Tip of the Iceberg (EP)

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Tip of the Iceberg
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EP by
New Found Glory
ReleasedApril 29, 2008
Genre Hardcore punk, [1] pop punk [2] [3]
Length12:05
Label Bridge 9
Producer New Found Glory
New Found Glory chronology
Hits
(2008)		Tip of the Iceberg
(2008)		 Not Without a Fight
(2009)
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AbsolutePunk (88%) [1]
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Tip of the Iceberg is the second EP by American rock band New Found Glory, released on April 29, 2008 through independent label Bridge Nine Records. [5]

Contents

The release includes three original tracks and three covers of classic melodic hardcore bands Gorilla Biscuits, Shelter and Lifetime.

Release

On February 23, 2008, Tip of the Iceberg was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the track listing for it and the accompanying album from the International Superheroes of Hardcore were posted online. [6] On April 10, 2008, "Tip of the Iceberg" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. [7] A launch show was held on May 19, 2008 at Safari Sam's in Los Angeles, California. [8] That same day, the music video for "Dig My Own Grave" was posted online. [9]

Track listing

All lyrics and music written and composed by New Found Glory; except where noted.

  1. "Tip of the Iceberg" — 1:24
  2. "Dig My Own Grave" — 2:21
  3. "If You Don't Love Me" — 1:55
  4. "No Reason Why" (Gorilla Biscuits) — 2:03
  5. "Here We Go" (Shelter) — 2:29
  6. "Cut the Tension" (Lifetime) — 1:53
Japanese bonus track
  2. "Jóga" (Björk) — 4:04

Personnel

Personnel taken from Tip of the Iceberg liner notes. [10]

New Found Glory

Production

References

  1. 1 2 DeAndrea, Joe. "New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg EP". AbsolutePunk . Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Fulton, Katherine. "Tip of the Iceberg/Takin' it Ova! > Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "New Found Glory / International Superheroes of Hardcore - Tip of the Iceberg / Takin' It Ova! (2008)". Punknews.org. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ Roth, Kaj (May 18, 2008). "New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ Djamoos, Anton. "New Found Glory Reach the Tip of the Iceberg". AbsolutePunk . Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ Shultz, Brian (February 23, 2008). "New Found Glory EP detailed; release date for H20 full-length". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Paul, Aubin (April 10, 2008). "New Found Glory: 'Tip of the Iceberg'". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Paul, Aubin (May 2, 2008). "New Found Glory / International Superheroes of Hardcore announce release show". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ Paul, Aubin (May 19, 2008). "New Found Glory: 'Dig My Own Grave'". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ Tip of the Iceberg (EP liner notes). New Found Glory. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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