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"Mansard Roof" was the first song from Vampire Weekend's album to have a video. The video was filmed in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.The main scene in the video, directed by Alexis Boling, is set on a yacht and uses still frames.
Vampire Weekend is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig , multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij , drummer Chris Tomson , and bassist Chris Baio .
The song's lyrics contain multiple references to rapper Lil Jon (claiming that "he always tells the truth"). Lil Jon sent Vampire Weekend a case of crunk juice as thanks for the name check, [ 2 ] and a friendship formed between Vampire Weekend and Lil Jon that would pan out into Lil Jon's cameo in the music video for " Giving Up the Gun ".
In the film, Ezra portrayed the protagonist, Walcott, a man hell-bent on escaping Cape Cod as he believed vampires were coming. Many songs from the band's eponymous release made reference to the film. [20] [citation needed] Koenig performing with Vampire Weekend (2014) Ezra met his bandmates at Columbia University, prior to 2003. [21]
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Walcott may refer to: People ... "Walcott", a song by Vampire Weekend from their 2008 self-titled album
American rock band Vampire Weekend has announced a huge 2024 North American tour kicking off in April along with dropping two new tracks, "Capricorn" and "Gen-X Cops."
Here are Vampire Weekend’s tour dates: Mon Apr 08 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater Sat April 27 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Vampire Weekend formed in 2006 while the members were students at New York’s Columbia University, though Koenig, Baio and Tomson all now live in Los Angeles. (Koenig’s partner, with whom he ...