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Bowling For Soup, LØLØ, Meet Me @ The Altar and more have been announced for Disney’s A Whole New Sound pop-punk album – and you can hear New Found Glory’s appearance on the record now…
Disney have now confirmed all the artists and full tracklist for their official pop-punk covers album, A Whole New Sound, which is due out on September 6.
Following ace covers by Simple Plan and Magnolia Park, none other than Mickey Mouse himself has revealed that he’s recruited the likes of Yellowcard, Bowling For Soup, LØLØ, Meet Me @ The Altar, Mayday Parade and New Found Glory for the rest of the record – and, speaking of the latter, NFG have shared their version of Part Of Your World from 1989’s The Little Mermaid to coincide with the news.
“In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while,” explains guitarist Chad Gilbert. “I realised that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed to match the energy of the music with the rebellious thoughts of the song, along with her hope for adventure. When she sings about wanting to dance, the music is upbeat and fun, but when she expresses her longing for freedom, the rhythm drops so you really feel the pull of the heart.
“Our band’s biggest goal has always been to show and encourage young adults, the young at heart, and any person that has a dream but faces self-doubt that there is another world out there that will accept them for exactly who they are. To not be afraid to take the next step.”
Check out the full A Whole New Sound tracklist:
1. Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid by New Found Glory
2. Remember Me from Coco by Mayday Parade
3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King by Simple Plan
4. I2I from A Goofy Movie by Magnolia Park
5. A Whole New World from Aladdin by Yellowcard
6. Go the Distance from Hercules by We The Kings
7. Surface Pressure from Encanto by Plain White T's
8. You've Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story by Meet Me @ The Altar
9. You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan by Boys Like Girls
10. Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas by Tokio Hotel
11. Let It Go from Frozen by LØLØ
12. Friend Like Me from Aladdin by Bowling For Soup