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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
On January 28, 2008, Michael Hogan of Vanity Fair interviewed Ezra Koenig regarding the title of the song and its relevance to the song's meaning. Koenig said he first encountered the Oxford comma, a comma used before the conjunction at the end of a list, on Facebook and learned of a Columbia University Facebook group called Students for the Preservation of the Oxford Comma.
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 ...
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]
The song received mostly positive reception from critics, with some criticisms of its short length. Eric Krebs of The Yale Herald praised Big Blue for its sound, saying of the song, "It’s sweet — maybe a bit sugary — and it feels like someone thawed and diced a track or two from their last album, Modern Vampires of the City, threw in some sunshine for flavor, and pureed it in their ...
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