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116-434: YC or yC may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Yellowcard , an American pop-rock band Yellow Claw (DJs) , Dutch DJ duo Yung Chris , rapper Yury G. Chernavsky (born 1947), a Russian-American producer, composer and songwriter Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Y Combinator , a seed-stage startup funding firm Yale College ,

232-426: A "strong effort that trades sunny-sounding rockers and breakup songs for weightier concerns of war and family, 'Lights' conveys that maturity without seeming strained." Dan McClanahan of Iowa State Daily wrote: "...This disc will likely change people's opinion of Yellowcard. Much more angst and a drastically matured sound make for a pleasant surprise." McClanahan revealed that he was not looking forward to listen to

348-566: A Co-Headlining a Tour with Saves The Day and supporting act The Wonder Years . The tour stopped at several cities in the UK including Glasgow , Manchester , Birmingham , and London. Beginning around the holidays in mid-December, the band returned to the United States, completing more than a full year of touring. Yellowcard announced at several shows in November 2011 that the group would be returning to

464-545: A Myspace blog message that he would be leaving Yellowcard to pursue other endeavors, moving back to Jacksonville and rejoining his old band. Josh Portman from the bands Near Miss and Staring Back took over on bass until the reformation of Yellowcard in 2010, upon which Sean O'Donnell of Reeve Oliver became the bass player. On January 7, Yellowcard went to the Middle East to do a USO tour. The group went to Kuwait as originally planned, but could not get into Iraq because of

580-474: A Sail . On the same day, the Yellowcard Twitter account linked to a post from AbsolutePunk.net which revealed the album's artwork and track list. The album would have 13 tracks. Also on August 4, the band announced a co-headline tour with Memphis May Fire , with special guests Emarosa . The tour would take place across the U.S. in the fall of 2014 and would begin the week after the album was released. On

696-423: A Wrecking Ball", which was written and demoed in 2008 with Ryan Mendez and Dan McLintock. On June 7, 2016, the band announced on Facebook that its new album would be self-titled; Yellowcard was released on September 30, 2016. On June 24, 2016, the band released the lead single off of the album titled "Rest In Peace". On August 17, 2016, the music video for "The Hurt Is Gone" was released. On March 22, 2016, it

812-440: A big difference -- the difference of a decade -- between being a loser and being a twerp ... Lights and Sounds is Yellowcard's attempt to split that difference." Sanneh reports that the song "Two Weeks from Twenty", one of the band's anti-war song, "sounds suspiciously like Green Day ; the lyrics echo the plot of the video for Green Day's ' Wake Me Up When September Ends '." Despite this, Sanneh goes on to say that Yellowcard

928-539: A big, serious album, but the band doesn’t sound even remotely ready." Nick Cowen from Drowned in Sound wrote: "Those who register for Pop-Punk 101 will receive Yellowcard’s Lights And Sounds as their first set-work; the Jacksonville quintet's new album would be the perfect teaching aid, as it's technically proficient while being boring and forgettable enough not to inspire the temptation to plagiarise." Cowen concluded that

1044-520: A distinct and unique sound in its genre due to their prominent use of a violin . The group's most-recognized singles include " Ocean Avenue ", " Only One ", and " Lights and Sounds ". Released in 2003, "Ocean Avenue" and its parent album of the same name are both certified double platinum and platinum in the US respectively by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); "Only One" and

1160-516: A drum kit, guitar amps, and even including a piano. While Key and Mosely began the development of the songs, the rest of the members would occasionally fly to New York to check on the progress. In April 2005, the band met in Los Angeles and began working at the Sunset Sound studios. The following month in an interview with MTV News , lead guitarist Ben Harper revealed that the writing process

1276-569: A few months off at the beginning of 2005. Ryan Key and Peter Mosely moved to New York City to write the songs for the group's next album. The rest of the band remained in Los Angeles. The band regrouped in LA in the spring and began pre-production for the follow-up to Ocean Avenue in March. Recording and production was finished in September, and advertising began for the album. The band had originally announced that

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1392-578: A guest, on background vocals, as did violinist Sean Mackin. Key had also been in California band Craig's Brother . Yellowcard recorded their first LP, Midget Tossing , at the Music Factory in Jacksonville Beach with Michael Ray FitzGerald at the board. Where We Stand , the band's second album, featured the same lineup as Midget Tossing , while Mackin was brought in for more songs. Soon, however,

1508-492: A headlining tour in the fall of 2011. In fall 2011, the band headlined a U.S. tour with Go Radio and Every Avenue (with whom Ryan Key had co-written two songs: "Girl Like That" (2009) and "Tie Me Down" (2011)). Ryan Key also recorded a song with Silverstein called "Stay Posi" for the Take Action! Vol. 10 compilation. On October 24, 2011, Yellowcard released When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes Acoustic . This release

1624-511: A little too jaded and a little too dark, and I think that the lack of hope and faith that we put on this record made us a little less sparkly and light to people. But I think that it's all part of our evolution. We all went a bit too far. Mackin also insisted that the band did not see the album as a mistake, but more of a "learning experience", so that it would not happen again whey they work on their next project. Two singles were released from Lights and Sounds . The first, " Lights and Sounds ",

1740-449: A message on Yellowcard's website stating he was leaving the band because he was getting married and wanted to focus on his family. On the 17th of the same month, also on the band's website, it was announced that Josh Portman would be filling the spot as bassist. On March 5, 2012, the group entered the studio to begin recording their next album. Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low , Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday , and Taylor Jardine of We Are

1856-462: A new record. Yellowcard's official Facebook page announced on August 1, 2010, that the band had reformed and would be working on a new record. Josh Portman, the former bass player, was replaced by Sean O'Donnell of Dogwood and Reeve Oliver and Ryan's other side project, Big If. In the May issue of Alternative Press , former bassist Pete Mosely revealed he was contacted by Parsons about rejoining before

1972-472: A release date of November 15. Between October and December 2005, Yellowcard went on a cross-country US tour with Acceptance and the Pink Spiders . In November 2005, it was announced that guitarist Ben Harper had parted ways with the band. Key explained that the band went through "a lot of the highest and lowest points" and that making an album "would be on the highest list, and losing a member would be on

2088-431: A small side project called Big If. Big If released many demos online and had a record due out in late 2009 which was cancelled. The band featured a more pop punk approach in most of its first songs, though by the time they had reached the second set of demos, they had almost completely progressed into a pop rock style. After the band's fourth set of demos, the band announced a fundraising event on February 10, 2010, called

2204-451: A theme that spoke about bitterness and disillusionment. "How I Go" is based on both lament of a father over the life that has flowed past him and the 2003 film, Big Fish . Another song, "Words, Hands, Hearts", is written about the events that occurred during the September 11 attacks . "We've simply grown apart, personally and creatively, which can happen in any relationship. This change

2320-465: A worldwide multi-album deal with Razor & Tie . It was then announced that a new record would be released in the fall of 2014. On March 24, the band announced that Nate Young from Anberlin would be playing drums on the new album and on April 14, further confirmed that he would perform with the band at the Warped Tour. On August 4, 2014, Yellowcard announced that the next album would be titled Lift

2436-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yellowcard Yellowcard is an American rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida , in 1997. The lineup currently consists of lead singer Ryan Key , lead guitarist Ryan Mendez, bassist Josh Portman and violinist Sean Mackin . Primarily a pop-punk group, their music is recognized for having

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2552-499: Is hard for all of us, but Ben will always be our brother." Violinist Sean Mackin on Ben Harper leaving Yellowcard In August 2005, Yellowcard announced the songs, " Lights and Sounds ", "Sure Thing Falling", and "Two Weeks from Twenty", that were going to be featured in the album. In September 2005, the band played a few festivals in Japan, before embarking on a tour of Canada with Rufio and Moneen . That same month, their next album

2668-403: Is still "pretty good" at "writing sweeping, upbeat punk-rock love songs". Ben Breier of Kent News wrote: "One thing is certain: The Yellowcard you grew to know and love circa Ocean Avenue is no longer with us. The band has vastly matured when compared to past records, but it comes at a price – members forgot what made them occasionally catchy and addictive in the first place. It's clearly

2784-522: The Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 2004. The band experienced its peak popularity during the second half of 2004. They were cover features on Alternative Press magazine, a headliner of the 2004 Warped Tour , performed "Ocean Avenue" and won the MTV2 award at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards , and were featured in the season 2 premiere of One Tree Hill with their song "Empty Apartment". The band

2900-644: The HFStival . In June, the band went on a summer tour alongside Matchbook Romance and Hedley . During this, a video for "Sure Thing Falling" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. They then appeared at the San Diego Street Scene festival in August 2006, and played a few shows in Brazil. In September 2006, the band went on a headlining tour of the US with support from Anberlin and Reeve Oliver , and appeared at

3016-553: The X96 Big Ass Show and Bamboozle Left festivals. The reviews for Lights and Sounds were mostly mixed upon release, particularly from mainstream media, but some critics have stated that the album had fallen well short of the standards of Ocean Avenue , the album's predecessor. Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times , in review of the album, wrote: "To listeners on either side of rock's latest generational divide, there's

3132-449: The "Help Mend A Heart Auction", which was to fund Jordan Pundik 's mother's heart transplant operation. After that final announcement, there has been no word from the band, and their Myspace page is no longer active. Parsons played drums for Adam Lambert from October 2009 through September 18, 2010, before returning to Yellowcard after its hiatus. Longineu Parsons mentioned in a YouTube video that Yellowcard had started talking about

3248-580: The 2018 Vans Warped Tour . In 2019, members of the Lights and Sounds -era lineup of Yellowcard collectively sued rapper Juice Wrld , claiming that his song " Lucid Dreams " plagiarized the melody of their song "Holly Wood Died". The band recruited lawyer Richard Busch, who was best known for representing the estate of Marvin Gaye during the "Blurred Lines" case . It was reported Busch's law firm were suing Juice Wrld for $ 15 million; Busch himself, however, claimed that

3364-417: The 28th of the same month, it was announced that Tucker Rule, formerly of the band Thursday, would be drumming on the tour. On August 19, 2014, Yellowcard released the first single, "One Bedroom", as the lead single taken from Lift a Sail , which would be released October 7, 2014. Yellowcard toured the UK with Less Than Jake in the spring of 2015 and Australia with Mayday Parade in the summer of 2015 and in

3480-505: The Holly Wood character While making the album, Yellowcard had also developed a character, Holly Wood, who served as a narrator and protagonist for the album's storyline. The character is featured in the songs " Rough Landing, Holly " and "Holly Wood Died". The band explained the meaning of the title track, which they said is based on a "whirlwind rocker about the pressures on the band members" and how they have changed as they have aged after

3596-469: The In Crowd were confirmed to be appearing as guest vocalists on the album. Yellowcard announced that it had finished the record on April 8, after five weeks of recording. On May 21, the first single from the album, " Always Summer ", premiered on the website AbsolutePunk and was available for free streaming. The next day, it was available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon . On July 11, Yellowcard released

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3712-470: The Kids / Where We Stand days. Granted, the band still trades in the immediate melodies and heart-on-sleeve lyrics that they've used since the beginning, but major-label success suits them well." Though, Phares went on to add that the band "ends up sounding self-assured instead of compromised in its big-budget surroundings." Billboard magazine gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, and claimed that Yellowcard made

3828-635: The President arriving and canceling all flights there. The band released a live album on January 22, 2008, titled iTunes Live from Las Vegas at the Palms . It was recorded during their Blue October Tour in October 2007. The band canceled several European shows in January due to drummer Longineu Parsons taking a couple months off. He spent the time in Jacksonville, Florida, with his grandmother, who raised him and whose health

3944-419: The U.S. with New Found Glory from October 18 to November 22, 2015. On February 24, 2016, Hopeless Records announced that Yellowcard had rejoined the label and that the band was recording an album, which was to be released in late 2016. Nate Young was confirmed to be playing drums on the new record. On April 6, 2016, Ryan Key confirmed on his Twitter account that the name of one of the new tracks would be "I'm

4060-407: The album "is a substandard, second-tier album with some strings thrown in for good measure. It's really not worth the money in your wallet – even if that wallet is attached to a very long chain." Now magazine claimed that the band "may be in the right place, it's clear they're simply incapable of realizing this clumsy faux magnum opus." Despite the mixed reaction, many critics were fond of

4176-487: The album a perfect rating, saying, "It may be one of the least 'punk' albums a pop-punk band will make this year--but it's probably one of the best, too." Sputnikmusic gave the album 3.5 out of five stars, writing: "It's pop-punk, and fairly unambitious stuff at that ... What keeps this record on its feet is the lyricism, the production and the simplicity of it all." Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote: "On Lights and Sounds , Yellowcard sounds light years away from its One for

4292-479: The album at Sterling Sound in New York City. With Lights and Sounds , Yellowcard broke away from their original pop punk sound to a more alternative rock album. The album is somewhat of a concept album , made to reflect what Yellowcard was feeling at the time of production. Ryan Key, in discussion of this, said that Ocean Avenue was about "finding your place in the world" and explained that Lights and Sounds

4408-426: The album was a "definite departure" and "more political" than what Ocean Avenue had contained. In discussion of the album, Key said that the band had matured and that the music in Lights and Sounds would be different from their previous album. Though, Key added, "...we have to be careful, we have to try and write songs [in the style of the ones] we wrote before. We have to make a conscious effort not to think about

4524-404: The album was expected for August 2005, but production and other delays pushed the release date back several months. In the months following, many problems had arisen between the bandmates, with Key stating, "The fame went to our heads." After months of increasing tension stemming from Ben Harper's increased involvement with his indie label Takeover Records, Harper was removed from Yellowcard. He

4640-456: The album, 14 of which are on the CD, plus a B-side available on import versions, CD singles, and at the iTunes Store , called "Three Flights Down". The opening track, "Three Flights Up", was the first instrumental track on a Yellowcard album since "Interlewd" on the band's first album, Midget Tossing . Those two and "Convocation" from their 2014 release, Lift a Sail , are the only instrumental tracks

4756-466: The album, Mosely left Yellowcard, devoting his time to his first band, Inspection 12, and finishing the band's album, Get Rad . The members of Yellowcard began the search for a new bass player and chose Alex Lewis, whose sister, Alieke Wijnveldt, contributed vocals to the Ocean Avenue track "View from Heaven". After Lewis joined, the band filmed an unreleased music video for the song "Powder". The video

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4872-477: The album, but admitted once he heard he knew it embraced the band's "strengths" and that they "greatly expanded the subject matter of its songs." Lights and Sounds debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and Top Internet Albums ' charts, and sold over 95,000 copies in its first week of release. Since June 2006, Lights and Sounds has sold over 315,000 copies in the United States. The album did not exceed

4988-464: The album. Rolling Stone 's music critic Jenny Eliscu wrote that the album "has made what ends up being one of the best straight-up pop-rock albums of 2006". Elicsu also complimented the band, writing: "Like the Goo Goo Dolls  ... Yellowcard have rightfully recognized the transcendent value of a big, fist-pumping anthem coated with a light dose of romantic schmaltz." Alternative Press gave

5104-549: The band announced they would be playing at the When We Were Young Festival on October 21, 2023. On February 14, 2023, the band announced a summer tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ocean Avenue across the U.S. alongside Mayday Parade , This Wild Life, Story of the Year , and Anberlin . On May 20, 2023, the band announced a new single titled "Childhood Eyes" after a stint of teaser posts on social media. The song

5220-463: The band fired Dobson and replaced him with former guest vocalist Key. This changed the band's style from hardcore punk to pop punk . In early 2000, Yellowcard recorded the Still Standing EP. Soon after it was released, Todd Clary left the band. Key then filled both Clary's and Dobson's duties, guitar and vocals respectively. After sending the new EP to friend Steve Lubarsky at Lobster Records,

5336-515: The band has released on an album. The title track, " Lights and Sounds ", was the first single, released a week before the album. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks . It is also featured on the video games Burnout Revenge and Guitar Hero: Modern Hits . In its first week of release, the album sold just over 90,000 copies, but it only went on to receive gold status. High first week sales are most likely

5452-461: The band liked the Chicks' and even thought of collaborating with Maines on Ocean Avenue for the song "View from Heaven". Mosely also revealed that the band approached Maines about singing on "How I Go"; "The original plan was just for her to sing back-up (on the song). [But] it ended up turning into a duet." He also added that Maines took a demo of the song and returned to the studio, Sunset Sound, where

5568-442: The band members began stating that they had been writing new music and would be returning to the studio that year. On February 12, 2014, it was announced that Yellowcard would be playing the entire 2014 Vans Warped Tour. On March 13, 2014, the band announced that drummer and founding member Longineu Parsons III had left the band. On March 20, Yellowcard announced it had left Hopeless Records after three years and three albums to sign

5684-406: The band oscillated towards more of a streamlined pop punk identity when Ryan Key became the band's lead singer. The albums Lights and Sounds (2006) and Lift A Sail (2014) saw the band experiment with alternative rock and arena rock stylings. Lights and Sounds Lights and Sounds debuted to mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, receiving criticism as the album fell short from

5800-492: The band reconvened, but ultimately decided not to reunite with the rest of Yellowcard. Since the reformation announcement, the Yellowcard YouTube account was reopened and featured weekly sessions about the recording of the new album. It was also in these sessions that a handful of names and snippets of songs were released. Big If songs "Empty Street", "Hide", and "Hang You Up" were rumored to be reworked and featured on

5916-400: The band released a music video for "Awakening" on MTV Buzzworthy. On December 6, Yellowcard's members announced that they were back in the studio. On May 3, 2013, the band confirmed rumors via Twitter about the recording of an acoustic remake of Ocean Avenue in honor of the platinum album's 10th anniversary. On June 3, 2013, pre-orders were set up for Ocean Avenue Acoustic . The album

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6032-475: The band revealed that they had entered their "highest and lowest" points because of Harper's departure from the band. To accommodate the album's promotion, Yellowcard replaced Harper with guitarist Ryan Mendez . After almost two years of touring in support of their 2003 album, Ocean Avenue , Yellowcard took a few months off. In December 2004, vocalist Ryan Key and bassist Peter Mosely moved to New York City to write songs for their upcoming album, while

6148-447: The band signed its first recording contract in June 2000 and in November, headed west to Camarillo, California , to begin working on another full-length album. The group released its third album, One for the Kids (Lobster Records), in 2001 and followed up with The Underdog EP ( Fueled by Ramen Records) in 2002. Both of these were well received by fans. However, soon after The Underdog EP

6264-487: The band was still pursuing the lawsuit despite the rapper's death. Though in a press statement, Busch did highlight that the members had very mixed emotions. "My clients are certainly torn about proceeding, and understand the optics involved. But it is important to remember that this lawsuit was filed before this tragic event, and was filed because all of the defendants (and there are two other writers and several music publishers and record labels) profited off of what we believe

6380-408: The band were working, in addition to the Chicks working on their album , with lyrics and vocals of her own. Mackin also composed an entire string section and conducted an orchestra in the album. In an interview with Daily Nexus in June 2006, Mackin revealed that the conducting was the easy part and that the composing part was much harder. In this interview, Mackin also commented, "composing

6496-408: The band's 2006 album Lights and Sounds have been certified gold. The band has released ten studio albums, with its most recent, Yellowcard , released on September 30, 2016. Following this release and supporting tour, the band broke up. The band reunited in September 2022 for a performance at Riot Fest and embarked on a 20th-anniversary tour for Ocean Avenue in 2023. A new EP, Childhood Eyes ,

6612-426: The band's progress on making the album was posted on their Myspace , with a new video added every Thursday. In total, 10 videos were posted, with additional footage released on the deluxe CD/DVD edition of Paper Walls . Additionally, in January 2007, some sample demo songs were released on the band's MySpace, though they were only rough recordings from pre-production and not the final recorded versions. The first demo

6728-407: The band, so once they all got together, they can start collaborating on the record. Mosely, also in discussion of this, added that the reason it took them so long was because they were "scared to death" with the writing. Mosely concluded that once the writing had begun, the process was easier on them. It was also during this time that Key and Mosely began to turn their apartment into a studio, adding

6844-475: The case could be refiled if the band were to change their minds. In 2021, Key and Mendez formed an electronic music duo called JEDHA. Yellowcard reunited on September 17, 2022, at Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois. The set featured a full play-through of the album Ocean Avenue as well as a handful of other songs. On September 26, the band announced they would be playing Slam Dunk Festival in May 2023. Additionally

6960-529: The charts. In May 2006, Ryan Key had surgery on his vocal chords after having problems with his singing. He had started having problems in December 2005. He was mute for a week and could not sing for more than a month. Yellowcard, after canceling some shows and receiving some time off from touring, joined the Virgin Mega Tour for the summer of 2006. On October 16, 2006, Yellowcard announced via its website that

7076-671: The expectations of Ocean Avenue , which approached 2 million in record sales. Internationally, Lights and Sounds peaked at number four on the Canadian Top Album Chart, making it Yellowcard's highest debut in Canada. It also debuted at number six in the Australian chart, in which it spent six weeks, before retiring in the number 49 position. In the New Zealand chart it peaked in the number 11 position. Lights and Sounds charted on

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7192-458: The fact that we went from being a nothing band ... to having a bunch of hit singles in like, one year." Printz Board of The Black Eyed Peas collaborated with Yellowcard on the song "Two Weeks from Twenty" where he played a trumpet solo. The song, "How I Go", features a duet with the Chicks ' lead vocalist Natalie Maines , and features a twenty-five piece orchestra, which was conducted by violinist Sean Mackin . According to Peter Mosely,

7308-522: The final music video, "A Place We Set Afire" was released. Following the band's breakup, Key pursued a solo career under his full name, William Ryan Key. He released three EPs and toured as a solo act, with Mendez and Portman occasionally appearing onstage with him. Key also served as a touring guitarist for New Found Glory beginning in 2018, and made appearances at Linkin Park 's tribute concert for their late singer Chester Bennington in October 2017 and at

7424-454: The group was back in the studio recording a new album. Guitarist Ryan Mendez posted on the official Yellowcard message board on October 21, 2006, that three songs had been completed and stated, "I really think fans of both older and newer Yellowcard are going to be very happy." Pre-production began in October 2006, and tracking began in January 2007. Between the months of January and March 2007, studio footage labeled "Yellowcard Sessions" regarding

7540-523: The group would be going on an "indefinite hiatus." The band's European tour set for 2008 was canceled, and they instead embarked on an acoustic tour in the spring of 2008 before going on hiatus. Among the reasons for the band's hiatus were individual member situations. Longineu Parsons took some time off in the winter to spend time with family and joined a side project band based in Jacksonville, Florida. Sean Mackin got married in 2008 and wanted to take some time off to spend with his family. Ryan Key stated that

7656-445: The group's Myspace music player to give fans a taste of what was to come on the new album. Paper Walls was released in the U.S. on July 17 (July 16 on iTunes) in an additional CD/DVD format, as Lights and Sounds was the previous year. The DVD contains exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the band, an extensive photo gallery and two additional live bonus tracks. In June 2007, Yellowcard was voted to do AOL Sessions Under Cover. It

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7888-468: The lowest." He also added, "It's really been a long journey together, you know, so obviously, parting ways with Ben was a really unpleasant experience. It was either go on without him, or don't go on at all. And, at the core, we decided that we had something too great to let go of, and that we had to kind of make a last resort and move on without him." Harper was replaced by Ryan Mendez of Staring Back, who broke up upon Mendez leaving. The music video for

8004-416: The members needed some time to figure out their personal lives. The band members were unsure of the hiatus' length, but they assured their fans they planned to return as a group. In May 2008, Yellowcard left Capitol Records and was left unsigned. On June 16, 2009, Capitol released an EP titled Deep Cuts , which consists of four previously released tracks. Ryan Key and Sean O'Donnell of Reeve Oliver formed

8120-548: The music video for this song was released. The second single, " Hang You Up ", was released February 22. The new album released on March 22, 2011, on iTunes and CD. Yellowcard released dates for concerts for part of 2010 and the majority of 2011. The band toured with All Time Low throughout Europe in March 2011, around the same time that the album was released. On November 13, 2010, the band played its first show after coming back from hiatus at The Glass House in Pomona, California . This

8236-406: The new record ("Empty Street" ultimately did not make the cut). One of the first confirmed tracks on the new record, "See Me Smiling", was originally an instrumental demo Ryan Mendez wrote and recorded at his home studio, which he sent to the other band members. They decided to record it for the new record. The bridge is one of Key's favorite vocal parts in all of Yellowcard's library. "Sing For Me"

8352-620: The number 59 spot in the United Kingdom and spent one week on the chart. In the United States, the album was certified gold by the RIAA on March 15, 2006, indicating shipment of 500,000. When asked about the disappointment of sales that Lights and Sounds received, Sean Mackin said: I think that the band went on ... maybe not a tangent, but we had a goal in mind, and at the end of the recording process, we were so proud of how artistic we were. And I think we showed too much. I think maybe we were

8468-681: The opening track for Southern Air , "Awakening". The lyric video of the song was released online via Hopeless Records. On July 15, the band confirmed that the next single would be called "Here I Am Alive", which was released on July 31. On August 7, the full album was made available for streaming on YouTube under Hopeless Records. The "Here I Am Alive" music video featuring Tay Jardine premiered on August 14 on MTV. On August 21, acoustic versions of "Always Summer" and "Here I Am Alive" became available on Hopeless Records' YouTube channel. On September 26, Yellowcard released an acoustic version of "Telescope" on Hopeless Records' YouTube channel. On December 10, 2012,

8584-405: The release of Ocean Avenue . Key also commented that when he was preoccupied with making the album, there were distractions while in the process; he simply referred to the distractions as "lights and sounds", which ultimately resulted in the band naming the album just that. He also says that the main reason behind that was how it affected the band during that particular time. During discussion of

8700-521: The release of the album), Key described the album as ... very much a record of hope and finding yourself again. It's after you've come through all of that – going to the height of it – and picking yourself back up again. And by "hitting rock bottom", I don't mean in record sales or fame or any of that shit. I mean personally – emotionally ... Paper Walls is the story, the feeling, of what it's like to be out of those holes, looking back, no regrets, but smarter and having grown through them. The whole interview

8816-566: The rest of the band remained in Los Angeles . As Key and Mosely stayed in New York, they admitted that there was a delay when it came to start writing songs for the album. Key, however, did explain that they were writing "weird, obscure, not-too-mellow" tracks and working on notebooks that he compiled while the band was touring. He also noted that he was able to write for a couple of hours and would receive over "15-20 ideas" that he could take out for

8932-447: The result of high anticipation of the album, as it was the follow-up to the highly successful Ocean Avenue ; low total sales backup Key's statement about the album being very ambitious and different in sound from Ocean Avenue . On May 6, 2006, the second and final single and video of the album, " Rough Landing, Holly ", was released. The single was not as well received as the first, and after its first week of release, it quickly dropped on

9048-418: The right direction for the band, but Yellowcard needs to further refine its new style before it can come up with something above average." Mike Schiller of PopMatters , who was somewhat displeased with the album, wrote that the album does not "make up for the overabundance of flaccid mediocrity on display throughout most of the album". Schiller went on to say, " Lights and Sounds may be Yellowcard’s attempt at

9164-421: The sales were due to their going "a bit too far" with the expectations they had thought the album would exceed. Lights and Sounds was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album yielded two singles, " Lights and Sounds " and " Rough Landing, Holly ". While the band was promoting the album, lead guitarist Ben Harper parted ways with the band. Following Harper's departure,

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9396-401: The standard set by its predecessor, Ocean Avenue . Upon the album's release, it charted at number five on Billboard 's 200 and Top Internet Albums ' charts, making it the band highest charting album to date. The album accumulated sales of just over 315,000 copies, which failed to match the 2 million sales of their previous album. Yellowcard went on to explain that the disappointment of

9512-450: The studio in early 2012 to record a new record. Key stated that the positive reception from When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes and the overall positive energy that the band was generating was inspiration to begin writing again. The band had already begun to write material for the new record. On February 10, it was announced that all the new music had been demoed, and Key would start writing lyrics. On February 3, 2012, Sean O'Donnell posted

9628-402: The success of "Ocean Avenue", the band released the single " Only One ", a rock ballad which also did fairly well on TRL and radio. The Ocean Avenue album sold over one million copies in the U.S. alone. During this time, Yellowcard contributed songs to various other soundtracks. The first, "Gifts and Curses", appeared in the hit film Spider-Man 2 . Another, a cover of Lagwagon 's "Violins",

9744-572: The title anyway; Key also announced the album title during a concert at Southern Connecticut State University . During the Troubadour show, the group played two songs from its new album (" Fighting " and "The Takedown"). Yellowcard played an acoustic set the next night at the Troubadour and premiered two new songs, "Shadows and Regrets" and " Light Up the Sky ". In the teaser of an interview with Jason Tate of absolutepunk.net released on June 17 (one month before

9860-553: The title track, was released on November 25, 2005. The song peaked at number four on Billboard 's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also appeared on the Hot Digital Songs chart on the number 26 position. It also charted in Billboard's Hot 100 and Pop 100 , respectively. The second single, " Rough Landing, Holly ", was released on May 6, 2006, reached 27 on Billboard 's Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and peaked at number 49 on

9976-566: The title-track was featured on a Verizon Wireless Vcast commercial around the time of the album's release. Lights and Sounds was released on January 24, 2006 through major label Capitol Records . In January and February the band went on a tour of the US. On March 21, 2006, the music video for "Rough Landing, Holly" was posted online. In April and May, the band embarked on the Virgin College Mega Tour alongside Mae , Over It , and Strike Fire Fall. Following this, they appeared at

10092-449: The track listing in Lights and Sounds , Yellowcard revealed that "Two Weeks from Twenty" stretched the "limits" for them and explained that it was a "jazz-lounge anti-war song". The band also explained that the song is a narrative of a young soldier named Jimmy, from New Jersey , who is killed in the Iraq war . Other songs such as "Down on My Head", "City of Devils", and "Holly Wood Died", had

10208-426: The value was "falsely reported", and that the band members were "simply seeking what the law allows, and what parties in their position have sought in similar cases, which at this point is not determined". Following the rapper's death later that year, the members extended their deadline for a defendant to respond to the lawsuit. This intensified the controversy significantly, as many news outlets pointed out that it meant

10324-558: The west coast in March. The group announced that Jimmy Brunkvist from Like Torches would fulfill drumming duties for the final touring cycle. On March 21 and 22, the band played make-up shows to sold-out crowds in Albuquerque, New Mexico , and Tempe, Arizona , respectively. The band played their final show on March 25, 2017, at the House Of Blues in Anaheim , California. On April 12, 2017,

10440-423: The writing for Ocean Avenue and had also been friends with most of the band's members since high school, Lewis was asked to leave on March 1, 2004, and Mosely was reinstated as the bass player. In late 2003, Yellowcard finally broke through with a hit single, " Ocean Avenue ", in part due to the song premiering on MTV 's Total Request Live . Radio eventually picked up on the single, with it peaking at No. 37 on

10556-400: Was "not in a 'now I'm going to start wearing eyeliner' kind of way, but emotionally darker." In addition, many of the song's themes deal with Key's battle with drugs and alcohol. "Holly became this person on the record who appears in a lot of the songs, and at times you love her and at times you hate her. At times she's good to you and sometimes she's bad." Ryan Key in discussion of

10672-554: Was a 30-second preview of the iTunes bonus track, "Bombers", and the second was a clip of an unmixed version of " Light Up the Sky ". The first Yellowcard show since October 2006 took place on March 29, 2007, at the Troubadour in Hollywood, California . At the show, lead singer Ryan Key announced to a sold-out crowd that the new album would be titled Paper Walls . He said he would "probably get in trouble for [it]", but went on to announce

10788-411: Was about "realizing that you've gotten lost". The band has cited Radiohead 's Kid A (2000) and Guns N' Roses ' 1991 albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II as major influences for the album. Yellowcard also credit Aphex Twin , Mouse on Mars and Explosions in the Sky for inspiration, regarding the music sound in the album. In an interview in August 2005, Key explained that

10904-483: Was also featured on a Punk Goes Christmas compilation with a cover of "Christmas Lights" by Coldplay . During January and February 2014, Yellowcard completed a second leg of the Ocean Avenue Acoustic across the United States in cities that the group had not previously performed; the tour was supported by What's Eating Gilbert. At various shows during the tour and on the members personal social media accounts,

11020-480: Was announced for release in four months' time. "Lights and Sounds" debuted as part of the soundtrack to Burnout Revenge , before made available for streaming through the band's website on September 14, 2005. Later in September, the band announced the album's title and revealed that the title track, "Lights and Sounds", was confirmed to be the first single from the album, with a video shot in Van Nuys, California and

11136-518: Was announced that Yellowcard would be playing the entire 2016 Vans Warped Tour. On June 25, 2016, the band announced on its website that the group would be breaking up after a final tour, stating: "Please come and join us on our last trip around the globe. We hope to share this final record and tour with each and every one of you." The tour continued to the United Kingdom in December 2016, an Australian tour in February 2017, then one last string of US dates on

11252-461: Was clear copying and infringement of Yellowcard's work." – Richard Busch Yellowcard ultimately chose to drop the lawsuit in 2020 after Juice Wrld's mother became the representative of his estate. Busch stated that the band was "very sympathetic not only of Juice Wrld's death, but also needed time to decide whether they really wanted to pursue the case against his grieving mother as the personal representative of his estate." He also noted, however, that

11368-481: Was confirmed in the November issue of Alternative Press Magazine , issue 269. The song is written from the perspective of Key's terminally ill aunt, Aunt Stephanie, who was mentioned in "Rock Star Land". The recording process finished on November 8, 2010. The band later announced the name and release date of the first single, " For You, and Your Denial ". It was made available for purchase on iTunes and streaming at www.absolutepunk.net starting January 18, 2011. Also,

11484-539: Was failing. The band was originally scheduled to headline a spring tour with All Time Low , but All Time Low dropped out to take part in the Alternative Press spring tour. They were then replaced by MxPx , who canceled a few weeks later. Yellowcard then went on an acoustic tour with The Spill Canvas , Secondhand Serenade , PlayRadioPlay! , and Treaty of Paris . Yellowcard announced in an interview in April 2008 that

11600-486: Was featured episode 3 in season 8 of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge (later abridged to "The Challenge"), performing "Way Away" while cast members trashed a mock hotel room for a "rock star redecoration" challenge. The album's first track, "Way Away", appeared on the soundtracks of SSX 3 and Madden NFL 2004 . The album's second track, "Breathing", also appeared in EA 's Burnout 3: Takedown and FlatOut 2 . Following

11716-400: Was featured on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 compilation album. At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards , Yellowcard performed a cover of the song " Don't You (Forget About Me) " during a special tribute to the movie The Breakfast Club . On August 13, 2013, an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue was released in honor of the album's 10th anniversary. After almost two years of touring, Yellowcard took

11832-515: Was finished. In addition, Harper commented that the band recorded 19 songs for the album, 13 of which made the final cut. Sessions were held at Sunset Sound in May and June 2005, with producer Neal Avron . Recording was handled by Bradley Cook and Avron, with assistance from Bill Mims and Pro Tools engineer Travis Huff. Tom Lord-Alge mixed the recordings, with assistance from Femio Hernández, at South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida. Ted Jensen mastered

11948-443: Was generally a surprise to the fan base, as it was announced only two days earlier during the group's show in Chicago (and sold following the show at the merchandise table). The album was streaming on Absolutepunk.net for one day and is now available on iTunes. In addition, the band mentioned that the record is available at select indie record stores. Beginning on November 28, 2011, and continuing into December, Yellowcard participated in

12064-402: Was getting so frustrating since I wasn’t writing as fast as my mind was thinking, so going back I wanted to make sure that each of my arrangements for this album and the 12 different songs were completely different". Lights and Sounds primarily focuses on the band coping with the success they were enduring when writing songs for the album. The album also goes with what Key described as when he

12180-526: Was later put on the enhanced version of Ocean Avenue . Yellowcard released its first single from Ocean Avenue , " Way Away ". The song did well on MTV2 and rock radio, peaking at No. 25 on the modern-rock charts. The song created enough buzz to cause the band's mainstream explosion. In the middle of the band's first headlining tour, Peter Mosely decided to leave Inspection 12 and asked if he could rejoin Yellowcard. Because Mosely had been an integral part of

12296-448: Was preoccupied with making Lights and Sounds . Key said that one of the common themes that were written in the album was the band's hatred in living in Los Angeles. Key said that the songs have "lost that adolescent bounciness -- they've come into adulthood a bit". In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Key revealed that during the time he and Mosely spent in New York, he said it "brought out some darker places" in them and that it

12412-459: Was released on August 13, 2013. The band also announced an Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour that fall with guest Geoff Rickly of Thursday . During the tour, the band performed "Paper Walls" live for the first time. On October 29, 2013, Yellowcard announced that the group would be releasing a cover of Tony Sly 's song called "Already Won", which is included in The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute . The band

12528-730: Was released on February 9, 2024. The band joined Third Eye Blind on their Summer Gods Tour in the summer of 2024. While on tour, the band also released a cover of the Jimmy Eat World song " Hear You Me " with all proceeds being donated to a friend of the band whose family had recently experienced a loss. In September 2024, the band released a cover of " A Whole New World " from the 1992 Disney film Aladdin as part of Disney's A Whole New Sound compilation album. Yellowcard has mainly been described as pop-punk , alternative rock , and hardcore punk . Their first two studio albums were defined primarily by hardcore punk influences, but

12644-414: Was released on July 17, the release date of the album. Yellowcard announced on May 15 via Myspace that the first single from Paper Walls would be " Light Up the Sky ". This song was released to iTunes and radio on June 5. Soon after its release, Paper Walls became the second most popular album on iTunes and the most popular album in the alternative section. On July 9, Yellowcard released Paper Walls on

12760-547: Was released on July 20 and featured two songs from Paper Walls . The album debuted at No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , selling about 40,000 copies in its first week. Yellowcard promoted Paper Walls nonstop after its release and started touring to support the album. The group supported Blue October during the band's United States 2007 fall tour and also supported Linkin Park in Japan in November/December 2007. While touring for Paper Walls , Peter Mosely announced in

12876-680: Was released on July 21, 2023. Yellowcard was formed in 1997 in Jacksonville, Florida, after its members met at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts . The band got its name from a phrase its members used in high school: whenever somebody did something stupid at a party, such as spilling beer on the carpet, they cited soccer laws and gave the offender a " yellow card " for committing a "party foul". Yellowcard's original lineup featured Ben Dobson on vocals, Todd Clary on guitar and vocals, Ben Harper on guitar, Warren Cooke on bass, and Longineu Parsons III on drums. Modern Amusement frontman Ryan Key appeared as

12992-402: Was released on May 31, 2023, as the lead-off single of an EP of the same name , released on July 21 via Equal Vision Records . During a January 11, 2024, appearance on Good Morning America , the band announced a collaborative project entitled A Hopeful Sign . The album consists of nine previous Yellowcard songs reimagined and reworked by ambient post rock duo Hammock . The compilation

13108-466: Was released, Warren Cooke left for personal reasons on July 16, 2002. The band then asked Pete Mosely from Inspection 12 to play bass, and he joined the band four days later. Shortly after releasing The Underdog EP , Yellowcard signed with Capitol Records . The group recorded their major-label debut Ocean Avenue in February–March 2003 and released on July 22, 2003. During the recording of

13224-444: Was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back. Lights and Sounds was finally released on January 24, 2006. A loose concept album, the theme centers around Yellowcard's negative feelings towards Los Angeles. Prior to the release of Lights and Sounds Ryan Key said that this ambitious album would probably alienate a large portion of the group's fan base, and that he was "100 percent okay with that." 20 songs were recorded for

13340-458: Was the first time the whole band had played together since December 2007. During the show, Ryan Key revealed the name of the new record after insistent chants. The new record, he announced, was to be titled When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes . Shortly afterward, the group played the first single from the new record, " For You, and Your Denial ". Responding to the apparent lack of Yellowcard's older work at The Glass House show, Key stated that it

13456-476: Was to keep the energy up in the crowds. In addition to the Europe tour in March, Yellowcard announced a spring 2011 U.S. tour with All Time Low , Hey Monday , and The Summer Set . In the late spring and early summer of 2011, Yellowcard participated in a brief U.S. tour with Good Charlotte and Runner Runner . In June 2011, during an interview with Punkvideosrock.com, Ryan Key stated that the band would participate in

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