After almost a year of teasing, we finally have new music from indie-rock auteurs Vampire Weekend. It’s been six years since the band released their critically-acclaimed third album Modern Vampires of the City.
The band have released two tracks, ‘Harmony Hall’ and ‘2021’ mark a triumphant return for the band. The former track references the bands 2013 song ‘Finger Back’: “I don’t wanna live like this/But I don’t wanna die.” Ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij contributed to the production of ‘Harmony Hall’ and HAIM’s Danielle Haim is also credited as a contributor. In an interview with NPR, Ezra Koenig revealed that Jenny Lewis’ sings the word ‘boy’ on ‘2021’.
Listen to the songs below.
Listen: Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall
Listen: Vampire Weekend – 2021
The band have also confirmed the title of their new record, Father of the Bride. Earlier this month Koenig revealed that that the band will be releasing two songs per month in the lead-up to the album’s release.
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