Premiere: Mae's 'Skyline Drive 3.0'

It's been more than four years since the five core members of Mae have released any music. But Skyline Drive 3.0, premiering at USA TODAY, is one of two newly recorded tracks from the group perhaps best-known for the 2005 pop-punk classic The Everglow.

Skyline Drive 3.0 will appear on the 10th-anniversary reissue of the band's Destination: B-Sides compilation, set for a Jan. 27, 2015 release. The original version of the song appeared on the group's 2003 debut album, Destination: Beautiful.

The 3.0 version "was arranged, performed and recorded specifically for the Destination: B-Sides re-release," says Mae keyboardist Rob Sweitzer. "Our fans have been asking us for a re-release of the album, especially on vinyl, and so we decided to honor those requests by giving them something 'new' in addition to the re-release of the original tracks. The five of us in Mae have been away from the collective creative table for a bit, and recording this new version of Skyline Drive was a great way to provide our fans with something 'new' with the re-release, to determine if we still have musical chemistry and to seize the opportunity to experiment with our sound to see if there may be more than just a remix left in our blood."

Initially released in 2004, Destination: B-Sides features acoustic, live and remixed versions of songs by Mae, who had previously released a self-titled EP and Destination: Beautiful. A new vinyl edition will omit two songs from the original edition in order to make room for Skyline Drive 3.0 and a second new recording, Where the Fall Begins, the original version of which appears on a special edition of The Everglow. The digital reissue will include all of the original tracks plus the two newly recorded songs.

Mae plans to tour next year to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its second album, The Everglow. That tour will start Jan. 2 in Philadelphia.

Update: This post has been changed to reflect the correct release date and contents of the vinyl release.