Sunnyland

Sunnyland is the sixth studio album from Mayday Parade. It was released on June 15, 2018 through Rise Records.

Background
In 2016, the group embarked on an anniversary tour for their Tales Told by Dead Friends (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 Warped Tour 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 This Wild Life, 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 State Champs, with support from Mom Jeans and Just Friends. Later in August, they appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.