New Found Glory signed to major-label MCA soon after, re-releasing the album that autumn. The EP From the Screen to Your Stereo followed in the spring of 2000, heralding the release of the full-length New Found Glory later that year. The album, which contained a re-recorded version of fan favorite "Hit or Miss," also marked the band officially dropping the indefinite article A from their name. A high-profile tour with blink-182 and an appearance on the Warped Tour helped them gain more exposure, and they stepped back into the studio at the end of 2001 to work on the follow-up.