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Alt Rock favorites, Yellowcard, have shared their latest single, “Take What You Want,” with a music video showcasing footage from recent tours in Japan, Australia and Europe. The track is the third new song from the group’s forthcoming studio album, Better Days, releasing worldwide on October 10th via Better Noise Music records. Check it out below and find out more.
Stream “Take What You Want” here: https://yellowcardofficial.lnk.to/twyw
Pre-order Better Days here: https://www.yellowcardband.com/betterdays
The highly anticipated new album is produced, and executive produced, by Travis Barker with Barker also playing drums on every song. Better Days is climbing up the Mediabase Alternative chart, currently charting at #13.
“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 5th through November 22nd 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 tracklisting:
01 Better Days
02 Take What You Want
03 Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
04 honestly i
05 You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
06 City of Angels
07 Bedroom Posters
08 Skin Scraped
09 Barely Alive
10 Big Blue Eyes
More from 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 20th anniversary tour, 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.
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 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
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
Yellowcard is:
William Ryan Key – Vocals/Guitar
Sean Mackin – Violin
Ryan Mendez – Guitar
Josh Portman – Bass
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