They've been around the block a few times, creating such hits as "Sugar, We're Going Down," "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)," and "This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms Race."

You may also not know them as the band behind the "Ghostbusters" reboot theme song and "The Lego Batman Movie's" title sequence. They've toured almost every continent, held world records, broken up, and gotten back together. Who are they? The pop-punk band, Fall Out Boy.

Since the release of their first album in the early 2000s, Fall Out Boy has made quite a few songs and gathered a large fanbase, of which I am a part of. Their most recent album was released on January 19th.

Their seventh full-length album, "Mania" holds a wide variety of music that sounds both old and new in the context of the rest of the band's discography.

It is, in my opinion, the best album they've made since 2008's "Folie A Deux" - but it was a rocky road to get here. Following a two or three year hiatus, the band got back together to create the albums "Save Rock and Roll" and "American Beauty/American Psycho," both of which had a few good songs and a lot more underwhelming songs.

This most recent album was announced to be released in September, then was scrapped before production and re-written for the current release date.

"Mania" succeeds on the whole, with only one song that is entirely underwhelming on the whole album. Though it does have a short run-time of 36 minutes, each of the ten songs is packed with musical prowess. The opening "Young & Menace" leans towards dubstep and EDM influences much more than any song by the group in the past, but this first single definitely grew on me.

I was nervous about the direction of the album when I first heard this song, but it's definitely the furthest out there while still retaining a good bit of the signature FOB characteristics - winding lyrics, killer high notes, and weird, but awesome aesthetics. In the past, most of the band's album art has either been red or blue-tinged, which makes "Mania's" vibrant purple cover stand out like a neon grape.

Consisting of ten songs, five of which are singles, the drop of the album itself was not a big thing - but the many concerts and tour dates announced with it were. However, the non-single songs that came out with the album were, on the whole, great. "Church" is a revelation in and of itself, with lead singer Patrick Stump's vocals being carried to farther reaches by the accompanying gospel choir and organ.

"Heaven's Gate" is a punk-pop slow jam for the ages, and written in 3/4 time - not a lot of songs are these days. I kind of want it to be my first dance at my wedding, it's that good. I know I mentioned how good Stump's voice sounds on "Church," but "Heaven's Gate" is on a whole new level. I adore it.

The only song on the album that doesn't feel like a Fall Out Boy song is, coincidentally, the only one with a featured artist. I have nothing against Burna Boy, but his verse on "Sunshine Riptide" is even more unintelligible than Stump's vocals from albums past. (He's been known to not enunciate very well, leading to a lot of misconstrued lyrics).

Furthermore, Fall Out Boy as a band has always been a few feet off the beaten path, and this song sounds like it made the path beaten, if you get me. It's far more mainstream than this band usually gets, even with its hit singles, and it's kind of a disappointment in that respect.

Fall Out Boy has had a prolific and long-running career, with many bumps and potholes along the road to get to where they are now.

I'm of the firm belief that this album is not a bump or pothole, but leads the way for smooth sailing for the band's future.