{"product_id":"new-found-glory-sticks-and-stones","title":"New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(PRESALE - SHIPS OR PICKUP 9-18-26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFUN POP PUNK REISSUED ON BLACK VINYL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK VINYL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere isn't much difference between Sticks and Stones and New Found Glory's prior, self-titled MCA effort. It's highly accomplished, energetic punk-pop, the harmonies radiating youthful cheer, Jordan Pundik's lead vocals adding a tinge of youthful defiance and vulnerability. It's much more upbeat, for instance, than the opening lines of the opening cut, \"Understatement,\" might portend: \"I'm sick of smiling, and so is my jaw.\" Could it be that they're tiring of their usual upbeat demeanor and slyly slipping in a subversive message there? Not likely -- most of these are still upbeat if ambivalent songs about tense relationship growing pains and breakups, though sometimes colored with the wider territory of finding inner strength, dealing with loss, and coming out of rough experiences for the better. It's more engaging than exciting, and it sounds pretty radio-ready in the better sense of that term\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1        Understatement\u003cbr\u003eA2        My Friends Over You\u003cbr\u003eA3        Sonny\u003cbr\u003eA4        Something I Call Personality\u003cbr\u003eA5        Head On Collision\u003cbr\u003eA6        It's Been A Summer\u003cbr\u003eB1        Forget My Name\u003cbr\u003eB2        Never Give Up\u003cbr\u003eB3        The Great Houdini\u003cbr\u003eB4        Singled Out\u003cbr\u003eB5        Belated\u003cbr\u003eB6        The Story So Far\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analog Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45199225848008,"sku":null,"price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/8505\/files\/61mE2SbbPwL.jpg?v=1787596863","url":"https:\/\/www.analogrecordshop.com\/products\/new-found-glory-sticks-and-stones","provider":"Analog Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}