Vampire Weekend is just a few days away from returning with their new album titled Only God Was Above Us. The title pulled inspiration from a Steven Siegel photo from 1988 taken of the New Jersey ...

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 Vampire Weekend are very ...

After teasing it earlier this week, Vampire Weekend have officially announced that their fifth studio album is indeed titled Only God Was Above Us, and it will be out April 5 via Columbia Records. The ...

In 2011, I made up a rubric for assessing the output of musical artists. I called it The Five-Albums Test. Well, I didn’t exactly “make it up.” I took something that music fans were already doing ...

When discussing indie bands of the 2000s, several big names often pop up. Many are quick to throw out Arcade Fire, MGMT, The Strokes and eventually the name Vampire Weekend as well. While maybe not ...

After spending a week teasing a new album on their social media platforms, Vampire Weekend has revealed all the details. Only God Was Above Us will be released April 5 through Columbia and is the ...

The new Vampire Weekend album is both a comeback and a repudiation. The band’s first album in six years, Father of the Bride jumbles tropes and references with characteristic density. In today’s ...

It's been nearly five years since Vampire Weekend released Father of the Bride, the blog era-defining rock band's fourth studio album. Work on the follow-up has been ongoing since at least 2021, and ...

The members of Vampire Weekend are very good at this. Gathered on a recent afternoon to talk about the band’s fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us,” frontman Ezra Koenig, bassist Chris Baio and drummer ...

Vampire Weekend's Chris Tomson, from left, Ezra Koenig and Chris Baio in Los Angeles. (Jennifer McCord / For The Times) For the record:9:09 a.m. Oct. 9, 2024: An earlier version of this article ...