Vampire Weekend "Modern Vampires of the City" 2026-05-15 The record was a proper

The record was a proper step sideways

black and white

his records sound custom-engineered to drift out over sun-soaked barbecues

Blending Doom's trademark abstractions and Czarface's in-your-face lyrical attack

he used his first album as a star to challenge the record industry's practice of charging more for A-list artists

Vampire Weekend "Modern Vampires of the City" 2026-05-15 The record was a proper'Modern Vampires Of The City' the Third Vampire Weekend album sees the band back on form. They sound like they are having fun again. The songs are pure pop and instant. 'Step' is an absolutely beautiful piece of r&b infused slow pop demonstrating Koenig on top lyrical form, while the likes of 'obvious Bicycle' and 'Hannah Hunt' see the band continue down the slightly more downbeat (but still uber catchy) route. Perfect pop for 2013.