[Photo by Ashley Osborn]

Mayday Parade treat Monsters in the Closet to expanded 10th anniversary vinyl reissue

October 10, 2023

[Photo by Ashley Osborn]

Mayday Parade‘s fourth album, Monsters in the Closet, turned 10 on Sunday (Oct. 8), and today they’ve announced a 10th anniversary deluxe 2LP vinyl reissue, due Dec. 1 via Craft Recordings. The album’s been expanded to include six previously unreleased demos, with a special vinyl etching on side D and a gatefold jacket featuring new alternate cover art. We’ve teamed with the band on an exclusive gold vinyl variant, limited to 500 copies. Preorder yours in the AP Shop while they last! Here’s a mock-up:

Guitarist Alex Garcia reflected on the album, saying, “Monsters in the Closet was significant for the band, as it served to bridge our sound between the self-titled era and the more aggressive sound we found on Black Lines. In many ways, Monsters in the Closet was a continuation of our Mayday Parade album – we had discovered and developed what felt like our new and authentic sound after A Lesson in Romantics and Anywhere But Here. I believe that we were fueled by wanting to bring classic rock and pop-punk elements together in an epic, grandiose album. In terms of guitar playing, I felt incredibly free and creative in this era, and the band was eager to layer all sorts of sounds.

“This special 10th anniversary edition includes the first draft studio tracks of six songs, and they are labeled under their working titles,” he adds. “This was done to give a kind of inside look into the process. This is also Mayday Parade’s first-ever double LP, which is appropriate for the album’s larger-than-life sound.”

For more on what Mayday Parade have been up to, read our interview with vocalist Derek Sanders from earlier this year.

Monsters in the Closet 10th anniversary edition tracklist
Side A
1. Ghosts
2. Girls
3. Last Night For A Table Of Two
4. 12 Through 15
5. The Torment Of Existence Weighed Against The Horror Of Nonbeing
6. Even Robots Need Blankets

Side B
1. Repent And Repeat
2. Demons
3. Sorry, Not Sorry
4. Nothing You Can Live Without, Nothing You Can Do Without
5. Hold Onto Me
6. Angels

Side C
1. Ghosts*
2. Girls*
3. Promise*
4. Circus*
5. Forget*
6. Breathe*

Side D
1. Etching

*Previously Unreleased

Mayday Parade tour dates
2023:
October 24: Singapore, SGP – Capitol Theater
October 27: Manila, PHL – New Frontier Theater
October 28: Cebu City, PHL – Sky Hall Seaside
October 30: Davao City, PHL – SMX Convention Center
November 1: Perth, AUS – Metro City*
November 3: Adelaide, AUS – AEC Theatre*
November 4: Melbourne, AUS – Margaret Court Arena*
November 8: Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion*
November 9: Brisbane, AUS – Fortitude Music Hall*
December 1: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom**
December 2: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore**
December 3: Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s**

*= with All Time Low and Lauran Hibberd
**= with Origami Angel

2024:
January 18: Paris, FR – Bataclan*
January 19: Paris, FR – Bataclan*
January 20: Paris, FR – Bataclan*
January 22: Barcelona, ES – Sant Jordi Club*
January 24: Lausanne, CH – Docks *
January 25: Milan, IT – Fabrique *
January 26: Munich, DE – TonHalle *
January 28: Prague, CZ – Forum Karlin Hall*
January 29: Warsaw, PL – Stodola *
January 30: Vienna, AT – Gasometer *
February 1: Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle*
February 2: Hamburg, DE – Edel Optics Arena*
February 4: Cologne, DE – Palladium *
February 5: Tilburg, NL – 013 *
February 7: Antwerp, BE – De Roma*
February 9: Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse*
February 10: Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy*
February 11: Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy*
February 13: Bristol, UK – O2 Academy*
February 15: Leeds, UK – O2 Academy*
February 16: London, UK – Eventim Apollo*
February 26-March 1: Emo’s Not Dead Cruise 2024
March 2: São Paulo, BRA – Allianz Parque**
March 3: Curitiba, BRA – Estádio Couto Pereira**
March 6: Recife, BRA – Área Externa do Classic Hall**
March 9: Rio de Janeiro, BRA – Estádio Nilton Santos**
March 10: Belo Horizonte, BRA – Arena Independência**