Mayday Radio

"Meaningful Music - Mayday Radio has Something to Sing." - Huffington Post

"The lyrics are superb throughout, as Mayday Radio bring genuinely heartfelt appeals for social progress through their music, calling out inequalities and the discrepancy between who we are and who we want to be as people. With a light rock sound that readily recalls the likes of U2 and Pearl Jam, Mayday Radio's latest album has a genuine warmth and an uplifting sense of humanity expressed through the lyrics. The socially-minded wordplay meshes perfectly with the at-times anthemic nature of this release, while at the same time showing a fantastic musical ability. With an appealing pop-minded feel, this album should find a broad audience, while spreading some messages that need to be heard. Mayday Radio show that you don't need an angst-ridden sound to present some genuine content – this uplifting album is certainly worth investigating…" - Popculturez

"In an often numbingly disengaged world bereft of protest songs — from the left, right or center — Don Quixote is welcome, indeed. As Mayday Radio, singer-songwriter Jeff Ting pushes buttons, and boundaries, that have grown dusty from inattention." - Something Else!

"In an often numbingly disengaged world bereft of protest songs — from the left, right or center — Don Quixote is welcome, indeed. As Mayday Radio, singer-songwriter Jeff Ting pushes buttons, and boundaries, that have grown dusty from inattention." - Something Else!

"Mayday Radio have exceeded my expectations, in fact they have done a whole lot more. They have made a masterful album full of humanity, with warm, soulful, uplifting tracks of the highest quality. The heart rendering emotion displayed in 'The Veil' featuring Angela Ortiz, will be nothing like you've heard this year. The amazing piano work and sound effects on 'Ockham's Razor' is breathtakingly beautiful. Just close your eyes and listen to 'Apology' and you'll be transported to another dimension, while 'Insiders and Outsiders' with it's jangly guitar, compliments the lyrics and spirit of the song, perfectly." - Jamsphere

Officially part of the Breedlove Guitar family. - Breedlove

2012 Finalist, Soft Rock Category, Songdoor International Songwriting Competition - Songdoor

SongCircle Contest Honorable Mention - SongCircle

I’ve always been a fan of Alternative Rock. It’s a genre that continues to progress and get better with time. Artists that fall into the Alt Rock fold tend to forge their own roads and push the genre past its sonic boundaries. They consistently operate outside the box and give music enthusiasts what they crave, talent and creativity. The emerging Alternative band Mayday Radio has found their place within the fold and constantly pushes the envelope with their intriguing lyrics, vivid instrumentation and colorful vocal delivery. Their latest LP “Radius of Action” will prove to potential fans that these NYC natives are a band to look out for and could soon be spoken within the same breath as fellow rockers Coldplay and Kings of Leon.

Radius is compelling lyrical work of art that boasts an array of dexterously crafted lyrics pertaining to life and the perils encompassed within its clutches. On the mellow but dramatic “One Man”, MR allows for the listener to view the world through the eyes of one man; a man who could potentially be overrun by his strong apathetic feelings of the world. Instead he challenges the words of the nay-sayers and commits his efforts to making his boldest dreams become reality. MR writer and front man Jeff Ting’s creativity explodes on this composition which is applicable to virtually anyone who dares to dream big.

The driving force behind MR is the solid musical contributions provided by band members Jeff Ting, Dimitri Moderbacher, Steve Cumberland and Anthony Taddeo. They provide the perfect chemical balance of percussion hits, key riffs and key strokes that unite and explode into your eardrums. This is evident on the energetic and frenetic “Radius of Action”. A lone piano sequence plays as light guitar riffs and syncopated cymbal hits enter shortly afterward. The drum and bass sequences usher in with commanding force as all elements of mesh together like a Tyra Banks lace-front wig; perfectly.

Mayday Radio is a solid Alternative group that is destined for greatness. Their bright sounds and bold musical basis make them an up and coming band to keep your eyes out for. They combine artistic lyricism with iron-clad instrumentation while using the inequities of the world to change it. I call it ingenious musical freedom fighting. Their brilliant rhythms, alluring sounds and brazen subject matter will stimulate your mind as the music invites you to join them in making our world a more desirable one. - Amped Sounds

2007 Finalist: SongDoor International Songwriting Competition, "Rock" Category - SongDoor

The musicianship is pretty outstanding. - Smother.net

2007 Finalist: SongDoor International Songwriting Competition, "Rock" Category - SongDoor

[Mayday Radio] displays areas of brilliance... There are very likely a few songs on here that could garner radio play. - The Noise Magazine

[Mayday Radio] delivers some truly contemporary pop rock sounds that will surely find its way to the airwaves and stages of college students throughout the country. Good stuff. - The Metronome Magazine

[Mayday Radio] displays areas of brilliance... There are very likely a few songs on here that could garner radio play. - The Noise Magazine

"We get a respectable/occasionally overwhelming amount of post in the VK mail box, as this came to us. Mayday Radio's, The Subtle Divide came to me on a particularly harried week and went into the "to listen to" pile, but something about it nagged at me, and I pulled it out for a listen. And then listened again, and again. With an impressive amount of spit and shine for a debut, this rapidly maturing rock-pop with underlying classical training comes through in a bold way. U2-esque riffs and surprising lyrics offer a lush rock punch. Fill 'er up on sweet and savory" - The Volume Knob

"The Subtle Divide is a spectacular debut release from New York City’s own Mayday Radio. In many ways, it’s become almost cliché for someone in my position to say "this band really has what it takes to make it big!" With that in mind, I don’t wish to throw that sentiment out too loosely. However, if ever there was an indie group who seemed like a safe bet to find success, Mayday Radio would be it.

As the band’s founder and creative centerpiece, classically trained pianist Jeff Ting has put together one mesmerizing album filled with transcendental harmonies, intoxicating tunes, and a subtle cry for hope. In fact, that may be the only subtle thing about The Subtle Divide. Even the more subdued tracks have a great deal of emotion and inspiration behind them.

With this release, Mayday Radio has crafted a solid sound, bringing in elements of 90s alternative into a more modern rock presentation that’s melodic enough for the pop-rock crowd, yet creative enough for the hardest of the hardcore music buffs.

The album begins powerfully with "Sound the Alarm," displaying tight verses and a very well-composed chorus. I can certainly see why the song was a finalist in the 2007 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition. The standard set by "Sound the Alarm" carries through the rest of the songs on this CD as well. "Walk to the Sea," for instance, opens with a very relaxed, soothing melody, which then gets powered up for the chorus with spirited vocals and clever riffs. The slight contrast in sound between the verses and chorus works to mirror the song’s theme of peaceful revolution.

Personally, I find this imagery of natural cleansing to be quite moving, and it works just beautifully, considering the time in which we live. In fact, if I were forced to sum up The Subtle Divide in just one word, "moving" would definitely be my choice. Whether it’s the despair found in "The News, Frontpage" or the optimism of "Love Radiates," Mayday Radio truly has a knack for writing some memorable music.

One of the most engaging of the album’s tracks may also be its most meaningful. "Wheels of the World" is a refreshingly positive celebration of the common man and woman, featuring verses containing only lists of various everyday people in the world, such as "subway station minders," "single working mothers," and "criminal defenders." While at first, it may all feel like a meaningless mess of roles, the chorus tactfully pulls it all together.

So many other artists will spend an entire album venting on and on about what’s wrong with the world, or worse, shoveling out meaningless positive vibes for the sake of sounding catchy. Mayday Radio takes a much more respectful approach than such a lack of substance. They’ll spend a song or two illustrating life’s hardships, running anywhere from the global state of the world to a more personal desperation, then bring in a song like "Wheels of the World" as a sense of hope. This track specifically comes off as a sort of unpretentious moral, as if saying: this is where we are, this is where we can go, and this is why we should.

The Subtle Divide is, without a doubt, one of those indie gems that simply should not be missed. Most of the time, music just wants to have something meaningful to say. With Mayday Radio, the music actually does, and there’s no reason we shouldn’t listen." - Indie-Music.com