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Coming Home Review in Boston MetroPosted 1/1/2007 by Suretone Once upon a time pop punkers New Found Glory played basements in New Jersey(we know, we were there). And while that was close to a decade ago, the now-stadium fillers' fifth full length sounds a lot like the band we remember from the early days. Admittedly, we checked out on the group after highschool (and all of the "TRL" nonsense), but on "Coming Home," the band seems to be reaching out towards those original fans once again. Though relationships remain the lyrical focal point - "She smells like angels outta smell" on "Hold My Hand" is prototype pop-punk - the emotions are filtered through band members' marriages and children instead of high school angst (though a good chunk of their audience will perpetually be 16 years old). Muscially, rather than sounding like a blatant shot of saccharine rock to be sold at Hot Topic, the hooks, catchy as they are, ring of a world-weary wisdom, showcasing a band offering itself to its fans - whoever they are these days - at face value.
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