Way to go, internet
US pop-punk heroes Yellowcard took to Facebook this morning to make a major announcement regarding a forthcoming US Tour with Memphis May Fire and the title and release date of their next full-length album — only to have the grand unveiling marred by an unauthorised leak of additional information on Twitter.
In the original video post, Yellowcard revealed that they would be embarking on an extensive tour around the US throughout October and November, and that — more excitingly, for their non-US fans — their ninth studio full-length would be titled Lift A Sail, and is set to hit shelves next month.
However, thanks to a wayward Indonesia-based fan account on Twitter, we also know what both the artwork and the tracklist for the album are very likely to look like:
"LIFT A SAIL" by @Yellowcard album cover art #LiftASail #TheCardIsComing pic.twitter.com/m3pt4QpvaK
— Yellowcard Indonesia (@YellowcardINA) August 4, 2014
#LiftASail Track List 1. Convocation 2. Transmission Home 3. Crash the Gates 4. Make Me So 5. One Bedroom 6. Fragile and Dear 7. Illuminate
— Yellowcard Indonesia (@YellowcardINA) August 4, 2014
#LiftASail Track List 8. Madrid 9. The Deepest Well 10. Lift a Sail 11. MSK 12. My Mountain 13. California
— Yellowcard Indonesia (@YellowcardINA) August 4, 2014
While it would be easy enough to outright dismiss the material as unverified speculation, reactionary tweets from violinist Sean Mackin and the band's official account expressed obvious irritation over the leak.
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please stop leaking our stuff. want to share something exciting? start a band, tour for 15 years, and RELEASE YOUR OWN INFO. GAAAAAAAAAA!!
— Sean from Yellowcard (@smackinyc) August 4, 2014
We have surprises and announcements that we worked really hard on for you! Wait. What? The Internet already... Oh. Cool.
— Yellowcard (@Yellowcard) August 4, 2014
Yeah, the internet tends to do that. Sorry, Yellowcard. Here, we will embed one of your videos as a gesture of apology: