Released two years after the departure of founding member Jason Lancaster, Anywhere But Here is Mayday Parade's first album for a major label.
Lancaster wrote the bulk of the band's debut -- the very album that helped secure Mayday Parade's contract with Atlantic -- and returning fans will likely feel his absence on these 11 tracks.
While 2007's Lesson in Romantics found the band vacillating between loud and soft dynamics, Anywhere But Here rarely ventures into either extreme, eschewing the surprises of albums past for a more streamlined, radio-friendly product.
The problem is exacerbated by David Bendeth, a hyper-prolific producer who rarely works with bands outside of the emo/punk realm.
Accordingly, Mayday Parade is given the same polish as Bendeth's other clients, a move that compresses their distorted guitars and fine-tunes their vocals to the point of sanitation.
Anywhere But Here sounds entirely risk-free, and while the band does an adequate job turning out squeaky-clean songs about adolescence and young love, those who championed the group from the start may find themselves hoping for something more dangerous.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kids in LoveMayday Parade, Gregg Wattenberg | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Anywhere But HereDavid Hodges, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | The SilenceBobby Huff, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Still BreathingDave Bassett, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Bruised and ScarredDavid Bendeth, Bobby Huff, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?Bobby Huff, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Save Your HeartBobby Huff, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Get UpBobby Huff, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Center of AttentionSam Hollander, Dave Katz, Mayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | I Swear This Time I Mean ItMayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | The EndMayday Parade | Mayday Parade | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 289 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Bassett | Composer |
| 2 | John Bender | Engineer |
| 3 | David Bendeth | Arranger, Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | David Hodges | Composer |
| 5 | Sam Hollander | Composer |
| 6 | Bobby Huff | Composer |
| 7 | Dave Katz | Composer |
| 8 | Kato Khandwala | Engineer |
| 9 | Dan Korneff | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Mayday Parade | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Gregg Wattenberg | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |