When you have been in your teenage years in the course of the yr 2003, then chances are high you’re very acquainted with pop-punk/emo band Yellowcard’s seminal hit “Ocean Avenue.” An iconic anthem of teenage love and hijinks, “Ocean Avenue” nonetheless hits proper within the feels to today.
In excellent conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of the tune (and Yellowcard’s main label debut album of the identical identify), Yellowcard have teamed up with none apart from Steve Aoki for a wide ranging remix that takes the pop-punk traditional into the fashionable age and onto the dancefloor.
It was truly Yellowcard vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key that reached out to Aoki concerning the attainable collab. Key and the band had been dabbling in digital music since they returned from a six-year hiatus and Aoki’s punk rock bona fides are well-known. There have been numerous dance music remakes of early 2000s songs, however the music is manner sweeter when the unique artist actively contributes to the brand new observe. That’s undoubtedly the case on this re-creation of “Ocean Avenue.”
“When Ryan initially reached out about this attainable collab, I used to be actually excited—particularly once I found how a lot he loves digital music.” Aoki says. “We mixed our completely different musical kinds to create an ideal fusion of alt rock and digital for this observe. Honoring Ocean Avenue’s twentieth anniversary by mixing these sounds was an incredible expertise.”
“I actually admired the collaborations Steve was doing within the different rock and emo world, and the timing couldn’t have been extra excellent to achieve out and see if we may work collectively for the twentieth anniversary of Ocean Avenue.” Key provides. “Steve’s ardour for music and creativity is infectious. The band and I are enormous digital music followers, so working with him has been an absolute profession spotlight.”
Take a look at Steve Aoki & Yellowcard’s model of “Ocean Avenue” out now on Dim Mak.
