Yellowcard is an alternative rock/pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. Their music features a unique contribution to the genre with the use of a violin.
The band released their first album, Midget Tossing, in 1997. While Sean Mackin was featured on some of the songs, he was not a full-fledged member yet, as he still objected to many of the band's messages. Where We Stand, their second album, featured the same lineup as Midget Tossing, and Mackin was featured on more songs.
The group released their third album, One for the Kids (Lobster Records), in 2001, and followed up with The Underdog EP (Fueled by Ramen Records) in 2002 which were both well-received by fans. However, soon after "The Underdog EP" was released, Warren Cooke left the band due to personal reasons.
On July 20th Yellowcard made an appearance in the MMO There.com as part of a deal There.com has with Capitol Music Group.
As of July 19, Paper Walls is 2nd most popular Album on iTunes, and on the Alternative section, it is the most popular album.
In June fans voted Yellowcard (over My Chemical Romance) for the next AOL Sessions Under Cover. The session went live on July 19, one day earlier than planned. It featured two songs from Paper Walls.
The album debuted 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 40,000 copies in its first week, which is less than half of the first week sales of their previous studio album, Lights and Sounds.
Starting in August 2007, Light Up the Sky has been used in promos for the television series Heroes.
Yellowcard will be doing a taping session for XM Satellite Radio on the late morning of September 6 which they have invited their fans to attend.
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