''Sunnyland'' is the sixth studio album from American

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Background

In 2016, the group embarked on an anniversary tour for their ''

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'' (2006) EP, and later for their debut album '' A Lesson in Romantics'' (2007) in 2017.

Release

On April 11, 2018, the group announced they had signed to Rise Records. On May 3, ''Sunnyland'' was announced for release the following month. Alongside this, a music video was released for "Piece of Your Heart", directed by Miguel Barbosa. On May 15, a lyric video was released for "Never Sure". On May 31, a music video was released for "It's Hard to Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning", directed by Miguel Barbosa. ''Sunnyland'' was released on June 15, and was promoted with an appearance on the 2018

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between June and August. An acoustic vide of "Piece of Your Heart" was released on September 25. In October and November, the group went on a headlining US tour, with support from

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, William Ryan Key and Oh, Weatherly. In January 2019, the band performed at 8123 Fest. On April 18, a music video was released for "Never Sure". On May 29, a music video was released for "Looks Red, Tastes Blue", directed by Marlon Brandope. In July and August, the band performed at the Sad Summer Fest; in-between dates of the tour, the band held co-headlining shows with

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, with support from

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and Just Friends. Later in August, they appeared at the

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Track listing

Personnel

Mayday Parade * Jake Bundrick – drums, vocals * Jeremy Lenzo – bass guitar, vocals * Derek Sanders – lead vocals, keyboard * Alex Garcia – lead guitar * Brooks Betts – rhythm guitar * Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing *

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- Mastering

Charts

References

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