Released March 22, 2011 When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes
(2011) Southern Air
(2012) Release date 22 March 2011 Label Hopeless Records | Length 37:09 Artist Yellowcard Producer Neal Avron | |
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Recorded September 20 – November 8, 2010 Genres Punk rock, Pop punk, Alternative rock Similar Yellowcard albums, Pop punk albums | ||
Yellowcard the sound of you and me
When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes is the seventh studio album released by American rock band Yellowcard on March 22, 2011 under Hopeless Records. The album has received positive reviews. The album's title comes from a text message sent to a girl by lead singer Ryan Key.
Contents
Later the following year, the band released an acoustic version of the album.
Background
Following the band's reformation after their hiatus (from 2008–2010), they immediately began working on their new album. Ryan Key, who had previously been in a small project with Reeve Oliver vocalist/guitarist Sean O'Donnell (who was chosen as Pete Mosely's replacement after he declined to return) called "Big If", confirmed that some of Big If's songs were going to be reworked by Yellowcard and included on the new album.
On August 3, 2010, the band announced that they were going into the studio on September with Neal Avron to record the new album. While in the studio, they revived "Yellowcard Sessions" (Yellowcard's YouTube updates), and recorded studio updates that were shown originally on Rock Sound magazine's website.
On November 8, 2010, Yellowcard finished recording their seventh studio album. On November 13, 2010, the new album title was announced to be When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes at a show at the Glass House in Pomona, California, where they also played "For You and Your Denial," the first song to be played from the album. Ryan Key confirmed that there would not be a title track.
On December 9, 2010, the artwork for the album was posted on the official site of the band. On January 5, 2011, the band revealed the album's track list. The first single to be released from the album was "For You, and Your Denial", which was released January 18, 2011, on iTunes.
The band also stated that there will be 2 full-band bonus tracks not featured on the main track list, one of which ("Promises") was released with the album on iTunes, the other one being a re-done version of the Big If song "Empty Street" which was actually later included on their eponymous tenth and final album.
On February 22, 2011, the music video for "For You and Your Denial" debuted on MTV2 and MTVU. The same day, the track "Hang You Up" was released as the second single off the album.
On October 24, 2011, Yellowcard released an Acoustic version of When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes. It features all ten of the album tracks, with special guest vocalist Cassadee Pope from Hey Monday featured on "Hang You Up."
On October 25, 2011, the music video for "Sing For Me" debuted on MTV2.
Critical reception
Reception to When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes was mainly positive. AbsolutePunk reviewer Thomas Nassiff summarized the reunion album as "a holistic recap of the band's career that still shows good progression" and "one very important thing: Yellowcard is back, and they're back for good". Jared Ponton of Sputnikmusic, in his review giving the album 4 out of 5 stars, explained, "The record bleeds with the best that Yellowcard have done thus far, yet in a fresh context, bursting with newfound energy after a short hiatus that, in hindsight, was certainly needed." Allmusic reviewer Gregory Heaney, who gave the album one of its lowest critical ratings at 3 out of 5 stars, published a more mixed review, while remarking on the band's progression away from catchy violin-driven melodies and toward music focused on the songwriting's impact.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ryan Key; all music composed by Yellowcard.
Songs
1The Sound of You and Me4:38
2For You - and Your Denial3:35
3With You Around3:02