A Lesson in Romantics
A Lesson in Romantics is the debut studio album by American rock band Mayday Parade. The band formed in Tallahassee in 2005 when two local groups, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, joined forces. After releasing an EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends, in 2006 and selling 10,000 copies on the 2006 Warped Tour, they signed with Fearless Records in August 2006.
Recording for A Lesson in Romantics took place January–February 2007 at Tree Sound in Atlanta with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount. In March 2007, lead vocalist/guitarist Jason Lancaster left the band over writing credits. The remaining members regrouped, with Lenzo and Bundrick filling in Lancaster’s vocal parts.
Before the album’s release, several tracks were made available online, including Black Cat, When I Get Home, You’re So Dead, and Jamie All Over. A Lesson in Romantics was released on July 10, 2007. A music video for When I Get Home, You’re So Dead came out in November 2007, and the song was released as a single in December. Jamie All Over followed as a single in May 2008, with a video released two months later. The band also toured heavily, including the 2007 and 2008 Warped Tours, a Japan/Australia stint with Paramore, and a co-headlining run with Madina Lake.
The album is known for its themes of heartbreak and romantic love, often seen through the lens of life on the road. It became the band’s most commercially successful release, earning gold certification from the RIAA (for the album and for Miserable at Best) in December 2017. It also charted on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, where it spent 70 weeks, and appeared on the Independent Albums chart.
A Lesson in Romantics has been praised by fans as a standout in the pop-punk/emo scene. It was released on vinyl in 2011, and in 2017 a 10th-anniversary edition added demos and a new song, Coming Back With Winter, along with a full tour celebrating the anniversary. The album’s enduring popularity helped solidify Mayday Parade’s place in the modern pop-punk landscape, and it remains a fan favorite.
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