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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 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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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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Kerrang!Nov 24, 2014The result is an album that quietly impresses rather than ramming you abruptly in the sternum. [18 Oct 2014, p.53]