Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade to Release Solo EP

Derek Sanders

Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade will be releasing his first solo EP, My Rock and Roll Heart, on February 14th via Rise Records/BMG. The EP will be comprised of five stripped-back covers of songs from Jimmy Eat World, Something Corporate, Saves The Day, The Juliana Theory, and local Tallahassee band, Goodbye Love.

Today he’s released a cover of Jimmy Eat World’s “A Praise Chorus.”

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Review: Mayday Parade – Sunnyland

Mayday Parade

I’ll be the first to admit that I am very, very late to the Mayday Parade bandwagon.  Mayday Parade are a band that I would recognize on Warped Tour and the Punk Goes-compilations, tour announcements with other pop-punk bands that I enjoy, and now the new excitement of being inked to a label that truly is passionate about the artists they sign. Rise Records are getting a great piece of music to market from the Tallahassee, Florida quintet.

Before the release of Sunnyland, the group released the well-received Black Lines. As a casual fan of the group, I found the change in styles refreshing, rather than hindering what I always felt the group was capable of making: a solid rock album with killer hooks from start to finish.

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