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Three cheers for twenty years! Tallahassee's five-piece Mayday Parade celebrates 20 years together by announcing a three-part album showcasing their prolific, emotionally resonant songwriting. The first part, Sweet, out April 18, is led by the effervescent and smile-inducing single "By The Way."

The track showcases what's made the band a genre mainstay for decades, leading with a tender, piano-led groove, ultimately giving way to a crush of stereo guitars, ascendant melodies, and heart-on-sleeve lyricism. Lead singer Derek Sanders relishes in the feel-good state of mind he inhabits now, "Walking with the confidence and the common sense/ That I've had since last May." He realizes that despite the trials and tribulations he may have experienced in his personal relationship, he's better off now than ever.

"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," said Sanders about the single. "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."

Sweet succinctly showcases just how far Mayday Parade has come in the past two decades, featuring the trademark sound that's transformed them from genre newcomers to torchbearers for a new generation. Recorded with longtime producers and multiplatinum engineers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, the trilogy of releases will serve as Mayday Parade's eighth full-length studio album and first LP since 2021's What It Means To Fall Apart. The new three-part album is also the band's first self-released collection since 2006's Tales Told By Dead Friends EP that Mayday Parade sold in parking lots across the country as they followed that year's Vans Warped Tour.

"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," shared Sanders about the upcoming album. "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."

Check out Mayday Parade's latest single, "By The Way," today!