Radiosurgery (album)

Radiosurgery
A photo of all the band's members sitting near a wall looking at the city with a heart beating in the background and 3 electric shocks coming out of it. What goes along with the image is the three cards that were seen in the band's second and third albums, New Found Glory and Sticks and Stones, which read "NEW", "FOUND", and "GLORY". The words "RADIOSURGERY" appear underneath with a black oval. There are a lot of stuff that go along with the background.
Studio album by
New Found Glory
ReleasedOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)[1]
RecordedApril–June 2011
StudioThe Casita, Los Angeles
GenreEasycore, pop-punk[2]
Length33:52
LabelEpitaph
ProducerNeal Avron
New Found Glory chronology
2010 Summer Tour
(2010) 		Radiosurgery
(2011) 		A Very New Found Glory Christmas
(2012)
Singles from Radiosurgery
  1. "Radiosurgery"
    Released: August 2, 2011[3]
  2. "Anthem for the Unwanted"
    Released: November 22, 2011
  3. "Summer Fling, Don't Mean a Thing"
    Released: June 14, 2012

Radiosurgery is the seventh studio album by American rock band New Found Glory. It was first released on October 3, 2011, in Europe, before its US release on October 4 through independent label Epitaph Records.[1] It is the band's final studio album to feature founding guitarist Steve Klein. To follow up predecessor Not Without a Fight (2009), the band began writing new material during their stint on the 2010 Honda Civic Tour. After self-producing a set of demos and contacting long-term record producer Neal Avron, the band went on to record the album in Avron's home recording studio over a period of three months in 2011. The quintet set out to write an album that paid homage to classic punk rock records that first inspired them to form a band during the 1990s.[4] Listening extensively to the likes of early Green Day and Ramones, New Found Glory strove to create a sound that could "bridge the gap" between old and new generations of the genre.[5]

The album title is a reference to the actual medical procedure radiosurgery, with the lyrics directly influenced by a troubled divorce suffered within the band. Radiosurgery was written as a concept album about the different emotions an individual goes through after a separation, including feelings of regret, sadness, and insanity.[6] The band looked up several brain surgeries, settling on Radiosurgery, using the idea that instead of using the procedure to remove a tumor from the brain, it could remove memories.

The first official single from the album was title track "Radiosurgery", released on August 2, 2011[7][8] Upon its release, Radiosurgery was a moderate commercial success, debuting at number twenty six on the Billboard 200, number four on the Top Independent Albums chart, and number one on the Hard Rock Albums chart. The album was also well received by music critics, who noted its throwback sound and infectious songwriting, seeing it receive various accolades from within the rock music community.

  1. ^ a b "Radiosurgery – New Found Glory". Epitaph Records. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory (October 4, 2011). "Overview: Radiosurgery". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Radiosurgery: New Found Glory". Amazon UK. July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Lamb, Bill (October 4, 2011). "Top 10 New Pop Albums October 4, 2011". About.com (The New York Times Company). Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Mudgway, Sarah (May 16, 2011). "New Found Glory – 'Radiosurgery' recording update". Coupdemain magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Parker, Chris (October 10, 2011). "New Found Glory returns to their glossy punk roots". Charleston City Paper (Mermer Inc). Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  7. ^ Bird, Michele (July 18, 2011). "New Found Glory to release new single". Alternative Press (Alternative Magazines Inc). Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. ^ Ableson, Jon (July 19, 2011). "New Found Glory Announce New Single". Alter The Press. Retrieved July 20, 2011.