The Vamps' Bradley Simpson Announces Debut Solo Album And Spring UK & Ireland Tour
Friday, 08 November 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Bradley Simpson has announced his debut solo album.
The lead singer and guitarist of The Vamps will release 'The Panic Years' on February 28, showcasing a notable stylistic shift away from the arena-filling pop anthems he made as part of the band. Exploring indie-rock, Americana, '80s synth-pop and psychedelia territory, it'll include the newly shared single Holy Grail, a slow-burning, guitar-led track that demonstrates Simpson's growth as a musician and songwriter.
Penned with Ina Wroldsen at London's Wendy House Studios, and recorded at New York's Flux Studios with double Grammy nominee BOOTS, Holy Grail follows the record's previously unveiled cuts Cry At The Moon, Picasso, Daisies and Always Like This. Simpson said:
"Holy Grail is a song about realising that going through ups and downs with someone you love makes it worth it. I spoke about that with my friend Ina, who is an incredible songwriter, and then wrote it around an electric guitar before I recorded anything. Later, BOOTS and I tracked live drums, and I wrote the outro in the studio. It was one of the harder ones on the album to finish because it felt quite delicate and anything we added really needed to earn its place in the production."
On the album, he added: "I hope these songs and stories can help them navigate those experiences. They can become the soundtrack to their lives, whether they’re dancing, crying, going out or whatever it is. It really feels like an opportunity to let them into a side of my life that I haven’t shared before."
Alongside news of the album, the 29-year-old has announced his biggest headline tour to date, which will see him playing UK and Ireland venues next May. Tickets go on general sale at 10am next Friday (November 15).
Simpson is currently amid an autumn UK tour that will call at Birmingham's O2 Institute tonight (November 8). He was also recently announced as one of the first acts for next year's Together Again festival in Cheshire.
'The Panic Years' tracklist:
1. Cry At The Moon
2. Picasso
3. Carpet Burn
4. Daisies
5. Holy Grail
6. Getting Clear
7. Not Us Anymore
8. Almost
9. Favourite Band
10. Always Like This
11. The Band’s Not Breaking Up
12. The Panic Years
Bradley Simpson Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri November 08 2024 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute2
Sat November 09 2024 - LIVERPOOL Arts Club
Sun November 10 2024 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Riverside
Tue November 12 2024 - GLASGOW Garage
Wed November 13 2024 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
Fri November 15 2024 - MANCHESTER Band on the Wall
Sat November 16 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Mon November 18 2024 - LONDON Village Underground
Tue November 19 2024 - LONDON Village Underground
Thu November 21 2024 - LONDON Heaven
Wed May 07 2025 - DUBLIN Academy [NEW]
Sat May 10 2025 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Newcastle University Students Union [NEW]
Sun May 11 2025 - GLASGOW SWG3 Galvanizers [NEW]
Tue May 13 2025 - SHEFFIELD Leadmill [NEW]
Wed May 14 2025 - LEEDS Leeds Beckett Students Union [NEW]
Fri May 16 2025 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz [NEW]
Sat May 17 2025 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute [NEW]
Mon May 19 2025 - CARDIFF Tramshed [NEW]
Tue May 20 2025 - BRISTOL SWX [NEW]
Thu May 22 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON Enginerooms [NEW]
Fri May 23 2025 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town [NEW]
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