After fulfilling their most recent record deal with the release of their 7th studio album What It Means To Fall Apart, Mayday Parade decided to take things into their own hands so they could operate to release music on their own terms and timeline. It’s a space the band hasn’t fully existed in since their self-released debut EP, which sold 50,000 copies without the support of a label. When asked about their new single, drummer Jake Bundrick said, "Got Me All Wrong is about falling hard for someone but the other person isn’t on the same page. I met my wife on Warped Tour and the song is roughly about that. It didn’t happen immediately like I wanted but it eventually did and that’s what the song is about."

The pivot brings some much needed flexibility in support of their personal lives. “It’s extremely exciting and terrifying all at the same time,” shares Bundrick. “There’s obviously a lot more freedom and control,” adds Alex Garcia. That freedom, as Jeremy Lenzo explains it, will allow them to “release new music more consistently as opposed to dropping an album every couple of years.” As such he continues, “we’re going into this with the mindset that each song really needs to stand on its own.”

With that in mind, the band have taken their time when it comes to deciding what to record and release. The forthcoming releases and touring mark the latest chapter in the history of the Tallahassee band, as they approach nearly two decades of playing and releasing music together.