- 2025-01-09
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MUSIC
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Mayday Parade Announces New Album “Sweet”, Shares New Song “By The Way”
American rock band Mayday Parade, consisting of Derek Sanders (vocals), Jake Bundrick (drums), Alex Garcia (guitar), Brooks Betts (guitar) and Jeremy Lenzo (bass), has announced their upcoming eighth studio album “Sweet” will be released on April 18, 2025.
From the album, the band released a new song “By The Way” along with a music video on January 8, 2025.
The song is the second single off of the album, following “Pretty Good To Feel Something” released last July.
It was written by Alex Garcia, Brooks Betts, Derek Sanders, Jake Bundrick, and Jeremy Lenzo. Produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.
The accompanying video was directed by Benjamin Liebe.
The band frontman Derek Sanders said of the song, “Being in a band for this long, sometimes you feel like you’re getting it right and sometimes you feel like you’re dancing around what you should be doing. This song feels locked in as a step in the right direction. It’s a song about trying to stay optimistic as the world and everything you know is changing around you. We hope you all enjoy it.”- The new album comprises 8 songs, produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.
It is the first chapter of a trilogy of releases from their ambitious album project.
The new three-part album is also their first self-released collection since the 2006 EP “Tales Told By Dead Friends”.
“Being a band for 20 years feels big and we wanted to do something big to match that. Our next release will be a large album split up into three different parts. It feels like a challenge and an exciting step forward for the band. Our goal is to take the things we’ve learned and the ways we’ve grown and apply them towards an ambitious release. We’re incredibly thankful for the opportunity to continue to create music and we cannot wait to share Part 1 - titled 'Sweet' - with the world.” -
Photo by Eli Ritter
Background photo by Steph Montani - source : Apple Music
