SAVES THE DAY.
Daybreak was one of my top albums for 2011. even if i wasn’t into saves the day before, when “this song will become the anthem of your underground” was the lyric everyone wanted tattooed on their arm, as a standalone album Daybreak is phenomenal.
and the only reason i ever got into saves the day was because yellowcard sang about ‘em, and i liked that song so much i wanted it to be true. i’m so sappy haha.
here’s the vid for Deranged & Desperate, off Daybreak. so good.
chris conley is phenomenal. even this far into his career, he’s so incredibly energetic and youthful. awesome.
cheers,
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bummer when it takes me forever to get on the bandwagon. heard transit for the first time today after hearing a ton about them and getting eyefuls from altpress.
i’ve often said that the second coming of pop-punk is one of the most exciting trends in music in the last decade, and transit is just another underline for that statement. the resurgence is led by groups of all ages, with new banner bands like the wonder years and man overboard driving in younger listeners, while genre champions like yellowcard, blink-182, saves the day, and new found glory are rushing back to write new material powered by the same familiar heart and drive.
i am seriously excited to see where this goes. seriously, legitimately excited.
these songs will become the anthem of the underground.
cheers,
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comeback band of 2011: @yellowcard.
it’s been a long, winding road for yellowcard. i’ll be the first to admit that i had my doubts about the band getting back together. after all, “indefinite hiatus” is almost as painful to hear as simply “calling it quits”.
if you haven’t heard When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes, you’re missing out on one of the stronger pop-punk albums of 2011. it may not be an Ocean Avenue, and certainly not a Paper Walls, but there’s enough of what i remember liking to be confident that 2012 will be an even bigger year for the almost 13 year old band. tracks like “the sound of you and me”, second single “hang you up” [and the charming music video for it], and glorious album closer “be the young” stand out among the 10 songs released in 2011. these three alone are definitely enough to put yellowcard at the top of my list for albums to look forward to in 2012 [right next to pierce the veil, and a few others]. it sounds like the band has already begun writing, with plans to enter the studio in about a week [!!!] with neal avron. yellowcard looks to be maturing in both lyrical content and depth of musicianship more and more with each album, more than can be said for a good number of their genre-mates [i mean get your “heart on”? come on…].
fun fact: the reason i got into saves the day 10 years late but just in time for the release of the stunning cd Daybreak was because of ryan and the gang from track 3 of WYTTSY, “with you around.”
check out the official acoustic video for album closer “be the young”. excellent.
http://bit.ly/AzpmB6
get When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes on amazon for just $9.99.
cheers.
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