Different music does different things for me. Metal is the elixir of life, rap is for the gritty times, pop gives you a pulse...and then there's Yellowcard. Lights and Sounds is one of my albums. It's music that never sounds bad, and is always there to inspire the best ideas. Seriously, guys. The band has unfortunately gone a little downhill in the last two albums, but Lights and Sounds is their best work ever. I'll give props to Ocean Avenue and Paper Walls, but Lights and Sounds is something else, and eventually all of the songs there will be here. So let's keep it going, shall we?
"City of Devils" isn't one of their high-energy pop-punk pieces, but a slow and lovely orchestral-powered storm of awesome. Yes, you got that right. It's in the vein of the good Goo Goo Dolls songs, but still that sunny Florida rock we loved from Yellowcard back then. Ryan Key has great strength to his voice when he takes it easy, and when that's mixed with the band's lovely violin and soft arrangements of the other instruments, you have a masterpiece. On the album, it's the perfect compliment to the grand and lush tracks. Some songs are soft, but there's still a punch packed in real tight for when you need it.
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