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Their response: reinvent themselves. In contrast to the pop-punk Yellowcard made their name with, Lift a Sail is ambitious alt-rock. With its wailing guitar and soaring chorus, "Transmission Home" is more 30 Seconds to Mars than Blink-182, and the palm-muted riffs and bracing tempo of "My Mountain" nod to Foo Fighters.
Ahead of the tenth anniversary of Ocean Avenue, Yellowcard announced that an acoustic reinterpretation of the album would be issued in August 2013 and that a celebratory world tour would follow. Longtime drummer Longineu W. Parsons III left the group ahead of the release of 2014's well-received Lift a Sail, which was issued by Razor & Tie.
Aug 18, 2014 · 2014 album from the commercial Alt-Rock band. Since their formation in 1997, Yellowcard has released eight studio albums, five of which charted on the Billboard Top 20, and has sold over three million records and four million tracks! LIFT A SAIL is their most modern album to date. While Sean Mackin's distinctive violin persists, setting the ...
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With the last sail lifted high, I am ready now, I am ready now. All the wreckage I left behind, I burned the earth beneath my weary-weakened feet. Feel my heart stop and lift my eyes, I can’t choose when to love or who I am part of. If a cold wind starts to rise, I am ready now, I am ready now.
Sep 20, 2014 · Lift a Sail is really unlike any album the band has made before, and any dedicated, longtime fan will know exactly how shocking that is. Yellowcard is a band of habit, with members who pride themselves on consistency over genre-bending experimentation, and this approach has served their fans quite well over the years.
The resilient lyrics of Lift a Sail's title track reflect the inspiring determination of Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key's wife, Russian snowboarder Alyona Alekhina, who suffered a spinal injury that left her paralyzed from the waist down. It also touches on difficulties the band have been through, such as drummer Longineu W. "LP" Parsons III ...
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 a distinct sound in its genre, primarily due to the prominent use ...
