Lights and Sounds
Release Date: August 24, 2003
Capitol Records | buy now
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The follow-up to the double-platinum 2003 major label debut Ocean Avenue, Lights and Sounds allows Yellowcard to progress as artists, moving on from dwelling on failed relationships and broken hearts to dealing with more introspective works. After a soft, melodic instrumental intro, the album picks up with the title-track, “Lights and Sounds.” As fun as the LP’s first hit single is, it’s clear pretty quickly that this is going to be a much deeper, more profound side of Yellowcard seen here. The first four songs on the album are all more introspective than what one would expect, justifying the band’s growth not only as artists, but seemingly also as individuals.
This more introspective approach is easily identifiable for the expected fan base, as it is in the adolescent and young adult years where people tend to mature by finding their way in the world, searching for the right path for them to embark upon. While there are quite a few songs on here that reflect upon that process, the one track that stands out more than any other would be “City of Devils.” Being the first slow track on the LP, it also stands out for it’s intimate lyrics, which dwell upon the fact that at times life gets lonely and one can tend to feel like they just don’t belong in this world.
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Following the political trend that was started with Ocean Avenue’s “Believe,” Yellowcard really touch on a sensitive subject for the time period we’re currently living in with “Two Weeks From Twenty.” About a young man who after high school signed up for the military as a means of paying for college and ends up being sent out to war and dying two weeks before his twentieth birthday, and how both his mother and his girlfriend had to deal with the loss, this really shows the progression as artists since Yellowcard really tell a story with this particular song, rather than dwell on personal loss or regret.
Overall, this is a solid album from beginning to end. It’s also easy to appreciate a band that continues to experiment rather than find a comfort level or stick with what has worked for them in the past. Here’s hoping that Yellowcard continue to improve as artists with their personal, yet approachable lyrics that go along with what they continue to portray as a generally fun sound overall.
Standout Tracks: “Lights and Sounds”, “Sure Things Falling”, “City of Devils”, “Two Weeks From Twenty”, “How I Go”.
– Christopher Griffin