After months of teases, Yellowcard have finally announced a release date for their first new album in almost a decade.
The pop punk heavyweights have confirmed that the new record, Better Days, will drop on October 10th.
The band have celebrated the news with the release of lead single and title track, “Better Days”, as well as album track “honestly i”. Check out the video for “Better Days” below.
The new album is Yellowcard’s first since their 2016 self-titled LP, prior to their 2017 split, and is produced by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker who also played on every song for Better Days.
“We are focused on this chapter of our career being about happiness,” frontman Ryan Key said.
“This is the most fun we’ve had making a video in 20 years and we hope everyone has a smile on their face when they watch it.”
According to the Jacksonville-formed outfit, the band agreed that making a new album was “pointless” unless it was the best of their career. In the process, lead guitarist Ryan Mendez invited long time friend Nick Long into their writing sessions and through Long, Yellowcard were connected to Barker, who soon came aboard to produce the entire record.
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“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side changed,” Key said, who credited Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs.
“I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”
The news comes only weeks after Yellowcard wrapped up an Australian headline tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their beloved fourth studio album, Ocean Avenue.
During a headline performance at Sydney’s Liberty Hall, Key assured local fans that Yellowcard will return to Australia in support of the new record.
