Time away from home often inspires some reflection, not only about what's important to you in the present, but also about the people and events that helped shape who you are now. Those thoughts inspired James McVey's upcoming second EP, 'Letters Home', and especially his new single 'Thick and Thin', which is out now.
'Thick and Thin' is a song that celebrates the enduring power of sisterhood: friendships that were rooted in the innocence of childhood and that have remained important through the transition from adolescence and into adulthood. Say hello to a time when your neighborhood was your world, when the future was unwritten and it was impossible to predict the direction your life would take. The music captures the nostalgia of the era, uplifting folk-rock with strident vocals that sound like a group of old friends sitting around a campfire.
James says, “'Thick and Thin' is a song about my childhood. I grew up in a small town in Dorset where I spent all my free time riding my BMX bike and kicking a ball on the sports field. The song focuses on the friendships I had with the guys I grew up with and how we experienced new things together for the first time: our first cigarettes, our first drinks of cider, our first relationships, etc. The world felt small to us and we knew it. every road and house. For me, the song makes me really nostalgic and there is an irony in listening to it: back then I was dying to leave that place, but now I would do anything to go back to when life was much simpler.
I wrote and recorded the song on tour and I feel like you can hear that in the production of the song. “I wanted the rhythm and energy of the song to symbolize the feeling of being 16 again in Dorset riding a bike.”
Fittingly, James wrote and produced 'Thick and Thin' with a friend of his: Alex Stacey, who plays in his live band and whose other writing credits include Declan J Donovan and OneRepublic.
Listen to 'Thick and Thin' – BELOW:
'Thick and Thin' joins the recent 'All The Things' in the preview of the 'Letters Home' EP. The collection was formed during a tour of Europe earlier this year with Henry Moodie. James, Alex and whoever else was free at the time would get together for impromptu writing and recording sessions on the bus, backstage or in the hotel after the show.
Having begun his solo career with the release of the acclaimed 'Manabi' EP last year, James continues to work with his old friends, The Vamps, topping charts and selling out stadiums. The band recently announced the 'Meet The Vamps' anniversary tour, which sold out all twelve shows in a matter of minutes, leading to the addition of a second show in London at the Eventim Apollo.
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