Anywhere but Here is the second
studio album by American
rock band
Mayday Parade. In January 2009 the band started writing
Anywhere but Here, working with several co-writers. The band signed to
Atlantic in March 2009. Later that month, the band started recording at
House of Loud in
Elmwood Park, New Jersey. The album's production was handled by producer
David Bendeth. "The Silence" was released as a single in August and was followed by
Anywhere but Here, released through
Fearless Records, a couple of months later. "Kids in Love" was released as a single in May 2010. "Anywhere but Here" was released as a single in September.