Mayday Parade releases new song “Pretty Good To Feel Something”

Tallahassee, Florida-based Mayday Parade has released “Pretty Good To Feel Something.” The brand new single comes as the band opens the 2024 Sad Summer Festival in Sacramento, California tonight with co-headliners The Maine. “Pretty Good To Feel Something” was produced by multi-platinum engineers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount (All Time Low, Jimmy Eat World), mixed by Vince Ratti (Turnstile, The Menzingers, Quicksand), and mastered by Brad Blackwood (Maroon 5, Against Me!).

“‘Pretty Good To Feel Something’ is a song about how bad things happen that change your life, and how at some point you have to put those things behind you and move on. It’s about appreciating what’s left when it’s all said and done,” said Derek Sanders.

The new single is the latest self-released music from the band, who decided to go the independent route after fulfilling their most recent record deal with their seventh studio album, What It Means To Fall Apart – out in November 2021. The freedom to do things on their own terms and on their own schedule appealed to Mayday Parade, whose career is approaching the two-decade mark. The shift brings much-needed flexibility to support their personal lives. “It’s extremely exciting and terrifying at the same time,” Jake Bundrick tells us. “There’s obviously a lot more freedom and control,” Alex Garcia adds. This freedom, Jeremy Lenzo explains, will allow them to “release new music more consistently, rather than releasing an album every few years.” That’s why he continues, “We’re going into it with the mindset that each song really has to stand on its own.”

“Pretty Good To Feel Something” marks a return to form for Mayday Parade following the March 2024 release of their Lofi EP – a collaboration with Less Gravity that saw five of the band’s most popular tracks released in downtempo versions. The single also follows Mayday Parade’s Derek Sanders’ participation in Dashboard Confessional’s “Emo SuperJam” at this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival. Derek joined Chris Carrabba of Dashboard, as well as Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate), Tim Kasher (Cursive), Geoff Rickley (Thursday), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Mike Kinsella (American Football), Ian Grushka (New Found Glory), The Beaches, John O’Callaghan (The Maine), Medium Build, Trousdale and guitarist Yvette Young of Covet for a rousing set of classics from the 1990s and 2000s emo scene.

Listen to the new single now and catch the band on tour this summer as they share the stage with The Maine at this year’s Sad Summer Festival, which is returning for its fifth year! The two bands co-headlined the inaugural event and are excited to team up again for this anniversary tour, which features The Wonder Years, We The Kings, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck and more! Confirmed dates can be found below and for the most up-to-date information on Mayday Parade visit maydayparade.com.

Confirmed dates for the Sad Summer Festival

Thursday, July 11, 2024 Sacramento, CA The Backyard%$
Saturday, July 13, 2024 Santa Ana, CA Observatory Festival Grounds%$
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom%
Friday, July 19, 2024 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom%$
Saturday, July 20, 2024 Chicago, IL Salt Shed Outdoor+$
Sunday, July 21, 2024 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Festival Grounds+$
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Outdoor+^
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live! Outdoor+^
Friday, July 26, 2024 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy+^
Saturday, July 27, 2024 Clearwater, FL The Sound at Coachman Park+^
Monday, July 29, 2024 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion+^
Thursday, August 1, 2024 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17+^
Saturday, August 3, 2024 Worcester, MA Palladium Outdoor+^
Sunday, August 4, 2024 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage+^
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Buffalo, NY Terminal B at the Outer Harbor+^
Thursday, August 8, 2024 Philadelphia, PA Highmark Skyline Stage+^
Friday, August 9, 2024 Columbia, MD Chrysalis Stadium+^
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