After three years, Fall Out Boy finally released their new album, “M A N I A,” on Friday, Jan. 19 and shocked fans with the departure from their infamous punk rock sound to a new pop sound.

Consisting of only 10 songs, Fall Out Boy seems to have jumped onto the pop bandwagon like Paramore and many other used-to-be punk rock bands. But that didn’t stop the lead singer, Patrick Stump, from doing his well-known high pitched notes.

The first track, “Young and Menace,” provides a catchy beat during the chorus that leaves listeners hooked and wanting to hear it again. Even with its Britney Spears’ reference, “Oops I, did it again,” fans can’t help but enjoy the song.

“Champion,” the second track on the album, is one of those songs that gives the audience a positive vibe. This song encourages people to be able to live through the hardest moments in their lives even if they are too young to fully understand their situations.

“Wilson (Expensive Mistakes),” the fifth track, is about trying to fit in and be loved by everyone but it’s more difficult than it seems. Fall Out Boy goes back to their emo rock punk times with the lyrics of the chorus, “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” It’s something every emo kid out there can relate to.

The tracks, “Bishops Knife Trick” and “Church,” start to slow things down with the deep personal meanings to each song. While “Church” is a soulful gospel about having fake friends and only relying on that one special person, “Bishops Knife Trick” shows Fall Out Boy is done with sadness and despair and plans to never experience any kind of blues again.

Even though “M A N I A” has its strong points, a downside to the album is that most of the lyrics are mainstream. The bands familiar tones are missing in some tracks; in fact “Heaven’s Gate” is accompanied by a beat almost identical to Rihanna’s “Love On The Brain” which is a little disappointing.

Newer fans don’t seem to have a problem with the mainstream-sounding album as “M A N I A” reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart shortly after its release. However, for older fans it wasn’t great because of the lack of creativity and not-so-unique sound.