MAYDAY PARADE is giving fans another sneak preview of upcoming album SUNNYLAND with the release of “It’s Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated By Bolts Of Lightning.”the clip, which was directed by Miguel Barbosa, follows the recently released “Piece Of Your Heart” video, which can be seen HERE.
Set for a June 15th release, SUNNYLAND is the band’s 6th studio album and first with Rise Records. Fans who pre-order the album by clicking HERE will receive “Piece Of Your Heart,” “It’s Hard To Be Religious…” and “Never Sure” as instant downloads.
About the new song, lead singer Derek Sanders told Billboard, “I would say it’s a little bit more angry than anything we’ve done before. I wrote it shortly after the 2016 presidential election, when Trump won. I was just kind of horrified something like that was even possible – not that it’s all directed towards him, necessarily, but that’s kind of the mindset I was in. However, it’s not all dark. There is, at least to me, a hopeful outlook towards the future and trying to appreciate what we have.”