Ocean Avenue

Rock · 2003 · 11 tracks · 47m

Ocean Avenue

High-octane pop punk defined by soaring violin melodies and sun-drenched nostalgia. The definitive sound of coastal summers and the bittersweet ache of growing up.

The ultimate summer pop-punk record with a violin that makes every chorus feel like a movie ending.

A high-energy burst of youthful optimism tempered by the bittersweet realization that you can't go home again.

Ocean Avenue · vs · Yellowcard

Summer+1.1σ

Summer saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 47m

02

Breathing

3:39

04

Empty Apartment

3:37

05

Life of a Salesman

3:19

06

Only One

4:17

07

Miles Apart

3:32

08

Twentythree

3:28

09

View From Heaven

3:22

10

Inside Out

3:40

11

Believe

4:31

12

One Year, Six Months

3:31

13

Back Home

3:56

Moments Worth Waiting For

The staccato violin pluck that opens the title track before the full band explodes

The transition from the frantic pace of Breathing into the atmospheric bridge

The stripped-back vulnerability of the acoustic guitar and violin on One Year, Six Months

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