Reuniting in 2022 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album Ocean Avenue at Riot Fest in Chicago (six years since the band called it quits in 2016), Yellowcard felt a creative shift in that reunion and soon found themselves penning new material in Texas.
"When we got to Austin,” says Key, “we sat down and poured some whiskeys and we started talking about what we wanted to do and what we wanted out of it. We knew we were writing an EP which meant we only got five songs, so we had to really make them special. And I think there was an immediate sense of bringing it back to 'Paper Walls' — the idea that we need to make something that we’re proud of, but also something that gets Yellowcard fans excited about what we’re doing. So at that point, we picked up the guitars and started demoing and, honestly, I think these five songs could have just been on that record in 2007. And I love that."
On the EP, “Three Minutes More” features Pierce the Veil and “The Places We’ll Go” features Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba.
“When he comes in on that last chorus and you can really hear that Dashboard ripping grit in his voice, it’s just awesome,” says Key.
The first single is the title track “Childhood Eyes.”
“I’ve always enjoyed writing songs where the verses explore the struggle or the pain of an experience, and the chorus tries to find a way out of it,” says Key. “That’s a pretty classic Yellowcard thing to do. But I’m particularly proud of these lyrics, because they’re 43 year-old Ryan writing, not 23 year-old Ryan writing. Because although we knew we were trying to capture the spirit of Paper Walls, we didn’t want to literally recreate it. So instead I got to write from where I am right now. And that’s kind of the mission statement of this whole thing—I found this again and I’m not going to give up.”
Yellowcard is Ryan Key (vocals, guitar), Sean Mackin (violin), Ryan Mendez (guitar), and Josh Portman (bass).
CHILDHOOD EYES will be released digitally and in limited edition vinyl and CD.
Track listing:
1. Three Minutes More (feat. Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil)
2. Childhood Eyes
3. Hiding In The Light
4. Honest From The Jump
5. The Places We'll Go (feat. Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional)
3. Hiding In The Light
4. Honest From The Jump
5. The Places We'll Go (feat. Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional)
TOUR DATES:
Jul 01 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Jul 05 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion ^*
Jul 06 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage ^*
Jul 08 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^*
Jul 09 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^*
Jul 11 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage at the Mann ^*+
Jul 12 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center ^*
Jul 13 Detroit, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill ^*+
Jul 15 Minneapolis, MN The Armory ^*
Jul 16 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ^*+
Jul 18 Charlotte, NC Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^*
Jul 20 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park ^*
Jul 21 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 22 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 23 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center ^*+
Jul 25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall ^*
Jul 26 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater +
Jul 27 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^#
Jul 29 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre ^#+
Jul 30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater ^#+
Aug 01 San Diego, CA Petco Park - Gallagher Square ^#
Aug 02 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ^#+
Aug 04 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater ^#
Aug 05 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House & Event Center +
Aug 06 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre ^#+
Aug 08 Denver, CO Levitt Pavilion Denver ^#+
Aug 10 Indianapolis, IN TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^*+
Aug 12 Pittsburgh, PA Four Chord Music Festival ~
Aug 13 Worcester, MA Palladium Outdoors ^*+
Aug 15 Hershey, PA GIANT Center ^*+
Aug 17 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview ^*+
Aug 18 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena ^*+
Jul 06 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage ^*
Jul 08 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^*
Jul 09 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^*
Jul 11 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage at the Mann ^*+
Jul 12 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center ^*
Jul 13 Detroit, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill ^*+
Jul 15 Minneapolis, MN The Armory ^*
Jul 16 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ^*+
Jul 18 Charlotte, NC Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^*
Jul 20 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park ^*
Jul 21 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 22 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 23 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center ^*+
Jul 25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall ^*
Jul 26 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater +
Jul 27 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^#
Jul 29 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre ^#+
Jul 30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater ^#+
Aug 01 San Diego, CA Petco Park - Gallagher Square ^#
Aug 02 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ^#+
Aug 04 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater ^#
Aug 05 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House & Event Center +
Aug 06 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre ^#+
Aug 08 Denver, CO Levitt Pavilion Denver ^#+
Aug 10 Indianapolis, IN TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^*+
Aug 12 Pittsburgh, PA Four Chord Music Festival ~
Aug 13 Worcester, MA Palladium Outdoors ^*+
Aug 15 Hershey, PA GIANT Center ^*+
Aug 17 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview ^*+
Aug 18 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena ^*+
^ signifies dates with Mayday Parade
* signifies dates with Story of the Year
# signifies dates with Anberlin
+ signifies dates with Emo Night Brooklyn DJ set
All dates with This Wild Life
~ Not a Live Nation date
# signifies dates with Anberlin
+ signifies dates with Emo Night Brooklyn DJ set
All dates with This Wild Life
~ Not a Live Nation date
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