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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 .
Vampire Weekend is the debut studio album by American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on January 29, 2008, by XL Recordings. The album was produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij , with mixing assistance from Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback.
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US [1]US Rock [22]Vampire Weekend: Released: 2007 (US) [23]; Formats: CD, LP
Click Music described the two tracks as "beautiful, high-brow indie-pop sparklers that feel like sunshine and roll through the body like smoke expelled from Sinatra's lungs" and said that "Mansard Roof" was "jazzy and bright, trimmed with bulging afro-beats" and called "Ladies of Cambridge" "as stellar as the title-track".
Ezra Michael Koenig (/ ˌ k eɪ n ɪ ɡ / KAY-nig; born April 8, 1984) [1] [2] [3] is an American musician, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend.
For the record: 9:09 a.m. Oct. 9, 2024: An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to Chris Baio as Vampire Weekend’s drummer.The band’s drummer is Chris Tomson. The members of ...
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 ".
Each song is accompanied by a music video, with “Gen-X Cops” directed by Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce and “Capricorn” helmed by Vampire Weekend creative director Nick Harwood. Both are ...