21 August 2026
Yellowcard Share "Calvary Drive", the First Demo They Ever Cut With Travis Barker
Yellowcard are adding more to the Better Days story. The band has released "Calvary Drive", an unreleased track that will sit on the digital-only Better Days Deluxe, out 18 September 2026 via Better Noise Music, according to The Music Universe.
The song has a neat backstory. Singer Ryan Key says "Calvary Drive" was the very first demo the band worked on with Travis Barker and their friend Nick Long. Barker produced the original Better Days album, which grew out of a short collaboration, and he described the group as an easy bunch of guys to make music with.
What is on the deluxe edition
The deluxe version runs to 14 tracks, with "Calvary Drive" at number 11. The tracklist as reported:
- Better Days
- Take What You Want
- Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
- Honestly I
- You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
- City of Angels
- Bedroom Posters
- Skin Scraped
- Barely Alive
- Big Blue Eyes
- Calvary Drive
- Hell With Me (feat. Steve Aoki)
- Bedroom Posters (feat. Good Charlotte)
- Better Days (Asleep Version)
That is a proper pop-punk reunion party, with Skiba, Lavigne, Aoki and Good Charlotte all making appearances. The Music Universe says the Good Charlotte take on "Bedroom Posters" has been a success, reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.
On the road
Yellowcard are touring North America through late August and September, with stops at Musikfest 2026, Vans Warped Tour and Oceans Calling Festival, and they head to Europe and the UK in November alongside Good Charlotte.
If you have been wondering how the Better Days sessions got started, "Calvary Drive" is basically the answer.