Mayday Parade Premieres Awesome First Song Off New Album ‘Black Lines’: Exclusive
Mayday Parade is back! Over the past decade, the Florida-bred quintet has endured across countless trends in their scene, only to stay winning on a journey from the indies to a major label and back again. Their fifth studio album, Black Lines , is due Oct. 9 on Fearless Records, and Billboard is excited to premiere its first track.
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That's a time lapse of an artist re-creating Black Lines ' cover artwork, in case you were wondering. Mayday Parade is headlining the Alternative Press tour this year (with support from Real Friends ) and they'll have some hot new jams to kick out. The new track — all five-and-a-half minutes of it — is a white-knuckled burner that sounds ideal for closing out a set. Frontman Derek Sanders spills his guts over power riffs and breakdowns: "I am selfish when I need you / I am the blister inside of the wall in the back of your room / I am the envy of what you're afraid to write, and that's fine."
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The new LP follows 2013's Monsters in the Closet , which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 , and No. 2 on the Independent Albums chart. The pre-order for Black Lines will be available tonight (July 30) at 9 p.m. (PST) here .
Here are Mayday Parade's upcoming dates on the AP Tour:
Oct. 14: Boston, MA (House of Blues)
Oct. 15: Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
Oct. 16: Sayreville, NJ (Starland Ballroom)
Oct. 18: Silver Spring, MD (The Fillmore)
Oct. 20: New York, NY (Best Buy Theater)
Oct. 21: Buffalo, NY (Town Ballroom)
Oct. 22: Toronto, Ontario (Danforth Music Hall)
Oct. 23: Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
Oct. 24: Pittsburgh, PA (Stage AE)
Oct. 25: Pontiac, MI (The Crofoot)
Oct. 29: Minneapolis, MN (Mill City Nights)
Oct. 30: Des Moines, IA (Wooly's)
Oct. 31: Lawrence, KS (Granada Theater)
Nov. 1: Tulsa, OK (Cain's Ballroom)
Nov. 3: Denver, CO (Summit Music Hall)
Nov. 4: Salt Lake City, UT (The Complex)
Nov. 5: Boise, ID (Knitting Factory)
Nov. 7: Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market)
Nov. 8: Portland, OR (Wonder Ballroom)
Nov. 10: Sacramento, CA (Ace of Spades)
Nov. 12: Anaheim, CA (House of Blues)
Nov. 13: San Diego, CA (SOMA)
Nov. 14: Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre)
Nov. 15: Las Vegas, NV (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)
Nov. 17: San Antonio, TX (The Aztec Theatre)
Nov. 18: Houston, TX (House of Blues)
Nov. 20: Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
Nov. 21: Austin,TX (Emo's)
Nov. 22: New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
Nov. 24: Atlanta, GA (The Masquerade)
Nov. 25: Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
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