Album · Yellowcard
Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard
Lights and Sounds is an album by Yellowcard, released in 2006. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 19 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lights and Sounds”, on 17 lists with a best position of #24.
Lights and Sounds, Yellowcard's fifth album, arrived on Capitol on January 24, 2006, and it's the sound of a Jacksonville band trying to outgrow the sugar rush of Ocean Avenue. Produced by Neal Avron, it was their first concept album, built around where their heads were at while making it, and it dials back the pop-punk for a bigger, broodier alternative-rock sweep, with Sean Mackin's violin still slicing through the guitars and Ryan Key out front.
The title track is the one that stuck, a charging, wide-screen anthem, with "Rough Landing, Holly" as the second single. It opened at number five on the Billboard 200, their highest chart peak, and went gold, but just over 315,000 copies looked thin next to the 2 million Ocean Avenue sold, reviews were mixed, and lead guitarist Ben Harper parted ways with the band mid-campaign, with Ryan Mendez stepping in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lights and Sounds on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lights and Sounds | 17 | #24 | – | 2005–2006 | |
| 2 | Rough Landing Holly | 2 | #22 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.