<P> In 2011, the band released an EP, entitled Valdosta (named after Valdosta, GA) that contained six tracks, including 2 brand new tracks titled "Amber Lynn" and "Terrible Things". The EP contained acoustic versions of "Kids in Love" and "Bruised and Scarred" from their second full - length studio album Anywhere But Here, "Your Song" from their Tales Told by Dead Friends and "Jamie All Over" from A Lesson in Romantics . Valdosta was released through Atlantic and Fearless Records on March 8, 2011 . On March 10, Songkick recognized Mayday Parade as the hardest - working band of 2010, with 194 bookings and 74,000 miles logged in the entire year, with Willie Nelson and Lady Gaga ranking No. 7 and No. 8 in comparison . Mayday Parade played all the dates on the Australian 2009 Soundwave Festival . The band also played Slam Dunk Festival (both North and South) in Leeds and Hatfield (UK) on 28 and 29 May 2009, coinciding with their UK tour with A Rocket to the Moon and We Are the In Crowd . </P> <P> Written by the band in a beach house in Panacea, Florida, the self - titled album was produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, who also produced A Lesson in Romantics . Kenneth Mount tweeted a picture of the album's tentative track list on April 13, 2011 . Lead singer Derek Sanders also stated that "Oh Well, Oh Well" would likely be the first track . Four days later, Jake Bundrick, the drummer of Mayday Parade, tweeted to confirm that their third full - length album had been completed . On July 6, 2011, Mayday Parade announced that they would be releasing their new self - titled album on October 4, 2011 . They also released the track listing, revealing that the album had 12 songs . On July 27, Mayday Parade premiered the track "Oh Well, Oh Well" for the first time online at Alternative Press . On September 4, it was posted on Mayday Parade's Facebook page that they would be releasing a song from the new album, called "When You See My Friends" via iTunes on September 9 . This was posted followed by a series of pictures of the band captioned with lyrics from the song . </P> <P> On October 4, 2011 Mayday Parade released their new self - titled album, which quickly reached No. 5 on the iTunes albums list . Also on October 5, 2011 Mayday Parade released their new music video for "Oh Well, Oh Well" Directed by Thunder Down Country . The animated video won the IndieStar TV award for Best Music Video of 2011 . On April 4, 2012, the band released the music video for the single "Stay". On May 1, 2012, the debut album "A Lesson In Romantics" was released on vinyl . There was a set of 1500 "First Edition" album sets that featured the vinyl in red rather than the traditional black . On July 22, 2012, on a video post via Alternative Press lead singer Derek Sanders said the band would start writing a new album in December or January . Together with Californian Rock musician Vic Fuentes they charted with a cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know", which is on the fifth album of the "Punk Goes Pop ..." series in the US - Rockcharts . </P> <P> On January 10, 2013, the Band announced they would be heading back into the studio to release their fourth studio album, Monsters in the Closet, via Fearless records . It will be available in Autumn 2013 . Mayday Parade has recorded 15 tracks with the intention of putting 12 on the album; the remaining 3 may be used as b - sides . On June 26, 2013, Jake Bundrick tweeted that the band had finished recording the album . On July 29, 2013, Mayday Parade announced they will be headlining the Glamor Kills Tour 2013 and that their upcoming fourth album is entitled Monsters In The Closet and will be released October 8, 2013 . </P>

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