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YELLOWCARD collaborates with ambient duo HAMMOCK for “A Hopeful Sign” out 2/9

January 12, 2024

JANUARY 12, 2024 (New York, NY) — “For each of these songs, I just sent over a lead vocal and a piano and Hammock reinvented these songs in way that only they could do,” explains YELLOWCARD vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key about A Hopeful Sign, the new collaboration with the Nashville-based post-rock duo. Set for release on February 9, 2024 via Equal Vision, the new album revisits some of the alt-rock band’s most memorable tracks and reimagines them in a neo-classical and ambient space, deconstructing the songs and rebuilding them as a whole new aural experience. The first single from the album, “Ocean Avenue,” takes the band’s signature hit and metamorphosizing the song from a pop-punk anthem to a contemplative and delicate piano-led ballad.“Yellowcard is in a new place where we are collaborating with other artists more than ever before,” says Key about this new musical partnership. “I have found Hammock in my top three most played artists every year for nearly a decade now. Hammock are one of the defining and most pioneering artists in the post rock and ambient space. We have taken so much inspiration from their work over the years so first becoming friends, and then unexpectedly getting to work together on new music were dreams come true.”
YELLOWCARDPhoto credit: Acacia Evans (hi-res)
Reflecting on the tracklist on A Hopeful Sign, he adds, “I still can’t quite believe it’s real, that we were able to create an entire album with a band that has had such a massive influence on us. Whether it is one of our well-known songs or a deeper cut, these versions bring with them completely new interpretations and meanings for listeners who have lived with them for so many years. During the six years that Yellowcard was apart, I was constantly searching for ways to continue my career as a musician and producer. I had the idea to basically do Yellowcard covers featuring friends and artists I’ve had the pleasure of knowing throughout my career. The first artist to reply and complete a collaboration was Hammock with their reworked version of ‘Empty Street’.”The nine-track album pulls tracks from 2003’s Ocean Avenue (title track, “Only One”), 2006’s Lights And Sounds (“Waiting Game”), 2007’s Paper Walls (“You And Me And One Spotlight”), 2012’s Southern Air (title track, “Telescope”), 2014’s Lift A Sail (“Transmission Home”) and 2016’s Yellowcard (“Empty Street”, “A Place We Set Afire”).  “It is such an honor to have worked on ‘A Hopeful Sign’ with such talented humans, and this record will be something we cherish forever,” says Ryan.Fresh off of their performance and interview on yesterday’s Good Morning America on ABC-TV nationwide, Yellowcard are experiencing an overwhelming rejuvenation for the band after their aforementioned six-year hiatus. With their critically-hailed new EP Childhood Eyes (2023) in hand, the band played some of the biggest venues of their career last Summer.  In addition, the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album Ocean Avenue afforded the band added momentum, propelling them to back into the media spotlight, including coverage in Rolling Stone, People, FORBES, Alternative Press, Consequence of Sound, Brooklyn Vegan, among others.
Yellowcard with special guests Cassadee Pope and cellist Christine Lightner perform “The Places We’ll Go” on Good Morning AmericaLink/Embed: https://youtu.be/NNqW69XkQuM?si=-0CoklnZf8T0g6Rq
Certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA, gold in Canada, and silver in the UK, Ocean Avenue solidified Yellowcard’s indelible mark on the music world. The undying esteem that the album owns has not diminished in the twenty years since its release. Yellowcard’s stratospheric success from their studio albums coupled with their powerful live performances cemented the band’s legacy in the history of alternative music.A Hopeful Sign will be released February 9, 2024 via Equal Vision. Yellowcard is Ryan Key (vocals, guitar), Sean Mackin (violin), Ryan Mendez (guitar), and Josh Portman (bass).
A Hopeful Sign (hi-res art)Tracklisting
  1. Empty Street
  2. Southern Air
  3. Ocean Avenue
  4. Telescope
  5. You and Me and One Spotlight
  6. Waiting Game
  7. Only One
  8. A Place We Set Afire
  9. Transmission Home
TOUR DATESWith Third Eye Blind and ARIZONA

June 8 – Airway Heights, WA at BECU Live at Northern QuestJune 9 – Nampa, ID at Ford Idaho Center AmphitheaterJune 13 – Seattle, WA at WAMU TheaterJune 14 – Bend, OR at Hayden Homes AmphitheaterJune 15 – Mountain View, CA at Shoreline AmphitheatreJune 20 – Los Angeles, CA at Greek TheatreJune 21 – Chula Vista, CA at North Island Credit Union AmphitheatreJune 22 – Las Vegas, NV at Fontainebleau Las VegasJune 25 – West Valley City, UT at USANA AmphitheatreJune 26 – Morrison, CO at Red Rocks AmphitheatreJune 28 – Chicago, IL at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandJune 29 – St. Louis, MO at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. LouisJune 30 – Franklin, TN at FirstBank AmphitheaterJuly 2 – Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music CenterJuly 3 – Buffalo, NY at Darien Lake AmphitheaterJuly 5 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH at Blossom Music CenterJuly 6 – Noblesville, IN at Ruoff Music CenterJuly 7 – Clarkston, MI at Pine Knob Music TheatreJuly 9 – Burgettstown, PA at The Pavilion at Star LakeJuly 11 – Gilford, NH at BankNH PavilionJuly 12 – Camden, NJ at Freedom Mortgage PavilionJuly 13 – Mansfield, MA at Xfinity CenterJuly 14 – Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Arts CenterJuly 16 – Saratoga Springs, NY at Broadview Stage at SPACJuly 18 – Wantagh, NY at Northwell Health at Jones Beach TheaterJuly 19 – Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post PavilionJuly 20 – Virginia Beach, VA at Veterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterJuly 21 – Raleigh, NC at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekJuly 23 – Charlotte, NC at PNC Music PavilionJuly 25 – Tampa, FL at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre July 26 – Jacksonville, FL at VyStar Veterans Memorial ArenaJuly 27 – Alpharetta, GA at Ameris Bank AmphitheatreJuly 28 – Birmingham, AL at Oak Mountain AmphitheatreJuly 31 – Rogers, AR at Walmart AMPAugust 1 – Dallas, TX at Dos Equis PavilionAugust 2 – Austin, TX at Germania Insurance AmphitheaterAugust 3 – Houston, TX at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion  Ticket information and more at Yellowcardband.com
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