Lavender Days
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lavender Days
| type = studio
| artist = Caamp
| cover = Caamp - Lavender Days.png
| alt =
| released = June 24, 2022
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sylvan Esso's home studio (North Carolina); Caamp's home studio (Columbus, Ohio)
| genre =
| length = 39:26
| label =
- By and By
- Mom + Pop
| producer =
| prev_title = Live from Newport Music Hall
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Lavender Days is the fourth studio album by American folk band Caamp. It was released on June 24, 2022, independently by By and By Records with distribution handled by Mom + Pop Music.
Background
The album was announced by Caamp on March 14, 2022 simultaneously with the release of lead single "Believe". The album was recorded in February 2021 at Sylvan Esso's private recording studio near Durham, North Carolina and the band's own recording studio in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite web |title=Caamp Announce Newest Album, 'Lavender Days,' Share Single "Believe" |url=https://jambands.com/news/2022/03/11/caamp-announce-newest-album-lavender-days-share-single-believe/ |website=Jambands |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=March 11, 2022}}
Singles
Lavender Days has been supported by three singles. The lead single, "Believe", was released on March 14, 2022. The song topped Billboard{{'}}s Adult Alternative Airplay chart in June 2022.{{cite magazine |last1=Rutherford |first1=Kevin |title='Believe' Sets Up Caamp at No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/caamp-believe-adult-alternative-airplay-chart/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=June 9, 2022}} Caamp further promoted the song by performing it on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 11, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Dillon |first1=Ryan |title=Watch: Caamp Perform Thunderous Version of "Believe" On 'Kimmel' |url=https://glidemagazine.com/277970/watch-caamp-perform-thunderous-version-of-believe-on-kimmel/ |website=Glide Magazine |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=July 12, 2022}} The second single, "Apple Tree Blues", was released on April 14, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Heidt |first1=Dustin |title=Caamp offers up summer-ready new single 'Apple Tree Blues' |url=https://variancemagazine.com/sounds/13039-apple-tree-blues |website=Variance Magazine |access-date=May 20, 2023 |language=en-gb |date=April 15, 2022}} The third and final single, "Lavender Girl", was released on May 20, 2022.{{cite web |title=Caamp Shares "Lavender Girl" Song & Animated Video |url=http://www.momandpopmusic.com/blog/caamp-release-song-video-lavender-girl |website=Mom+Pop Music |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=May 20, 2022}}
Critical reception
Writing for AllMusic, James Christopher Monger rated the album three out of five stars, and wrote that the album "provides copious amounts of affirmation and comfort, even at its most wistful."{{cite web |title=Caamp - Lavender Days Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lavender-days-mw0003683290 |website=AllMusic |access-date=May 20, 2023 |language=en}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Lavender Days track listing
| total_length = 39:26
| title1 = Come with Me Now
| length1 = 2:39
| title2 = Believe
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = The Otter
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Apple Tree Blues
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = All My Lonesome
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Light
| length6 = 3:38
| title7 = Found (Forever)
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Lavender Girl
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = Garden Song
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = Fever
| length10 = 3:25
| title11 = Snowshoes
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = Sure Of
| length12 = 2:08
}}
Charts
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