Lift a Sail

Though it is the ninth Yellowcard record, Lift a Sail is an album of firsts:

• The first and only album released through Razor & Tie. This is after Yellowcard opted out of re-signing to Hopeless, which is the label that assisted the band out of their hiatus, and with a bang, too.
• The first without founding drummer Longineu W. Parsons III, also known as “LP3”, who left before Lift a Sail was recorded to pursue other musical interests.
• The first album to make an intentional departure from the pop-punk sound this band popularized (if you don’t count Lights and Sounds).