{"id":26177,"date":"2025-03-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26177"},"modified":"2025-03-02T23:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T23:29:24","slug":"the-vapors-wasp-in-a-jar-red-chuck-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26177","title":{"rendered":"The Vapors – \u2018Wasp In A Jar\u2019 (Red Chuck Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cLife, you just can\u2019t odds it, can you?\u201d, as a certain fictional barman of Brentford was fond of saying (hello, Robert Rankin). So, here in 2025, we welcome the fourth studio album by The Vapors. Yes, you heard that right. 2020\u2019s \u2018Together\u2019 saw a record-breaking 39 years between albums, and perhaps it passed you by due to its release coinciding with the pandemic. Which is a shame, because it\u2019s a belter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Wasp In A Jar\u2019 is even better. If you loved the debut album, the sound is immediately recognisable, not just due to Dave Fenton\u2019s vocals, but also the subtle melodies that get under your skin after the first play. So, we have 14 new tunes to revel in, starting with \u2018Hit The Ground Running\u2019, which would sit nicely on the debut. Let\u2019s face it, no one wants The Vapors to change their style. Fenton\u2019s voice hasn\u2019t changed at all, which is a joy to hear, and it certainly sounds like a single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The Human Race\u2019 follows suit, you feel like you already know the chorus, and \u2018Forever And Ever\u2019 proves this wasn\u2019t a fluke. A spiky love song, \u201cYou\u2019re my porcupine, always be my valentine, you\u2019re my wasp in a jar\u2026\u201d. \u2018Miss You Girl\u2019 hooks you from the opening bass line, and the chorus is as simple as you could get away with, yet it\u2019s perfect. What can I say? This album is as welcome as finding a forgotten twenty-pound note in your winter coat and much less likely. Yet, here we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Decompression\u2019 adds a bit more clout, riff-wise, melded to another memorable chorus, where the guitars chime. \u2018Carry On\u2019 has all the hallmarks of classic Vapors, that lovely, clipped rhythm guitar, before it opens up, a song of hope. \u2018Nonstop Radio\u2019 deserves radio play, if only. I\u2019m sure Uncle Dom will find space for a couple of tracks on the righteous RPM podcast\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Nothing Can Stop Us Now\u2019 is their \u201cus against the world\u201d song, and \u2018Look Away Now\u2019 is perhaps the most beautiful song here, delicately yearning. I don\u2019t know how long it took them to write these songs, but they\u2019ve hit a purple patch, whether it\u2019s \u2018Proud\u2019 or \u2018It Gets Better\u2019. This album was crowdfunded, and it\u2019s clear that the band have made every effort to pay back their fans with quality tunes and modern production. If you\u2019re already a fan, whatever your age, get your ears around this. It\u2019s a gem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cLife, you just can\u2019t odds it, can you?\u201d, as a certain fictional barman of Brentford was fond of saying (hello, Robert Rankin). So, here in 2025, we welcome the fourth studio album by The Vapors. Yes, you heard that right. 2020\u2019s \u2018Together\u2019 saw a record-breaking 39 years between albums, and perhaps it passed you by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1800,7856],"class_list":["post-26177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-martin-chamarette","tag-the-vapors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26180,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26177\/revisions\/26180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}