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- Artist(s): Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, Josh Portman
- Summary: The ninth full-length release for the pop-punk outfit led by Ryan Key was influenced by the snowboarding accident that left his wife paralyzed from the waist down.
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- Record Label: Razor & Tie
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo-Pop, Punk Revival, Punk-Pop
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| Stay the night Touch the sky with me We can live like we have forever Spend your days Watch the waves with me We can love like we are forever You're... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Oct 16, 2014There are moments of despair, but on the whole, Lift a Sail rings as an uplifting testament to love and human resilience.
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Oct 16, 2014On Lift a Sail, we see a Yellowcard that is no longer holding back.
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Oct 16, 2014The group take a far lighter approach with the haunting “Madrid,” the airy, guitar-free “MSK” and sparkling closer “California,” a piano ballad straight from the Jason Lancaster playbook. It’s a risk, and it doesn’t always work, but you end up glad Yellowcard found the courage to hoist their sails at all this year and still plot a course, as uncharted as it may be.
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Oct 16, 2014The 13-track set adds some relatively subtle flourishes of electronics to the mix while dialing back a little on Sean Mackin's signature violin playing, but fans looking to conjure up some nostalgia for the band's Ocean Avenue heyday will find what they're looking for.
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Kerrang!Nov 24, 2014The result is an album that quietly impresses rather than ramming you abruptly in the sternum. [18 Oct 2014, p.53]
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