YELLOWCARD
ANNOUNCE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM
BETTER DAYS PRODUCED BY TRAVIS BARKER
PRE-ORDER/SAVE NOW
 OUT OCTOBER 10, 2025 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC

SINGLE “BETTER DAYS” SCORES THE #1 POSITION
FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO
“BETTER DAYS” ALSO MARKS THE FIRST #1 FOR THE BAND
ON ALTERNATIVE RADIO IN 22 YEARS
AFTER FIRST RADIO APPEARANCE

Photo Joe Brady

[Los Angeles, CA – September 3, 2025] — Alt rock favorites Yellowcard are celebrating their first-ever #1 record with “Better Days,” ending the longest wait for a first leader at the format. Now comes word that it’s topping the alternative radio charts for the second week in a row.

BETTER DAYS is also the title of the band’s first full-length album in almost a decade. This highly anticipated album is produced in full by Travis Barker and will be available on October 10. Watch the “Better Days” video HERE.

The single “Better Days” is an unflinching reflection on gratitude, forgiveness, perspective, and purpose. Once ubiquitous on MTV and the Billboard Hot 100, the Vans Warped Tour veterans, whose first two albums produced double-platinum and gold title tracks, sound fully recharged and revitalized in 2025. William Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Josh Portman have never sounded stronger.

Violinist Mackin says: “Man it has been a wild and exciting week. After all this time in a band and being away from the band, I just never imagined that we’d ever have a number one song in anything, but it’s official. At the end of the week ‘Better Days’ was number one at Alternative Radio. We have so many people helping us, and believing in us and rooting for us and we hear you, we feel you, we love you, and we are so grateful. Thank you for listening to ‘Better Days’ and our band Yellowcard.”

The band agreed that making a new album was pointless unless it was the best of their career. They refused to rush the process and for the first time gave themselves permission to ask for help. Ryan Mendez invited his long-time friend Nick Long into the writing sessions and it was through Long that Barker became part of the project, coming on board to play drums and produce the whole album.”

“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side changed,” says frontman Ryan Key who credits Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs “ I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”

Formed in Jacksonville, FL in 1997 Yellowcard became one of the most influential bands in the 2000’s alternative rock scene known for blending high energy pop punk with a signature violin twist. Their 2003 breakthrough Ocean Avenue is certified Platinum with the title track bring two times platinum. With over four million albums sold worldwide and over one billion streams the band is poised for continued success on this new endeavor. After disbanding in 2017, Yellowcard reunited in 2022 entering into a new creative era and a year packed with a global tour to support it.

BETTER DAYS TRACK LIST
1. Better Days
2. Take What You Want
3. Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
4. honestly i
5. You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
6. City of Angels
7. Bedroom Posters
8. Skin Scraped
9. Barely Alive
10. Big Blue Eyes

About Yellowcard

Yellowcard meant it when they said goodbye. The lights dimmed on one of the most beloved pop-punk and alt-rock bands of the 2000s with intention and authenticity. Wrapping things up with a farewell tour, Yellowcard exited the “right” way, with grace, appreciation, and finality.

But the story wasn’t complete. Legacy cracked the door. Healing blew it wide open. Riding a resurgence that saw the global Ocean Avenue 20^th anniversary tour featured in Forbes and a reconciliation that put all four members at peace with their legacy and each other, Yellowcard just made the most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career. Better Days, the band’s first album in nearly a decade, was produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.

Their first release with powerhouse label Better Noise Music, Better Days is Yellow card’s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn’t just a return. It’s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.

Yellowcard is:

• William Ryan Key – Vocals
• Sean Mackin – Violin
• Ryan Mendez – Guitar
• Josh Portman – Bass

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY 

• Better Days (2025)
• Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
• Yellowcard (2016) 
• Lift a Sail (2014) 
• Southern Air (2012) 
• When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011) 
• Paper Walls (2007) 
• Lights and Sounds (2006) 
• Ocean Avenue (2003) 

About Better Noise Music:

BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premiere independent Record Label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Yellowcard, Sabaton, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin, Miami, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).

CONNECT WITH BETTER NOISE
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

Yellowcard PR Contact:
Jenni Weinman-Voake
weinman@thecurrentco.com

YELLOWCARD
ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE
“BEDROOM POSTERS”
AVAILABLE TODAY
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM
BETTER DAYS PRODUCED BY TRAVIS BARKER OUT THIS FALL
PRE-ORDER/SAVE NOW
OUT OCTOBER 10, 2025 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC
WATCH “BEDROOM POSTERS” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

THE ALBUM IS THE FIRST FULL FEATURE LENGTH ALBUM IN ALMOST A DECADE WITH A TOUR TO FOLLOW IN FALL OF 2025

DOWNLOAD HERE

[Los Angeles, CA – August 8, 2025] — Alt rock favorites Yellowcard is releasing their fourth single today, “Bedroom Posters” off of their highly anticipated album Better Days while their lead single and title track “Better Days” continues to top the charts reaching number 4 in Alt rock this week. Better Days is the band’s first full feature length album in almost a decade and will be available on October 10^th. This highly anticipated album is produced as well as executive produced by Travis Barker with Barker playing drums on every song. Currently “Better Days” and “honestly I” and “Take What you Want” have accumulated over 6.4 million global streams since the release.

The single “Bedroom Posters” is for anyone who holds memories to their hometown near and dear. Lead vocalist Ryan Key says “ Have you ever come back to visit your hometown and felt crushed by all the memories that led up to the day you left? Have you ever felt like settling down somewhere meant giving up your dream? If so “Bedroom Posters” is for you.

This new album brings forth the best of the guys with a renewed passion for the music they make. The band agreed that making a new album was pointless unless it was the best of their career. They refused to rush the process and for the first time gave themselves permission to ask for help. Ryan Mendez invited his long time friend Nick Long into the writing sessions and it was through Long that Barker became part of the project, coming on board to play drums and produce the whole album.

“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side

changed,” says front man Ryan Key who credits Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs. “I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”

Once ubiquitous on MTV and the Billboard Hot 100, the Vans Warped Tour veterans, whose first two albums produced double-platinum and gold title tracks, sound fully recharged and revitalized in 2025 with a co headlining tour, The Maxium Fun Tour with A Day to Remember which begins September 5^th through November 22^nd with stops on both the Warped Tour and When We Were Young Festival. A complete tour schedule below.

Formed in Jacksonville FL in 1997, Yellowcard became one of the most influential bands in the 2000’s alternative rock scene. Known for blending high energy pop punk with a signature violin twist, their 2003 breakthrough Ocean Avenue is certified Platinum with the title track now certified 2 times platinum. With over 4 million albums sold worldwide and over 1 billion streams, the band is poised for continued success on this new endeavor.  After disbanding in 2017, Yellowcard reunited in 2022 entering into a new creative era and a year packed with a global tour to support it.

BETTER DAYS TRACK LIST

1. Better Days
2. Take What You Want
3. Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
4. honestly i
5. You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
6. City of Angels
7. Bedroom Posters
8. Skin Scraped
9. Barely Alive
10. Big Blue Eyes

Photo Joe Brady

About Yellowcard

Yellowcard meant it when they said goodbye. The lights dimmed on one of the most beloved pop-punk and alt-rock bands of the 2000s with intention and authenticity. Wrapping things up with a farewell tour, Yellowcard exited the “right” way, with grace, appreciation, and finality.

But the story wasn’t complete. Legacy cracked the door. Healing blew it wide open. Riding a resurgence that saw the global Ocean Avenue 20^th anniversary tour featured in Forbes and a reconciliation that put all four members at peace with their legacy and each other, Yellowcard just made the most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career. Better Days, the band’s first album in nearly a decade, was produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.

Their first release with powerhouse label Better Noise Music, Better Days is Yellowcard’s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn’t just a return. It’s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.

Yellowcard is:

• William Ryan Key – Vocals/Guitar
• Sean Mackin – Violin
• Ryan Mendez – Guitar
• Josh Portman – Bass

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY 

• Better Days (2025)
• Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
• Yellowcard (2016) 
• Lift a Sail (2014) 
• Southern Air (2012) 
• When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011) 
• Paper Walls (2007) 
• Lights and Sounds (2006) 
• Ocean Avenue (2003) 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Aug. 23 Curitiba, Brazil at Estadio Couto Pereira

Aug. 30 São Paulo, Brazil at Allianz Parque

9/5/25 Cuyahoga Falls, OH     Blossom Music Center

9/7/25 Toronto, ON     Budweiser Stage

9/10/25 Syracuse, NY     Empower Federal Credit Union Amp

9/11/25 Camden, NJ     Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

9/13/25 Bristow, VA     Jiffy Lube Live

9/14/25 Virginia Beach, VA     Veterans United Home Loans

9/16/25 Charlotte, NC     PNC Music Pavilion

9/17/25 Raleigh, NC     Coastal Credit Union Music Park

9/19/25 Noblesville, IN     Ruoff Music Center

9/21/25 Rogers, AR     Walmart AMP

9/23/25 Houston, TX     The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

9/24/25 Dallas, TX     Dos Equis Pavilion

9/26/25 Atlanta, GA     Lakewood Amphitheatre

9/27/25 Tampa, FL Credit Union Amphitheatre

9/28/25 West Palm Beach, FL    iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

10/18/25 Las Vegas, NV WWWY

10/19/25 Las Vegas, NV     WWWY

10/22/25 Ontario, CA     Toyota Arena

10/23/25 San Diego, CA     Gallagher Square at Petco Park

10/25/25 Phoenix, AZ     Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

10/26/25 Albuquerque, NM     Isleta Amphitheater

10/28/25 Colorado Springs, CO    Broadmoor World Arena

10/29/25 Independence, MO    Cable Dahmer Arena

10/31/25 Lincoln, NE   Pinnacle Bank Arena

11/1/25 Bloomington, IL    Grossinger Motors Arena

11/2/25 Minneapolis, MN   The Armory

11/4/25 Grand Rapids, MI    Van Andel Arena

11/5/25 Pittsburgh, PA    PPG Paints Arena

11/6/25 Lexington, KY     Rupp Arena

11/8/25 Manchester, NH    SNHU Arena

11/9/25 Bridgeport, CT     Total Mortgage Arena

11/11/25 North Charleston, SC     North Charleston Coliseum

CONNECT WITH YELLOWCARD
Website | Instagram |Facebook | X | TikTok |YouTube |Spotify |Apple

About Better Noise Music:

BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premiere independent Record Label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Sabaton, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).

CONNECT WITH BETTER NOISE
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

PR Contact:
Jenni Weinman-Voake
weinman@thecurrentco.com

UK / EU – claudia@betternoise.com

DATE: JULY 9, 2025

YELLOWCARD
RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO
“TAKE WHAT YOU WANT”
AVAILABLE NOW WORLDWIDE

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM BETTER DAYS
PRODUCED BY TRAVIS BARKER OUT OCTOBER 10 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC
BETTER DAYS IS THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH
ALBUM IN ALMOST A DECADE

“MAXIMUM FUN TOUR” WITH
A DAY TO REMEMBER ON SALE NOW

STREAM/DOWNLOAD “TAKE WHAT YOU WANT” HERE
WATCH “TAKE WHAT YOU WANT” VIDEO HERE
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE “BETTER DAYS” ALBUM HERE

DOWNLOAD HERE

[Los Angeles, CA – July 9, 2025] — Alt Rock favorites Yellowcard are celebrating today’s global release “Take What You Want” with an accompanying music video showcasing footage taken during the band’s recent tours in Japan, Australia and Europe. “Take What You Want” is the third new song from the group’s forthcoming studio album “Better Days” releasing worldwide on October 10^th. “Take What You Want” follows the release of the first two songs “Better Days” and “honestly i” which have accumulated over 4-million streams since release on May 28^th. Listen to “Take What You Want” HERE and watch the video HERE. Both have been released today (July 9^th).

The highly anticipated new album is produced, and executive produced, by Travis Barker with Barker also playing drums on every song. The album’s title track “Better Days” is at radio now and in just 4 weeks, is already up to #13 on the Mediabase Alternative chart.

“The new track ‘Take What You Want’ really captures the amazing energy of these sessions with Travis Barker producing. The drums immediately pull you in, and the melodies are so focused and memorable,” says lead singer Ryan Key.

Once ubiquitous on MTV and the Billboard Hot 100, the Vans Warped Tour veterans, whose first two albums produced double-platinum and gold title tracks, sound fully recharged and revitalized in 2025.

The band agreed that making a new album was pointless unless it was the best of their career. They refused to rush the process and for the first time gave themselves permission to ask for help. Ryan Mendez invited his long-time friend Nick Long into the writing sessions and it was through Long that Barker became part of the project, coming on board to play drums and produce the whole album.

“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side changed,” says front man Ryan Key who credits Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs. “I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”

In June, Yellowcard announced their co-headline “Maximum Fun Tour” alongside A Day To Remember running from September 5^th through November 22^nd with stops on both the Warped Tour and When We Were Young Festival (complete tour schedule below).

Formed in Jacksonville FL in 1997, Yellowcard became one of the most influential bands in the 2000’s alternative rock scene. Known for blending high energy pop punk with a signature violin twist, their 2003 breakthrough Ocean Avenue is certified Platinum with the title track now certified 2X Platinum. With over 4 million albums sold worldwide and over 1 billion streams, the band is poised for continued success on this new endeavor.  After disbanding in 2017, Yellowcard reunited in 2022 entering into a new creative era and a year packed with a global tour to support it.

BETTER DAYS TRACK LIST

1. Better Days
2. Take What You Want
3. Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
4. honestly i
5. You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
6. City of Angels
7. Bedroom Posters
8. Skin Scraped
9. Barely Alive
10. Big Blue Eyes

Photo credit: Joe Brady (Download)

About Yellowcard

Yellowcard meant it when they said goodbye. The lights dimmed on one of the most beloved pop-punk and alt-rock bands of the 2000s with intention and authenticity. Wrapping things up with a farewell tour, Yellowcard exited the “right” way, with grace, appreciation, and finality.

But the story wasn’t complete. Legacy cracked the door. Healing blew it wide open. Riding a resurgence that saw the global Ocean Avenue 20^th anniversary tour featured in Forbes and a reconciliation that put all four members at peace with their legacy and each other, Yellowcard just made the most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career. Better Days, the band’s first album in nearly a decade, was produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.

Their first release with powerhouse label Better Noise Music, Better Days is Yellowcard’s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn’t just a return. It’s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.

Yellowcard is:

• William Ryan Key – Vocals/Guitar
• Sean Mackin – Violin
• Ryan Mendez – Guitar
• Josh Portman – Bass

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY 

• Better Days (2025)
• Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
• Yellowcard (2016) 
• Lift a Sail (2014) 
• Southern Air (2012) 
• When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011) 
• Paper Walls (2007) 
• Lights and Sounds (2006) 
• Ocean Avenue (2003) 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

8/23/25 Curitiba, Brazil at Estadio Couto Pereira

8/27/25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Jeunesse Arena

8/29/25 Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tokio Marine *NEW*

8/30/25 São Paulo, Brazil at Allianz Parque

9/5/25 Cuyahoga Falls OH Blossom Music Center

9/7/25      Toronto      ON Budweiser Stage

9/10/25     Syracuse NY Empower Federal Credit Union Amp

9/11/25     Camden NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

9/13/25     Bristow      VA Jiffy Lube Live

9/14/25     Virginia Beach VA Veterans United Home Loans

9/16/25     Charlotte    NC PNC Music Pavilion

9/17/25     Raleigh     NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park

9/19/25     Noblesville  IN Ruoff Music Center

9/21/25     Rogers       AR Walmart AMP

9/23/25     Houston      TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

9/24/25 Dallas      TX Dos Equis Pavilion

9/26/25 Atlanta      GA Lakewood Amphitheatre

9/27/25 Tampa FL Credit Union Amphitheatre

9/28/25     West Palm Beach FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

10/18/25 Las Vegas NV When We Were Young

10/19/25    Las Vegas    NV When We Were Young

10/22/25    Ontario      CA Toyota Arena

10/23/25    San Diego    CA Gallagher Square at Petco Park

10/25/25    Phoenix      AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

10/26/25    Albuquerque  NM Isleta Amphitheater

10/28/25    Colorado Springs   CO Broadmoor World Arena

10/29/25    Independence     MO Cable Dahmer Arena

10/31/25    Lincoln     NE Pinnacle Bank Arena

11/1/25     Bloomington  IL Grossinger Motors Arena

11/2/25     Minneapolis MN The Armory

11/4/25     Grand Rapids     MI Van Andel Arena

11/5/25     Pittsburgh  PA PPG Paints Arena

11/6/25     Lexington    KY Rupp Arena

11/8/25     Manchester   NH SNHU Arena

11/9/25     Bridgeport  CT Total Mortgage Arena

11/11/25    North Charleston   SC North Charleston Coliseum

11/13/25    Biloxi       MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum

11/14/25    Tallahassee  FL Donald L. Civic Center

11/15/25    Orlando      FL Warped Tour

11/18/25    Huntsville   AL Von Braun Arena

11/20/25    Tulsa  OK BOK Center

11/21/25    Austin       TX Moody Center

11/22/25    Corpus Christi    TX American Bank

CONNECT WITH YELLOWCARD
Website | Instagram |Facebook | X | TikTok |YouTube |Spotify |Apple

About Better Noise Music:

BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premiere independent Record Label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Sabaton, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, Nashville, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).

CONNECT WITH BETTER NOISE
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

PR Contact:

Jenni Weinman-Voake
weinman@thecurrentco.com

YELLOWCARD
 ANNOUNCE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM
BETTER DAYS PRODUCED BY TRAVIS BARKER
PRE-ORDER/SAVE NOW
 OUT OCTOBER 10, 2025 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC

NEW SINGLE “BETTER DAYS” — OUT NOW
ALONG WITH “HONESTLY I”
 STREAM HERE | WATCH MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BETTER DAYS” HERE

THE ALBUM IS THE FIRST FULL FEATURE LENGTH ALBUM IN ALMOST A DECADE

DOWNLOAD HERE

[Los Angeles, CA – May 28, 2025] — Alt rock favorites Yellowcard are celebrating the announcement of their new album Better Days by releasing the lead single and title track “Better Days” along with album track “honestly i.” Better Days is the band’s first full feature length album in almost a decade and will be available on October 10^th. This highly anticipated album is produced as well as executive produced by Travis Barker. Barker also plays drums on every song.

The single “Better Days” is an unflinching reflection on gratitude, forgiveness, perspective, and purpose. Once ubiquitous on MTV and the Billboard Hot 100, the Vans Warped Tour veterans, whose first two albums produced double-platinum and gold title tracks, sound fully recharged and revitalized in 2025. William Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Josh Portman have never sounded stronger.  The song “Better Days” is also accompanied by a music video that has the guys depicting iconic 80’s movie characters performing in a vintage video shop. Directed by Jordan Phoenix, the video is a refection of how much fun the guys are having this time around as a band and with their music. Ryan Key says, “We are focused on this chapter of our career being about happiness.

This is the most fun we’ve had making a video in 20 years and we hope everyone has a smile on their face when they watch it.”

The band agreed that making a new album was pointless unless it was the best of their career. They refused to rush the process and for the first time gave themselves permission to ask for help. Ryan Mendez invited his long time friend Nick Long into the writing sessions and it was through Long that Barker became part of the project, coming on board to play drums and produce the whole album.

“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side changed,” says front man Ryan Key who credits Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs. “I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”

Formed in Jacksonville FL in 1997, Yellowcard became one of the most influential bands in the 2000’s alternative rock scene. Known for blending high energy pop punk with a signature violin twist, their 2003 breakthrough Ocean Avenue is certified Platinum with the title track now certified 2 times platinum. With over 4 million albums sold worldwide and over 1 billion streams, the band is poised for continued success on this new endeavor.  After disbanding in 2017, Yellowcard reunited in 2022 entering into a new creative era and a year packed with a global tour to support it.

BETTER DAYS TRACK LIST

1. Better Days
2. Take What You Want
3. Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
4. honestly i
5. You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
6. City of Angels
7. Bedroom Posters
8. Skin Scraped
9. Barely Alive
10. Big Blue Eyes

Photo Joe Brady

About Yellowcard

Yellowcard meant it when they said goodbye. The lights dimmed on one of the most beloved pop-punk and alt-rock bands of the 2000s with intention and authenticity. Wrapping things up with a farewell tour, Yellowcard exited the “right” way, with grace, appreciation, and finality.

But the story wasn’t complete. Legacy cracked the door. Healing blew it wide open. Riding a resurgence that saw the global Ocean Avenue 20^th anniversary tour featured in Forbes and a reconciliation that put all four members at peace with their legacy and each other, Yellowcard just made the most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career. Better Days, the band’s first album in nearly a decade, was produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.

Their first release with powerhouse label Better Noise Music, Better Days is Yellowcard’s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn’t just a return. It’s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.

Yellowcard is:

• William Ryan Key – Vocals/Guitar
• Sean Mackin – Violin
• Ryan Mendez – Guitar
• Josh Portman – Bass

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY 

• Better Days (2025)
• Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
• Yellowcard (2016) 
• Lift a Sail (2014) 
• Southern Air (2012) 
• When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011) 
• Paper Walls (2007) 
• Lights and Sounds (2006) 
• Ocean Avenue (2003) 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

June 19 Dessel, Brussels at Graspop Metal Meeting 2025

June 20 Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany at Southside Festival 2025

June 21 Wiesbaden, Germany at Schlachthof Wiesbaden

June 22 Scheebel, Germany at Hurricane Festival 2025

June 24 Berlin, Germany at Huxleys Neue Welt

June 27 Ysselsteyn, Netherlands at Jera On Air

June 28 Munster, Germany at Vainstream Rockfest 2025

Aug. 23 Curitiba, Brazil at Estadio Couto Pereira

Aug. 30 São Paulo, Brazil at Allianz Parque

Oct. 18 Las Vegas, NV at When We Were Young Festival

Oct. 19 Las Vegas, NV at When We Were Young Festival

CONNECT WITH YELLOWCARD

Website
Instagram
Facebook
X
TikTok
YouTube
Spotify
Apple

About Better Noise Music:

BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premiere independent Record Label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Sabaton, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).

CONNECT WITH BETTER NOISE
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

PR Contact:

Jenni Weinman-Voake
weinman@thecurrentco.com