yellowcard featuring tay jardine [of we are the in crowd] with a new video for Here I Am Alive from the new YC album, Southern Air.
for the record, i think southern air is VERY strong. like When You’re Through, it’s no Ocean Ave, but it’s still catchy, contentful, and full of sun in typical yellowcard fashion.
i thought the song was a little cheesy and overproduced when i heard it on the album yesterday, but the video makes it a lot better.
and for whatever reason, i thought tay was a little annoying, but the video is helping with that. i know she has a great voice… and she is quite cute.
video’s here:
cheers,
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hey, remember when i said yellowcard’s second new track off the upcoming album Southern Air, Awakening, was “just okay”?
haha, yea. ignore me. after reading the lyrics, this song is suddenly way more personal. and way, way, way better.
here it is again:
bottoms up tonight,
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love this excerpt from altpress, which i found on the interwebs [i own this issue too..]
new track dropped from yellowcard today, titled Awakening. not bad. maybe not fantastic, but definitely not bad. Southern Air is set to drop on august 14th.
take a listen yourself. bottoms up tonight.
cheers,
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in a moment of weakness:
i bought the devil wears prada Zombie EP…. and the first season of new girl [freakin awesome show, btw.]
i’ve been watching an interview from around the time the EP was released. it’s awesome to see such down-to-earth, goofy guys who are all fun in person and mostly business onstage. that’s awesome to watch. considering mike and i are both missing the same tooth, i’ve felt a connection with him since i first saw him in a day to remember’s MV for I’m Made Of Wax Larry, What Are You Made Of?
love these guys. i really look up to them and how much they strive to bring a good message to a dark genre.
edit: CHIPOTLE. hahaha, these guys are hilarious.
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fifteen [FIFTEEN!] years into their career, yellowcard still has it, and has it in SPADES. great new song Always Summer off the august 14th LP, Southern Air. previously the band had released a lyric video, but they premiered an actual music video today, and it gives me chills how much i want to be somewhere sunny.
i also don’t really have words for how happy i am to see sean mackin still so energetic in the video. he’s been battling cancer for the last half year, and it sounds like he’s doing pretty well. yellowcard really wouldn’t be the same without him, and honestly i think he brings a sort of sincere energy that has a flavor a little different from ryan’s.
check the video here: http://hopelessrecords.com/yellowcard/
and preorder the new album. i’m definitely going to.
cheers,
]]>just so it’s clear, wolves at the gate will probably be my breakout heavy band of 2011 AND 2012. there’s very little like what they’re doing at the caliber they’re doing it. this video is beautiful.
cheers.
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dude. this is making a strong case for song of the year in my opinion. a really, really, really freakin strong case.
brian fallon, you are unstoppable. his energy, drive, and unbeatable voice put him at the forefront of strong frontmen.
enjoy the vid. i did, and i still am. this song is amazing.
]]>a brand brand new lyric video from @yellowcard, Always Summer. i’m told this is the first single from the upcoming summer album.
yellowcard has always been a workhorse band, and the fact that they reunited less than a year ago and already have a full length, an acoustic version, quite a few excellent music videos, and another album in the works is more than can be said of a lot of other groups.
i’m pretty excited where yellowcard goes. When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes was an amazing, amazing album considering the guys hadn’t been together in a few years, and this looks to be a similarly strong second-sophomore effort. alright ryan…show me what you’ve got.
edit: i forgot to say. i am SO glad the violin work has really been allowed to shine. it’s been one of the yellowcard staples, and sean mackin seems to get better with every new track.
cheers,
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@twypoppunk super epic moment: i’m pretty sure dan campbell breaks a light bulb with his fist. this song has been the anthem of the last six months for me.
if you haven’t seen the fantastic new video for “came out swinging”, let me help. http://bit.ly/An3Fw4
]]>@twypoppunk: “Suburbia, stop pushing.”
i really can’t believe how good the wonder years are.
i keep listening to other pop punk/punk groups and time and time again, i find myself listening to this raging philadelphian sextet. frontman dan “soupy” campbell’s lyrics are poignant and unapologetic, emotionally rooted yet surprisingly un-whiny in any way. in just the last few weeks, i’ve found myself quoting them, thinking about some of the lines that resonate with me, writing fb statuses with their lyrics and posting the occasional music video. TWY, they’re that good. it doesn’t hurt that with their junior effort, campbell strives to be a new generation’s allen ginsburg. the lyrical resemblance is clear, but infused with such passion that TWY takes the listener to depths generally unheard of in the genre.
the first TWY album i picked up, The Upsides, drew me in with 11th track home run, “Washington Square Park”, equal parts hopeful, thoughtful, and powerful. from there, campbell’s sing-and-shout-yourself-hoarse vocals and electrifying lyricism layered with intelligently arranged punk parts [not so fresh that it’s alienating, but not so tired that it sounds like a cookie cutter album] brought me fully into fandom after just a few listens. i couldn’t get enough.
The Upsides special edition featured the GEM of a bonus track “I was Scared, and I’m Sorry”, which was easily one of the favorite new songs in my library last year, and looked to remain on the shortlist for this year…or so i thought, until Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing was released mid-2011. with just one listen i was sure the third full-length would rank for top albums of the year in my book. sure enough, as far as pop-punk was concerned, few other contenders even came close.
campbell and the boys were back in full force with the outrageously powerful and aptly named opener , titled “Came Out Swinging”. just as i expected, the video was homey and nostalgic at the same time, like the curious feeling of returning to your childhood house and not being sure if you belong.
the second song to stick out through the first listen was track 10, “Don’t Let Me Cave In”, a strangely haunting driver with unforgettable hooks and the eloquent yet simple style that has been pushing TWY toward punk rock kingship.
just as The Upsides featured familiar places and major landmarks, SIGYAANIN highlighted memorable events and locations, revisited logan square, and, of course, had at least one track with campbell’s openly atheistic views on display. i don’t take offense to any of these tracks, since for the most part they’re either targeted toward westboro, whose teachings i couldn’t disagree with more, or toward rigid “religiousness”, the rites and traditions focused christian lifestyle which isn’t really what i believe in, either.
that’s a whole different discussion.
for now,
don’t let me cave in: official live video montage [a spectacle, to be clear]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeQ5BJdGoPE&feature=relmfu
i was scared, and i’m sorry: official lyrics video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RZ7Zt7UyOk&feature=related
buy the albums on amazon: the upsides is 12.99 for new physical; suburbia… is on sale for just 9.99.
until next time, cheers.
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