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Lights and Sounds is even slicker and more polished than their Capitol debut, Ocean Avenue, but Yellowcard ends up sounding self-assured instead of compromised in its big-budget surroundings. "Ocean Avenue" was a genuine breakthrough single that proved that the band had a way with connecting with listeners outside of its expected fan base; on this album, Yellowcard expands on its expected sound. Songs like the title track, "Rough Landing, Holly," and "Down on My Head" are tightly crafted, state-of-the-art examples of shiny, earnest punk-pop that sounds sunny even when it's sad, but "Two Weeks from Twenty" boasts downright jazzy guitars and whimsical lyrics reminiscent of Ben Folds, while "City of Devils" is a moody power ballad that continues the album's surprisingly grown-up feel.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 Three Flights Up Instrumental
2 Lights and Sounds
3 Down on My Head
4 Sure Thing Falling
5 City of Devils
6 Rough Landing, Holly
7 Two Weeks from Twenty
8 Waiting Game
9 Martin Sheen or JFK
10 Space Travel
11 Grey
12 Words, Hands, Hearts
13 How I Go
14 Holly Wood Died
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