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If only I could have predicted their recent return to form. From beginning to end, Mayday Parade has top-notch guitar parts, powerful drums, and the same sort of honest and emotional lyrics and melodies that set their debut apart. With their self-titled, Mayday Parade has written the sort of album everyone knew they were capable of, but was unsure they’d deliver. Lead single “Oh Well, Oh Well” brings together everything that’s great about Mayday Parade, with strong vocals from Derek Sanders over a soft piano intro before guitars and drums kick in to take the song to a completely different level. The lyrics in the verses and bridge are somewhat reminiscent of the band’s debut, while the chorus could have easily fit in as a highlight on their sophomore release.
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Particularly with the line “tell your new friends that they don’t know you like I do,” the emotion this group is capable of really shines through.
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Though it’s the longest track on the album, it doesn’t drag at all and sets the tone perfectly for what’s to come. Second track “No Heroes Allowed” is one of the most unique songs in the band’s catalogue, with its country-influenced guitars carried over from the sound of “Amber Lynn” from the Valdosta EP and strings accenting the beats, while “When You See My Friends” manages to capture Mayday Parade’s sound perfectly, with some of the best lyrics on the album alongside guitar parts that are dynamic and convey feeling as well as any voice could. “You’re Dead Wrong” has the well-written guitar parts expected from the band, with a good riff in the beginning and the sort of solo that’s rarely found in this type of music.
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Mayday Parade’s new album SUNNYLAND will be released on Friday June 15. The result is an album built on impassioned vocals, sing-along choruses, and deeply heartfelt lyrics. The Tallahassee, Florida-based quintet (rounded out by bassist/vocalist Jeremy Lenzo, guitarist Brooks Betts and drummer/vocalist Jake Bundrick) recorded this follow-up to 2015’s Black Lines with longtime producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, and for the first time, also teamed with Grammy nominated producer John Feldmann (blink-182, Panic! At the Disco) and Howard Benson (Of Mice & Men, My Chemical Romance). They have 60+ videos on YouTube with over 1 million views, and their songs have amassed over 350 million streams in the US alone. Four of their releases have sold over 100,000 units each, with their most successful album (2007’s A Lesson In Romantics) selling more than a half-million copies. Over the course of the last 10 years, Mayday Parade has sold more than a million albums. It’s about being dramatic for dramas sake really.” adds guitarist Alex Garcia. “Never Sure is about this tendency to be more in love with the chase or in love with love, than the actual object of the love. Fans who pre-order the album by clicking HERE will receive “Piece Of Your Heart” and “Never Sure” as an instant download. Set for a June 15th release, SUNNYLAND is the band’s 6th studio album and first with Rise Records. MAYDAY PARADE has released “Never Sure,” the second song from their upcoming album, SUNNYLAND – watch the lyric video below. OUT JUNE 15 THROUGH RISE RECORDS/BMG AUSTRALIA