The Vamps

Hey J

I hope you have been well. Let’s get straight into it, shall we?

The first band I really want to recommend is The Vamps. What more can I say other than they are great? I’m an absolute sucker for real band music. Their genre of music would be best described as Indie/Pop; however, due to each of their different musical influences, they play a bit of everything. A gifted vocalist, a skillful guitarist, a polished drummer and a talented bassist… what more can you want? Bradley, James, Tristan and Connor are the four boys that make up The Vamps, and no, they are not the next One Direction. All be it, they could be a household name within the next couple of years. Make that months. Possibly even weeks. Having just released the music video for their first single, “Can We Dance”, they are already being played on British radio and TV, doing interviews and mini tours. It is insane...

Photo: EP front cover (thevamps.net)

And now I come back to this post about 3 months later (sorry, life got in the way, uni and all that), where they have since released their single in the UK, back at the end of September, and it went to number 2 in the official UK charts in the first week! What?! I think this just goes to show they are truly talented and have an amazing fan base supporting them, as well as a great team behind them. Living in Australia, I was highly disappointed that I couldn’t get the single myself, but it has since been released here on iTunes. The Vamps have also had radio play and radio interviews on some of the best Australian Radio Stations. It is completely mental.

I first found out about The Vamps, on YouTube, when they did a cover of “Love Is Easy” by McFly with Carrie Hope Fletcher in November 2012. After that I immediately had to check them out. The band initially started with James wanting to make a band and he found Brad posting covers on YouTube. They got together and months later they found Tristan. From there, they started posting covers on YouTube and got signed to Mercury records in November 2012. Come February-March 2013, they found Connor and invited him to be their bassist. From their recent first single success, it is obvious they have grown immensely over the last year by continuing to post covers, play at summer concerts in the UK, and even tour with McFly earlier this year on the McFly Memory Lane tour. They also supported Selena Gomez on her London shows.

Photo: thevamps.net

So what is next for The Vamps and why should you go and check them out? As I said before, they play their own instruments, write their own songs, Brad CAN sing, and they are all extremely talented. I will insert the link to their music video for “Can We Dance” as well as their YouTube channel so you can check them out for yourself, and let me know what you think about them. As for what’s next... They have recently been to the US and filmed the music video for their next single, and are in the process of recording B-sides for the EP to release along with the second single. They have also just released merch... you can check that out for yourself, I am not going to comment on it. I believe their second single (which we still don’t 100% know, even though they have left hints on their twitters) comes out in January 2014, and I can’t wait to hear what it is. As for their album, they have said in many interviews that it will be out in the UK in April 2014. The Vamps are also supporting Taylor Swift for her London dates on her Red tour in 2014, and they are supporting The Wanted on their 2014 UK tour also. I am slightly jealous that I can’t be there and see them live... but hey, one day it will happen.

The Vamps

Website: www.thevamps.net

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thevampsofficial

“Can We Dance” the music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSww10eeKw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevampsofficial?fref=ts

Twitter:         

Band: @TheVampsband

Bradley Will Simpson: @TheVampsBrad

James McVey: @TheVampsJames

Tristan Evans: @TheVampsTristan

Connor Ball: @TheVampsCon

If you have any suggestions, or thoughts leave them in the comments and it would be great to hear your feedback on my first proper post.

Until next time,

LeLemone ♫

Introduction

Hey J

One thing I have always enjoyed doing is listening to music, but over the last year or so I have found myself in a rut, in that I haven’t found new music that I really enjoy or I am stuck listening to the same bands and artists. Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to my favourite bands and all their past music, but I also want to find new artists that I can enjoy listening to and appreciate. Basically, I feel out of it, if that makes sense, and so I have decided to start a music blog where I post about new music I love, old music I love and hopefully get some recommendations for music to listen to, and maybe even recommend something to you.

I am guessing that you might be a little interested to know what genres of music I like listening to, seeing as this will be what I tend to blog about. I generally like alternative, rock and pop music; however, I am open to most other genres and am willing to give most things a listen. That said, I am not a fan of heavy metal, rap or techno music, and so you can almost guarantee that I won’t blog about anything along these lines, but the radio might get the better of me occasionally…

What I intend on doing is being honest. I will try to be unbiased in terms of the music, but I will give my honest opinion on how I feel about it and whether it is something I recommend to you. If you have anything you would like me to listen to, just leave a suggestion in the comments and I will give it a listen. I will try to update weekly, with my first proper post coming in the next couple of days.

Until then, best wishes,

LeLemone ♫