Forever and Ever x Infinity by New Found Glory

Forever + Ever x Infinity is the tenth studio album by American pop punk band New Found Glory. It was released on June 19, 2020. The band began work on a new studio album after completing From the Screen to Your Stereo 3 (2019), the band's long-running series of compilation albums where the band records unlikely pop punk cover versions of songs from popular films, such as "Let It Go" from Frozen. The band chose to work with a new music producer than in the past - Steve Evetts - the band had pursued him, appreciating the sound he had created with contemporary punk bands. The band had desired to work with him in the past, but had not had the chance, having been signed to a major record label so early in their career, with Evetts being more of a producer for developing bands. Guitarist Chad Gilbert expressed difficulty in picking the album's track tracklist; they were certain on which tracks should made the final cut, but uncertain on order. Gilbert described the album as "for the fans", noting that it sounded like the material from early in the band's career. Music publication Wall of Sound echoed the sentiment, noting that the album retained the band's earlier themes; pop punk about their feelings on romance and girls. However, the publication also noted a hard edge, and heavier guitar sound than most of their prior work, especially in tracks such as "Shook by Your Shaved Head". The track "Himalaya" was described as having influences of pop punk and hardcore punk. The album's release was initially announced in February 2020 as being scheduled for May 29, 2020, at the same time of releasing its first single, "Greatest of All Time". However, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, in April, the band delayed the album to June 19, 2020, Record Store Day, hoping that health concerns would be better by that point. A number of other promotional songs were released ahead of the album's release as well, including "Himalaya" and "Shook By Your Shaved Head". ℗ 2020 Hopeless Records, Inc.