Southern Air - Yellowcard
Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Aug 30, 2012
    95
    Where When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes was safe at times and perhaps slightly predictable, Southern Air keeps listeners intrigued and invested throughout. This is the best pop-punk album of 2012.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    Aug 30, 2012
    90
    With their eighth studio album, Yellowcard anything but disappoints.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 30, 2012
    90
    The resulting product is not only the best album of the band's career, but an album that very well may shape the future of the genre, influencing an entirely new generation of bands just as they did nearly a decade ago.
  4. Alternative Press
    Aug 30, 2012
    80
    The triumphant streak continues with Southern Air, an album on par with 2003's beloved Ocean Avenue. [Sep 2012, p.93]
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  5. All Music Guide
    Aug 30, 2012
    80
    While Yellowcard's songs still retain the youthful, emo-rock enthusiasm and catchy melodicism that marked the best of their earlier work, there is a weightiness and expansive gaze to many of the songs on Southern Air.
  6. This Is Fake DIY
    Aug 30, 2012
    70
    Recorded with longtime producer Neal Avron, Southern Air isn't a major step away from the band's previous work but a return to the original fire of their early years.
  7. Kerrang!
    Sep 4, 2012
    60
    If you can look beyond this band's inherent safe-ness, there's plenty her for fans of the sugar rush offered by Paramore, All Time Low, Simple Plan et al to enjoy. [11 Aug 2012, p.53]
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User Score
8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. muzztmt
    10
    Yellowcard's Southern Air impressed me. After the last disappointing album, this is their REAL comeback. Both longtime and new fans would absolutely find this piece satisfying as it was meant to be.… Full Review »
  2. myaa2913
    6
    Yellowcard, unlike many of its pop-punk peers, have weathered well the transition to mainstream rock. What the album lacks in inventiveness it makes up for in concise hooks and genuine sentimentality.… Full Review »
  3. Blinker14
    10
    Souther Air is the kind of album that has so much emotion in the lyrics that ita impossible to not like. From the opening track Awakening (which could have come straight off of Ocean Ave) to the incredibly sad Ten, this album grabs you and doesn't let go. Longtime fans will be impressed and newcomers will not be able to put down this album. A must for anyone that appreciates good songwriting and amazing vocals.… Full Review »
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