Episode 33: Derek Sanders, Mayday Parade

The James McMahon Music Podcast

It’s hard to defend pop punk these days. The party is long over, the darkness taking the place of the morning sun. It is a scene littered with the corpses of fallen and exposed heroes. But, while Rome fell – or at least the backstage area of Warped Tour – Mayday Parade kept on doing what they do; which is, crunchy guitars, yearning lyrics, melodies dropped from heaven above. The five piece, from Tallahassee, Florida, may well be – whisper it – pop punk's most consistent band. And their new album, the recently released What It Means To Fall Apart, only gives weight to the argument.
After you’ve listened to this interview with singer Derek Sanders – in which he talks openly about the band’s relationship with former singer Jason Lancaster, with insight I don’t think I’ve ever heard him or any other member of Mayday Parade reveal before – please do consider a) rating, reviewing and subscribing to this podcast. You’ll never miss an episode that way. And b) subscribing to my Substack – that’s spoook.substack.com – which is the place that hosts so much of my music writing these days. And remember, this Monday coming, 8pm on December 20th, is my debut documentary for BBC Radio 4. It’s about OCD and the British working class and the eighties quiz show Bullseye. Everyone loves a bit of Bully!
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