The Vamps: Our music comes from a very real place

The band said they put themselves in a vulnerable place while writing the new album
Express yourself: James McVey, Bradley Simpson, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans
Dave Benett
Safeeyah Kazi21 July 2017
The Weekender

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The VampsBradley Simpson has said it is important to make music that comes from a “very real place”.

The 21-year-old singer, who joked that the band still act like ‘kids’, said expressing personal issues in their songwriting is quintessential to the band.

He told the Standard: “I think the first two albums, we were kids essentially, we’re still kids now but I think you kind of come to a point where you feel like if you’re not putting out something that’s real and true to yourself then everything else feels contrived and I think with this album we’ve tried to be as personal and open as we can be purely for the fact that it helps you kind of, it’s a catharsis.

“Also the fans can connect with it so much better because it comes from a very real place and it is a vulnerable place to be in but for your own peace of mind it feels like you’ve expressed yourself in a truer way than you have done before.”

Band mates: The Vamps' Brad Simpson, Tristan Evans, Connor Ball and James McVey
Matt Crossick/PA

The band’s new album Night and Day is set to overtake Ed Sheeran’s Divide in this week’s Official Chart after it took the number one spot in the midweeks.

In celebration of the album release the band held a Youtube live stream at the Youtube Space in London where 30 lucky fans were able to create merchandise with popular Youtubers and watch the band perform.

James Mcvey said holding the live stream at the Kings Cross venue was “kind of like we’ve come full circle” as they rose to fame after posting covers to their YouTube channel.

The 23-year-old said: “It's crazy that this album is where it is, simply from the full support of the fans. I genuinely feel that The Vamps fan base is really powerful, they've been there for six or seven years, through the ups and downs so it's nice to take it back to the one on one because they're so crucial to what's happened and it's nice to thank them for that.”

The band who have incorporated a more EDM sound in the album added that they feel “very lucky” to have been given a pass in “that world” due to artists such as Matoma, who collaborated with the band on single All Night.

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