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.WebsiteMembers. Brian Robert Jones. Garrett Ray. Will CanzoneriPast members.Vampire Weekend is an American band from, formed in 2006 and currently signed to. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, drummer, and bassist. The band's first album (2008)—which included the singles ', ', ', ', and '—was acclaimed by critics for its influences. Their following album, (2010), was similarly acclaimed and garnered strong commercial success.
Their third studio album, (2013), won the group a in 2014. Batmanglij departed the group in early 2016.
The band's fourth album, was released in 2019. Contents.History Formation and early years (2006–2007) The band members met while enrolled at, beginning with a collaboration between Koenig and Tomson named 'L'Homme Run'. They bonded over a shared love of.
Koenig toured with during a period of experimentation with African music, inspiring the band to incorporate into their earliest work. The band chose the name 'Vampire Weekend' from the title of a short film project Koenig worked on during the summer between freshman and sophomore years in college. While home for the summer, Koenig watched a 1980s vampire film ( ) and was inspired to make a version of the film in which a man named Walcott travels to to warn the mayor that vampires are attacking the United States. Koenig abandoned the project after two days. The band began playing shows around Columbia University, starting with a battle of the bands at in 2006. After graduating from college, the band self-produced their debut album while simultaneously working full-time jobs, Tomson as a music archivist and Koenig as a middle school English teacher. Vampire Weekend in 2007In 2007, Vampire Weekend's song ' was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the '100 Best Songs of the Year'.
In November 2007, they toured the UK with.The then-nascent influence of blog hype and internet buzz played a role in their success and led to a large prerelease following sufficient to support them performing on three tours before their debut album was released. They were declared 'The Year's Best New Band' by magazine in the March 2008 issue, and were the first band to be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut album. The band made a television appearance on on February 1, 2008, and on March 8, 2008, performed on. Four songs from the band's first album also made the.
The internet hype had its backlash, however, as critics reacted against a perceived image of Vampire Weekend as privileged, upper-class Ivy League graduates stealing from foreign musicians. One critic went so far as to call Vampire Weekend the 'whitest band in the world,' to which they took exception, given their Ukrainian, Persian, Italian, and Hungarian heritages. Koenig responded in a November 2009 interview by saying, 'Nobody in our band is a.' Furthermore, the backlash involving their social backgrounds was largely unfounded, as Koenig explained in the interview that the band members got into Columbia on scholarship and used student loans; he himself was still paying off student loans in 2009. Vampire Weekend (2007–2009) The band's first album, was released January 29, 2008.
A success in the US and UK, it peaked at number 15 on the and number 17 on the. Four singles were released from the album; while 'A-Punk' peaked at number 25 on the chart and number 55 on the, 'Oxford Comma' peaked at number 38 in the UK. 'A-Punk' was ranked the 4th on Readers' Rock List: Best Songs of 2008. 'A-Punk' was also used to open the Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly feature, and featured in the UK television show and the video games,. Contra (2009–2010).
Lead singer Ezra Koenig with the band in 2009The band's second album, was released on January 11, 2010 in the UK and the following day in the US, after being pushed back from the original release date for the fall of 2009. The album's first single, ', was released on October 5, 2009. The album's second single, ', was released as a single on November 17, 2009. Initial copies of the CD and LP sold at independent record stores in the US included a 3-track bonus CD containing two 'melts', which featured bits of album tracks and a remix. Contra was the band's first album to debut at No. 1 on the.On January 9, 2010, the band did an acoustic show for. The following month, the band toured Europe and Canada with Canadian electro duo as their support.
The video for their next single ' was also released on February 18, 2010 which included cameos from, and.They also played festivals across the USA such as, All Points West, and the Groovin' The Moo festival in Australia. Their third single, ', was released on June 7, 2010.On June 25, 2010, the band played the Pyramid Stage at, in Pilton, Somerset, UK.
The band were also on the main stage at at Balado Kinross, Scotland, on June 8, and played the in Ireland on July 9. They also headlined the in Suffolk, UK on July 18.
On July 16, the band headlined the Main Stage at the. In the summer of 2010 the band played at the Utopia stage on Peace and Love, Sweden's biggest Festival. On July 30, 2010, the band played at Jisan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea.In 2010, Vampire Weekend embarked on a North American tour with.
The tour started off on August 27, 2010, in, at the. Koenig mentioned to the audience that before this concert, the band had the longest 'vacation period' that they had had in a while.was nominated for a for, but lost to 's.Modern Vampires of the City (2010–2014) On November 11, 2011, it was revealed that Vampire Weekend had been in the studio, writing and recording material for their third album. On April 26, 2012, reported that the new album could be released by the end of the year. Koenig said, 'We do have a ton of stuff. It would be cool if it was released this year.We just never want to be in a position where when we put out something, we feel could've benefited from more time.'
Until its release, the band was discreet about the details of the next album, stating that a band 'can give a bunch of interviews when they're working on stuff' but they 'don't want something they said six months ago to influence how people hear it when it's done.' Vampire Weekend in 2013was released in May 2013, and written and recorded in various locations including SlowDeath Studios in New York, 'Back House' in Los Angeles, Vox Recording Studios in Hollywood, Rostam Batmanglij's New York apartment and a guest house on Martha's Vineyard.
The album was co-produced. After Batmanglij produced the first two albums himself, this marked the first time the band worked with an outside producer on any of their records.In an interview for the February 2013 edition of (released in mid-January), Koenig described the upcoming album as 'darker and more organic' and 'very much the last of a trilogy.'
Said Koenig, 'Things that we might have found boring in the past, we've started to find more fresh. This album has more piano and acoustic guitar and organ.'
Modern Vampires of the City also continued the use of digital voice modulation as heard in the songs 'Diane Young' and 'Ya Hey', a technique first used in the song 'California English' on Contra The album was recorded and co-produced by in his Los Angeles Studio (alongside Batmanglij). The band discussed the album with and appeared on the cover of the magazine's 84th issue.
On March 16, 2013, the band played the closing show at Stubbs on the last day of the festival in Austin, Texas. In the show they played two new songs from the upcoming album: 'Diane Young' and 'Ya Hey'. On March 18, 2013, Vampire Weekend released a, 'Diane Young'/'Step'. On May 11, 2013, Vampire Weekend were featured as the musical guest on with hosting, their third time on the show.Released on May 14, 2013, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, marking the second time Vampire Weekend has achieved the feat: its second album Contra also debuted at #1 in 2010, making them the first independent rock band to enter the charts at #1 with two consecutive releases. Modern Vampires of the City also shattered the previous record for first week vinyl sales, moving nearly 10,000 units on vinyl alone and debuting at #1 on the Soundscan Vinyl Charts.
Additionally, the band charted #1 at Indie, Alternative, Digital and the top 200. In 2014, Modern Vampires of the City won a for. Departure of Batmanglij and Father of the Bride (2014–present) After remaining quiet following the conclusion of their Modern Vampires tour, which wrapped up in September 2014, it was revealed on January 26, 2016 that Rostam Batmanglij had departed the band. He noted that he and Koenig would continue to collaborate. Later the same day, Koenig announced that Vampire Weekend was in the studio working on their upcoming fourth album, with Batmanglij contributing to the record. The album's working title was revealed to be Mitsubishi Macchiato.In April 2016, the band briefly performed at a rally for presidential candidate in Washington Square Park.
Koenig has been a well-known supporter of Sanders, after discussions on his radio show,. The band performed live with of the, which marked their first performance as a trio.In late 2016, Koenig was reportedly in talks to sign the band with, as he reportedly 'hit it off' with executive Rob Stringer. Initially, this news was regarded a rumor, until the band's website revamp in 2018, in which a copyright appeared on the site.In March 2017, Koenig revealed in an elaborate Instagram update that during 2016 he had spent countless hours researching and writing music in libraries with grad students. Additionally, he revealed that the album, given the working title of 'Mitsubishi Macchiato', would feature a more 'spring-time' vibe and one of the songs would be entitled Flower Moon. Koenig revealed that LP4 would be partially inspired by the songwriting of country singer, after he attended one of her shows in September 2016. In an interview with, he stated, 'I’m the type of person who has spent hours poring over the avant-garde poetic lyrics of certain songwriters, and there was something that felt so good about how from the first verse, you knew who was singing, who they were singing to, what kind of situation they were in. After the show I realized there’s not a ton of Vampire Weekend songs where you could listen to the first verse and immediately answer the question of who’s singing and who are they singing to.” Furthermore, in a September 2017 interview with, Ezra briefly spoke about LP4 and stated that it was 'about 80% done.'
He mentioned that the album would feature lead producer, with additional 'guest appearances', one of which being Batmanglij. Lowe pushed Koenig for a release date, citing Q1 2018 as a likely candidate.
In a December 2017 interview, Koenig noted that Batmanglij was involved in a few songs, some of which was material that they had started working on long ago, and that their method of collaboration had not changed despite the latter's departure from the band.Vampire Weekend's first gigs since the hiatus took place in Ojai, California on June 16 & 17. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that the band would be headlining the UK music festival. The festival ran from August 31 to September 3 and marked Vampire Weekend's first return to a festival stage in 4 years. On July 21, they performed in for the Australian festival,. Additionally, it was announced that they would headline the 2018, scheduled for July 27 to 29.
For their live shows, the core trio of Koenig, Baio, and Tomson has been augmented by on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Brian Robert Jones on guitar, Garrett Ray on percussion, drums, and vocals, and Will Canzoneri on keyboards and vocals. During their August 4, 2018 performance at, where the band played fan favorite 'A-Punk' three times in a row, Koenig announced that Vampire Weekend's 4th album was done.On January 17, 2019, Koenig announced the abbreviation of the band's fourth album title as, and revealed that the album consisted of 18 songs, running at approximately 59 minutes. He also announced that the album would be promoted by three monthly two-song drops, beginning the following week. In an interview with host Matt Wilkinson the day ' and ' were released (January 24, 2019), Koenig confirmed the title of the album as Father of the Bride, also stating that the record would feature an array of collaborators, including, marking the first time the band has included guest vocalists in an album. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ezra Koenig said, 'We’ve had three albums of the same voice over and over again. Vampire Weekend at the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park in 2016In 2010, the band, along with their record company and photographer, were sued by Kirsten Kennis, the model on the cover of Contra, over the use of her image. Kennis's accusations were that the band used her image without her permission.
Vampire Weekend settled with Kennis in 2011.In January 2012, President added Vampire Weekend to a short list of musical artists that he sought support from for his re-election campaign. Vampire Weekend made it onto this list with, and.In January 2016, the band performed in Iowa for a Bernie Sanders rally two days before the Iowa primaries. The band members and were replaced by and (both from ) and an all female a cappella group from the University of Iowa, due to Batmanglij's departure from the band and Baio being on tour with his side project. Lead vocalist expressed his support for the candidate in various ways through social media and on his Beats 1 show 'Time Crisis'. Other contributions Vampire Weekend contributed a cover of ' for (2007), a free tribute album celebrating 10 years of 's album.
They have also covered ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, and ' by.The band also contributed the song 'Ottoman' to the soundtrack to the 2008 film. Ottoman was then sampled by alternative hip-hop artist. Two tracks from their debut record also appeared in the 2009 comedy. A new song, 'Jonathan Low', was released on June 8, 2010, appearing on the soundtrack to the third installment of the films,.In 2014, Vampire Weekend contributed a cover of ' by on the compilation, Sweetheart 2014.
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