Anywhere but Here (Mayday Parade album)
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Anywhere But Here is the second studio album
by American rock
band Mayday Parade
, released through both Atlantic
and Fearless Records
on October 6, 2009. It is the first album released by the band without former vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Jason Lancaster
. The album is also Mayday Parade's final release through on Fearless. The first single, "The Silence", was released in August, followed by "Kids in Love", released in April.
agreed, adding that while the album "isn't anything groundbreaking... it's mostly enjoyable."
Fan reception was much more critical, particularly towards the album's lyrics in comparison to the band's previous works with Jason Lancaster as the primary lyricist. In a May 2011 interview, lead singer Derek Sanders commented on the recording process of Anywhere but Here, stating that "there was a lot of outside influence from the label and we did a lot of co-writes... our producer had a lot more to do with everything and had a heavier hand in everything. We kind of let it go that way because we didn’t want to rock the boat too much and we didn’t really want to make Atlantic mad. In the end, it turned out that we were recording a bunch of songs that we didn’t care about as much..." Bundrick also commented on the pressure from Atlantic Records saying, "The other frustrating part was having everyone not believing in us as a band without Jason. We love Jason and I'll admit he really helped with "A Lesson" but the 6 of us made that record...We made it better together. I feel like with Jason leaving it sparked Atlantic to make us co-write because they didn't think we could do it ourselves. Who knows? That's just how I feel about it."
, selling 17,780 copies in its first week. The following week, the album fell to number 76. On November 14, 2009, the album was at 175 before falling off the chart the next week. The album's last spot on the chart was November 28, 2009, when it re-entered at number 187, before falling off for good. The album spent a total of five weeks on the chart.
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Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American rock
Rock music
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band Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. The band formed in 2005 when members of popular local Tallahassee bands Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment converged in 2006. Their debut EP Tales Told by Dead Friends was released in 2006, and sold over 20,000 copies without any...
, released through both Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
and Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
on October 6, 2009. It is the first album released by the band without former vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Jason Lancaster
Go Radio
Go Radio is a rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed by former Mayday Parade vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Jason Lancaster in April 2007.The band has toured with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, A Day to Remember, as well as Mayday Parade...
. The album is also Mayday Parade's final release through on Fearless. The first single, "The Silence", was released in August, followed by "Kids in Love", released in April.
Critical response
The album generally received mixed to positive reviews from critics. In his review for AllMusic, Andrew Leahey commented that the album was "entirely risk-free" but that the band does "an adequate job". Jeremy Aaron of AbsolutePunkAbsolutePunk.net
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agreed, adding that while the album "isn't anything groundbreaking... it's mostly enjoyable."
Fan reception was much more critical, particularly towards the album's lyrics in comparison to the band's previous works with Jason Lancaster as the primary lyricist. In a May 2011 interview, lead singer Derek Sanders commented on the recording process of Anywhere but Here, stating that "there was a lot of outside influence from the label and we did a lot of co-writes... our producer had a lot more to do with everything and had a heavier hand in everything. We kind of let it go that way because we didn’t want to rock the boat too much and we didn’t really want to make Atlantic mad. In the end, it turned out that we were recording a bunch of songs that we didn’t care about as much..." Bundrick also commented on the pressure from Atlantic Records saying, "The other frustrating part was having everyone not believing in us as a band without Jason. We love Jason and I'll admit he really helped with "A Lesson" but the 6 of us made that record...We made it better together. I feel like with Jason leaving it sparked Atlantic to make us co-write because they didn't think we could do it ourselves. Who knows? That's just how I feel about it."
Commercial Performance
Anywhere but Here debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 17,780 copies in its first week. The following week, the album fell to number 76. On November 14, 2009, the album was at 175 before falling off the chart the next week. The album's last spot on the chart was November 28, 2009, when it re-entered at number 187, before falling off for good. The album spent a total of five weeks on the chart.
Track listing
- All arrangements by Mayday Parade and David Bendeth.
Singles
- The music video for "The Silence" was released with the deluxe edition of the album. It depicts the band playing in a desert while a woman wanders about, eventually getting in a hot air balloon.
- The music video for "Kids in Love" follows a fictional cross-country road trip of four young adults. The original version contains nudity and depicted drug use and has since been removed from YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. An amended version was later released.
Other appearances of songs
An acoustic version of "The Silence", recorded in Hurley's studio, appeared on the Take Action! Vol. 9 compilation and "If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?" was selected for the second disc of the Warped Tour 2010 Tour CompilationWarped Tour 2010 Tour Compilation
The Warped Tour 2010 Tour Compilation is the fifteenth installment in the annual compilation series accompanying the Warped Tour. The cover is a photograph of Blink-182 performing on the 1999 Warped Tour.- Track listing :...
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Song notes
- A video for the song "Anywhere But Here" was shot and released, along with the music video for "The Silence", with the deluxe edition of the album. "Get Up" also received a promotional music video, composed of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the Fearless Friends Tour. It was released on January 24, 2011
- Both "Kids in Love" and "Bruised and Scarred" were re-recorded acoustically for the band's next release, ValdostaValdosta (Mayday Parade album)-Personnel:*Derek Sanders – lead vocals, keyboard*Jake Bundrick – vocals, drums*Alex Garcia – lead guitar*Brooks Betts – rhythm guitar*Jeremy Lenzo – bass guitar-Song notes:*"Amber Lynn" and "Terrible Things" are both brand new Mayday Parade songs...
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Chart performance
| Charts | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
31 |
| US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Alternative Albums Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
8 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 12 |
Personnel
- Derek Sanders – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - Alex Garcia – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Brooks Betts – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Jeremy Lenzo – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Jake Bundrick – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocals