Name: Mayday Parade
Brand: MDP
SKU: 20892679
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Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)

Mayday Parade

Rating

Album: Mayday Parade
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Oh Well, Oh Well
2)	No Heroes Allowed
3)	When You See My Friends
4)	You're Dead Wrong
5)	Priceless
6)	Stay
7)	Call Me Hopeless, Not Romantic
8)	Shot Across the Bow, A
9)	Everything's an Illusion
10)	I'd Rather Make Mistakes Than Nothing at All
11)	Without the Bitter the Sweet Isn't as Sweet
12)	Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven't Ended Yet

Album: Mayday Parade
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Oh Well, Oh Well
2)	No Heroes Allowed
3)	When You See My Friends
4)	You're Dead Wrong
5)	Priceless
6)	Stay
7)	Call Me Hopeless, Not Romantic
8)	Shot Across the Bow, A
9)	Everything's an Illusion
10)	I'd Rather Make Mistakes Than Nothing at All
11)	Without the Bitter the Sweet Isn't as Sweet
12)	Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven't Ended Yet

Performer Notes

Personnel: Seth Mann (violin); Zack Odom (viola); Gail Burnett (cello); Kenneth Mount (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: Dan Korneff.
Recording information: Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA; Vintage Song Studio, Alpharetta, GA.
Illustrator: Jerrod Landon Porter.
Arranger: Chris Barry.
In press statements, the members of Tallahassee quintet Mayday Parade hinted that Anywhere But Here would have been a very different album if it were not recorded for Atlantic Records, and so, for their self-titled 2011 album, they switched to Independent Label Group with the hopes of preserving their creative vision. Strangely though, Mayday Parade isn't all that different from Anywhere But Here. The most notable change is that the songs on their third outing were written solely by the band. However, with the same production team behind their sound, the same bouncy four-chord blueprint, and the same prevalence for soft verses vs. loud choruses, the changes behind the curtain are barely noticeable. It does seem that the band is more aggressive and Derek Sanders is more heartfelt with his delivery, which is a major selling point for the group. It sounds as if the singer is genuinely filled with regret and resentment, and in the world of emo, that's what really counts. ~ Jason Lymangrover

Professional Reviews

Alternative Press (p.93) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he band turn out a few pop-punk gems....MAYDAY PARADE still performs better than records from most of their peers."