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Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist Chris Baio. Batmanglij departed the group in early 2016.

The band's first album, Vampire Weekend (2008), incorporated elements of indie pop, Afropop, and chamber music. Featuring charting singles "A-Punk" and "Oxford Comma", it has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. Their following album, Contra (2010), was similarly acclaimed and garnered strong commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, and featuring well-received singles including "Holiday". Their subsequent studio albums Modern Vampires of the City (2013) and Father of the Bride (2019) continued the band's success, with each album receiving widespread critical acclaim, topping US charts and winning the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in their respective years.

Albums

2007 Vampire Weekend
2010 Contra
2013 Modern Vampires of the City
2019 Father of the Bride
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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Goes Broadway With Rufus Wainwright And More
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Live Review: Vampire Weekend, Gang Of Youths
Having toured here so often, and earned support so early, surely we can claim Vampire Weekend as ours? At least partly?
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Live Review: Vampire Weekend, Gang Of Youths
From such a joyous band, this is a fittingly bombastic end to the night.
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Their acclaimed 2013 album is their reaction
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"I think rock music is in a crisis."
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Reviews / Album
Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
While not a party album like previous releases, Modern Vampires… is, without doubt, Vampire Weekend’s most accomplished record yet.
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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - 'Modern Vampires of the City'
If you weren't interested before, you should be now.
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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Tracks like Everlasting Arms and Hudson have this empty yet overflowing sound, used so effectively that Modern Vampires Of The City is bound to be another cult hit for Vampire Weekend.
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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
It hits an emotional chord that’s hard to explain but with angelic choirs, arpeggios of harpsichord and indecipherably picturesque lyrics, you won’t find this kind of uplifting despair anywhere else.
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Vampire Weekend Delay Album Release
Band push album back one week
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