" Fix You" (written by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion originally performed by Coldplay) Taylor Jardine, lyrics written by Ryan Key and Patrick Stump) Track listing Īll lyrics are written by Ryan Key except where noted all music is composed by Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Longineu W. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 23,000 copies in the United States, making it their second-highest debut, behind their 2006 release, Lights and Sounds, which peaked at #5. In addition, Thomas Nassiff at lauded that the album "is the best pop-punk album of 2012, and it’s a veteran band putting on a clinic for everyone to listen." Alter The Press named Southern Air the best album of 2012, citing that "the band have poured their hearts into Southern Air and there is a tangible sense of passion behind each track." At Metacritic, which assigns an average rating out of 100 from mainstream critics, Southern Air received a score of 83, indicating universal acclaim. Most reviewers have commented on the bands maturity of their musicianship, and the strong lyrical content. Reception to the album has been positive.
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Reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Following this, the band went on European tour with support from The Blackout and Like Torches. In January 2013, the band went on a co-headlining North America tour with All Time Low. On December 10, a music video was released for "Awakening". In November and December, the band went on a headlining tour of the US with support from The Wonder Years and We Are the In Crowd. On the same day, a music video for "Here I Am Alive" premiered on MTV. Southern Air was made available for streaming on August 7, before being released on August 14 through Hopeless Records. On August 1, a lyric video was released for the song. "Here I Am Alive" was released July 31 as the second single. "Here I Am Alive" was made available for streaming on July 30. On July 11, "Awakening" was made available for streaming. The music video for "Always Summer" was posted online on June 20. In addition, the album's track listing and artwork were revealed. On June 12, Southern Air was announced for release in August. At the end of May, the band were filming a music video for the song. The following day, a lyric video was released for the track. "Always Summer" was released as a single on May 22, 2012. Other Guest vocalists on the album include Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday and Tay Jardine of We Are the In Crowd. On April 8, the band announced they had finished recording. On March 29, All Time Low vocalist Alex Gaskarth recorded guest vocals. Avron mixed the recordings with assistance from Nicolas Fournier, before Ted Jensen mastered the album at Sterling Sound. Him and Erich Talaba handled recording they were assisted by Brendan Dekora at East West.
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Sessions were held at East West Recording Studios, and The Casita, with producer Neal Avron. Following an appearance at Musink festival, the band began recording their next album on March 5. On March 2, it was announced that they had finished demoing.
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Three days later, the band posted a studio update video. On February 17, Josh Portman was announced as the new bass player.
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On February 10, Ryan Key posted that they were demoing new material. On February 3, it was announced that bassist Sean O'Donnell left the band to focus on his upcoming family. The overall positive energy the band had generated was inspiration to begin writing again. “Here I Am Alive” is another outstanding single, with Key’s most insightful verse to date: "They say you don't grow up/You just grow old/It's safe to say I haven't done both/I've made mistakes I know." “Ten” is another commendable tune with acoustic guitars and gut-knotting lyrics.Yellowcard began writing and recording early in 2012, shortly after the touring cycle for When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011). “Always Summer” sticks out with dynamic sections where the guitars just disappear and let the bass and drums carry the verse into a chorus that blasts open with contagiously catchy melodies and a violin solo taking center stage, where Ryan Mendez would normally inject a guitar solo. “Awakening” finds Ryan Key looking to the future and accepting that a man can (and sometimes should) embrace his own change. And while the songs on Southern Air are still taut and buoyant with a youthful exuberance, they’re also nicely balanced with thoughtful lyrics that go well beyond the band’s bygone muse-in-a-mall topics. Yellowcard formed in 1997, so the members of the Jacksonville, Fla.–based quintet were well into their 30s when its eighth studio album came out. Southern Air is the sound of emo growing up.