Derek Sanders announces solo EP ‘My Rock and Roll Heart’

Derek Sanders has announced his debut solo EP!

Titled My Rock and Roll Heart, the upcoming release from the MAYDAY PARADE frontman is his debut solo outing and is scheduled to be released in February.

The upcoming release is comprised of five stripped-back covers of tracks from JIMMY EAT WORLD, SOMETHING CORPORATE, SAVES THE DAY, THE JULIANA THEORY, and local Tallahassee band GOODBYE LOVE, the acoustic EP acts as a snapshot of songs that inspired Sanders to become a musician.

Speaking about the upcoming EP, Sanders says, “when I started getting into music, I got an acoustic guitar when I was ten years old. I spent all of my time with that guitar, just learning to play and writing my first songs. I’ve been in so many bands since then, and it’s cool to go back to playing acoustic and singing the way it all started. All of the songs on the EP are ones I was listening to at 15 or 16 years old, I was like, ‘I gotta do a SAVES THE DAY song, I have to do a JIMMY EAT WORLD song. It was very nostalgic.”

Alongside the announcement of the new EP, Sanders has released the first song from the upcoming solo release; a cover of JIMMY EAT WORLD‘s A Praise Chorus. Sanders‘ cover features a guest appearance from fellow Tallahassee native, Daniel Lancaster [STAGES AND STEREOS].

Watch the official lyric video for A Praise Chorus here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming solo EP below:

Track List: 

1. But Lauren (GOODBYE LOVE)
2. Rocks Tonic Juice Magic (SAVES THE DAY)
3. A Praise Chorus (JIMMY EAT WORLD)
4. Punk Rock Princess (SOMETHING CORPORATE)
5. August In Bethany (THE JULIANA THEORY)

My Rock and Roll Heart is set for release on February 14th via Rise Records.

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