Mayday Parade/The Maine

It's almost a week since I saw Mayday Parade & The Maine and I'm missing them epic amounts already!
I must admit, I'd heard a few of The Maine's songs but I was more interested in bassist Garrett Nickelsen than the music. They were great live and their banter reminded me of an early Blink-182, which is never a bad thing! My favourite song from their set was "Girls Do What They Want".

Mayday Parade performed second and I'm now in love with Jeremy Lenzo. 'Miserable At Best' will always be my favourite song of theirs because it means a lot to me, but 'Three Cheers For Five Years' was pretty amazing too! Brooks has such good stage presence and his hair is epic.

Apparently the bands will be back next year and I'm crossing everything I physically can that they'll come to Newcastle again.

Sink Or Swim

I was first introduced to Save Your Breath at Newcastle Uni. It was the 20th May 2010 and I'd dragged my sister along with me to see The Rocket Summer. Save Your Breath were supporting and with catchy songs and lots of energy, it was hard not to feel enthusiastic about their music, I fell in love with them instantly.

Recently the band have tweeted links to free downloads for “Stay Young” and “Sink Or Swim”, so obviously I downloaded both! (You can download them here)

As the intro starts, the song sounds like a typical Blink-182 song… and then the vocals kick in. Sink or Swim has lyrics that most people will be able to relate to and you can’t help but sing along. Stay young will always be my favourite as it holds some pretty good memories,  but for now I’m loving Sink Or Swim.

Add the band as a friend on Myspace, follow them on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.