On August 14, 2012, “Hopeless Records” label released “Southern Air”, the eighth Yellowcard studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012 and was produced by Neal Avron.
Personnel:
- Ryan Key– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards
- Sean Mackin– vocals, violin, string arrangements, mandolin
- Ryan Mendez – lead guitar, bass
- Longineu W. Parsons III– drums, percussion
- Tay Jardine – vocals, backing vocals
- Alex Gaskarth – backing vocals
- Cassadee Pope– backing vocals
- Rodney Wirtz – viola
- Christine Lightner – cello
- David Immergluck- pedal steel guitar, mandolin
- Georg Egloff – piano
- Neal Avron– keyboards, programming
- Erich Talaba – engineer
- Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
- Brian Manley – design, cover photos
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ryan Key except where noted; all music by Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Longineu W. Parsons III except where noted.
- Awakening
- Surface of the Sun
- Always Summer
- Here I Am Alive – lyrics by Ryan Key, Patrick Stump
- Sleep in the Snow
- A Vicious Kind
- Telescope
- Rivertown Blues
- Ten
- Southern Air