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For You, And Your Denial” is streaming exclusively on AbsolutePunk and is up for sale on iTunes and Amazon. Taken from their upcoming seventh album When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes to be released on March 22, 2011 on Hopeless Records, the song is classic Yellowcard invigorated with an added dose of adrenaline. “We are all so excited to finally give you all some new music,” said the band in a joint statement. “We worked so hard on this new record, and this is just a preview of what you can expect when you get the full album on March 22, 2011. Tell everyone you know that Yellowcard is back! Enjoy the tune.”

“For You, And Your Denial” can be streamed at AbsolutePunk here: tinyurl.com/yellowcard-apnet and purchased from iTunes here: itunes.com/yellowcard or Amazon.com here: http://tinyurl.com/yellowcard-denial.

Calling this record “the product of thousands of miles of traveling to write together, hundreds of emails containing demos and new ideas, and finally, eight weeks of twelve hour studio days, working together again as a full band,” Yellowcard are more than excited for the release of this album and will be celebrating its release with labelmates All Time Low on The Dirty Work Tour.

The Dirty Work Tour Tour Dates
Mar 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
Mar 23 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Mar 25 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Mar 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Mar 28 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Mar 29 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Mar 31 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Apr 01 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Apr 02 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Apr 04 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant
Apr 05 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
Apr 07 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Apr 08 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
Apr 09 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Outdoor Amph.
Apr 11 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Apr 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia at LA Live
Apr 13 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Apr 15 – Anaheim, CA – Grove of Anaheim
Apr 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre
Apr 17 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Apr 18 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Apr 21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Apr 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
Apr 23 – Hougton, MI – Rozsca Center for Perf. Arts
Apr 25 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
Apr 26 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Apr 28 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
Apr 29 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
Apr 30 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
May 03 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
May 05 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
May 06 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 07 – Baltimore, MD – UMBC Fieldhouse

After two-and-a-half years, the music that provided a soundtrack for rebellious-yet-sensitive, coastal-dreaming pop-punk kids of the early 00’s is back. YELLOWCARD have put the break to rest with the announcement of a brand new record on a new label and tearing into life on the road again.

Returning to their pre-major label indie beginnings, Yellowcard have recently signed with Hopeless Records for their seventh studio album, the first since 2007’s Paper Walls. For round seven (and after 3 million records sold), Ryan Key (vocals/guitar) and original members Sean Mackin (violin) and Longineu (“LP”) Parsons (drums) continuing with Ryan Mendez (guitar) will be joined by longtime friend of the band Sean O’Donnell (bass), whose addition has been described as a “natural fit” for the current mindset and progression of the group.

“Hopeless seemed to be the right place for us; they were really interested in working with the band, very proactive, and had a lot of great ideas for us,” says frontman/guitarist Ryan Key. “They’re giving us the opportunity to do exactly what we want with it, and we’re thankful to have an established fanbase that is already interested in what we have to put out.”

“We have all been big fans of Yellowcard since their early days” adds Hopeless Records President Louis Posen. “Our team is having a great time working with the band and we are thrilled that there is going to be a new Yellowcard album soon. We know the fans want new music and we are honored and humbled that we get to play a part in helping such a great band write the next chapter in their career.”

Key said the writing process has been like picking up just where they left off, that they “feel like kids again, having fun and driving around listening to the music we just created, no words yet, just the music over and over again.” They will soon begin recording with their tried-and-true producer Neal Avron – “the sixth member of our band” – and are aiming for a spring release, enough time to take new material and the classic benchmarks out for a refresher.

“We’re talking about a ton of different ideas, and we’re itching to start as soon as possible,” Key said. “Ultimately, we want to make something the fans will love. What we love to do most, is look out from the stage and see people exploding with energy, and I think we keep that in mind while we are writing. We miss being out on the road playing for Yellowcard fans all around the world, and without their support we wouldn’t have a career.”
For some vintage Yellowcard, check out our interview!