The “Day Edition” of The Vamps’ latest effort “Day and Night” is catchy, fun but nothing remarkable.
This month, The Vamps released the second half of their third album ‘Day and Night.’ The first half, or “The Night Edition,” was released last year and received mixed responses. The Guardian described it as “dancey but dull” whereas Celeb Mix described it as “undoubtedly the slickest, perfected and honest material we’ve heard from the quartet.”
Releasing the album in two parts kept fans on their toes and had people excited for the second half, especially those who rated the night edition.
The second half, or the “Day Edition,” is nothing particularly groundbreaking, but it is consistent with the previous half. It’s reliable, tame dance music and has that innocent pop feel that we would expect from a band like The Vamps. It’s definitely got more of a “day” vibe than the night edition with its cheerful and upbeat tunes. “Talk Later” and “Too Good To Be True” are particularly summery and will make you want to get on your feet and dance.
By the middle of the album, the songs start to sound a little samey but there are no tracks that are necessarily bad, just a little average. Every song is around the three and a half minute mark, making it quite a short album of around half an hour. The idea is presumably to listen to the day edition back to back with the night edition to make an hour long album, with one half flowing into the other.
“What Your Father Says” also deserves a mention as a feel good summer track. My personal favorite is “For You,” which is a cutsey pop tune and is the sound of a summer romance. They sing: “I will run back into your arms, no matter where you are, if you need me to,” then cue the trumpets.
Overall, our verdict of the album is that it is catchy, summery and does not exceed but appropriately meets our expectations. There is nothing spectacular about the album as a whole but separating it into two halves is a nice idea, and there are definitely some good tunes on both sides. It’s proof that the band are continuing to improve and it does make you want to dance, so all in all a pretty good effort.
