| BEST 2011 ALBUMS #10-6: YELLOWCARD, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, TWY, ATLAS SOUND, TENNIS. |
| Written by Shahlin Graves & Sarah Mudgway | ||||||||
| Friday, 30 December 2011 15:19 | ||||||||
 #10. YELLOWCARD - 'When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes' MUST-LISTEN: ‘For You And Your Denial’, ‘Hang You Up’, ‘The Sound Of You And Me’, ‘Be The Young’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Blink-182, New Found Glory, Simple Plan... and the pop-punk scene making its comeback. FACT: The album title comes from a text message that vocalist RYAN KEY sent to a girl he was trying to date: "It was a text I sent to a girl I was trying to date. She said she had to think about it because she was kind of seeing someone, and I said, well..." MUST-READ: Coup De Main's 2011 interview with Ryan Key - click HERE to read. MUST-WATCH: Yellowcard's ‘Sing For Me’ music video...  #9. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - 'Torches' MUST-LISTEN: 'Houdini', 'Warrant', 'Helena Beat', 'Pumped Up Kicks'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Jump Into The Gospel, MNDR, Friendly Fires, Passion Pit, Wolf Gang... and power-biking. FACT: Foster The People have been announced to be playing BIG DAY OUT 2012! Click HERE for the full line-up. MUST-READ: Click HERE to read our interview with Foster The People frontman MARK FOSTER. MUST-WATCH: Foster The People performing 'Houdini' live...  #8. THE WONDER YEARS - 'Suburbia, You’ve Given Me All And Now I’m Nothing' MUST-LISTEN: ‘I Won’t Say The Lord’s Prayer’, ‘Coffee Eyes’, ‘Don’t Let Me Cave In’, ‘Local Man Ruins Everything’, ‘Summers In PA’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Man Overboard, This Time Next Year, Tonight Alive, New Found Glory, Title Fight... and pop-culture references. FACT: The album is inspired by the poem 'America' written by ALLEN GINSBERG, as well as the band’s life following the release of 'The Upsides'. The song 'Local Man Ruins Everything’ is a reference to 'The Simpsons'. MUST-READ: Click HERE to read our interview with The Wonder Years frontman DAN ‘SOUPY’ CAMPBELL. MUST-WATCH: The Wonder Years' ‘Came Out Swinging’ music video...  #7. ATLAS SOUND - 'Parallax' MUST-LISTEN: 'Lightworks', 'The Shakes', 'My Angel Is Broken', 'Amplifiers'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Deerhunter, Panda Bear, Real Estate, Girls, Lotus Plaza... and BRADFORD COX being Bradford Cox. FACT: ANDREW VANWYNGARDEN of MGMT features on track six, 'Mona Lisa' - playing the organ and piano and contributing backing-vocals. MUST-WATCH: One-man band Bradford Cox wearing pajamas and moccasins in the lobby of a hotel performing 'Te Amo' live...  #6. TENNIS - 'Cape Dory' MUST-LISTEN: 'Long Boat Pass', 'Seafarer', 'Pigeon', 'Baltimore', 'Marathon', 'Take Me Somewhere'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Supremes, The Like, She & Him, Gold Motel, The Living Sisters... and poodle skirts. FACT: [Married couple] ALAINA MOORE and PATRICK RILEY's boat that they lived on during their seven-month sailing expedition - which they based the album on - is called 'The Swift Ranger'. MUST-WATCH: Tennis performing 'Marathon' live...
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