Tom: Crikey, they’re still going?
Tim: Yes, and indeed competing in Melodifestivalen next year – although I think one of them’s leaving before then, I’m not sure of the details. Anyway, unlike yesterday, I’m giving this video a firm 0/10 for laziness, because it’s all gig footage.
Tom: And a gig with a big “Vamps” logo at the back, according to that opening timelapse.
Tim: Support act, as far as I can discern, most likely in an (as yet unsuccessful) attempt to break out of Scandinavia. But here’s the song, which is significantly better than the video.
Tim: The first verse didn’t particularly grab me, because aside from the shouty vague sort of rapping there’s not a lot on. That chorus, then, generated a proper ‘BLIMEY’ moment, and it’s very much worth waiting for.
Tom: Yes! Exactly the same here. If that verse hadn’t been so dire, perhaps I wouldn’t have noticed — but I started paying attention there.
Tim: And now I think about it, those sentences could equally be written about Shout Out To My Ex – another song that seems confident enough with its chorus that it’s willing to risk that people will look past the disappointing rest of it. Since it works here, I guess I can cope with it, but it would be nice if I didn’t have to.