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Only God Was Above Us Out Now via Columbia; They Also Recently Covered Grateful Dead
Apr 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Only God Was Above Us, last week via Columbia. This week, they were guests on The Daily Show, where they performed the album’s “Mary Boone” and were interviewed. They also sat in with the jam band Goose at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY, where they performed the album’s “Gen-X Cops” and did an extended 30-minute plus jam of “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” from the band’s self-titled debut album. And they also covered Grateful Dead’s “Peggy-O.” More
Plus Bernard Butler, Arab Strap, John Cale, Strand of Oaks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a strong seven days for new tracks, so we settled on a Top 13 this week, narrowed down from the 24 songs we seriously considered. More
Only God Was Above Us Due Out April 5 via Columbia
Mar 28, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Only God Was Above Us, on April 5 via Columbia. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Mary Boone.” More
Plus Hana Vu, The Lemon Twigs, Cola, Metronomy, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 15, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2024. It was a somewhat slow week for new songs, perhaps because a lot of the music industry is at SXSW, but there were more than enough that impressed us. More
Only God Was Above Us Due Out April 5 via Columbia
Mar 14, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Only God Was Above Us, on April 5 via Columbia. Now they have shared its third single, “Classical,” via a music video. The song features saxophonist Henry Solomon and the video features a whole lot of green screen, as well as the band’s drum tech, Josh Goldsmith. More
Plus Boeckner, English Teacher, Parsnip, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2024. It was a stacked week for new tracks. Vampire Weekend released two songs and they both made the list (and might’ve charted even higher if they had just put out one song and not split the vote). Even most of the honorable mentions are great this week and would’ve made the main list on other weeks. More
Only God Was Above Us Due Out April 5 via Columbia
Feb 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Only God Was Above Us, on April 5 via Columbia. As promised when the album was announced last week, the band have now shared its first two singles: “Capricorn” and “Gen-X Cops.” Both were shared via music videos that reference the album’s cover artwork and feature vintage footage of New York City. More
Only God Was Above Us Due Out April 5 via Columbia
Feb 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Vampire Weekend have announced a new album, Only God Was Above Us, and shared a trailer for the album. Two new songs, “Gen-X Cops” and “Capricorn,” are promised for next week. More
Alpha Zulu Due Out November 4 via Loyaute/Glassnote
Sep 15, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Last night, Phoenix made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where they performed their newest single, “Tonight,” with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. More
Alpha Zulu Due Out November 4 via Loyaute/Glassnote
Sep 07, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Phoenix have announced the release of their first new album in five years, Alpha Zulu, which will be out on November 4 via Loyaute/Glassnote. They have also shared a video for a new single from the album, “Tonight,” featuring Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. More
Out Now via Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution)
Dec 01, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Rostam (formerly of Vampire Weekend) has released the second part of his remix project, Changephobia Remixes, a collection of remixes of tracks from his newest album Changephobia. The second part features remixes from Japanese Wallpaper, EasyFun, Neelamjit Dhillon, Ben Böhmer, and ROTH BART BARON. More
Also Photos of Tame Impala, Lizzo, Vampire Weekend, Yves Tumor, and Others
Nov 04, 2021
By Joshua Mellin
The Bay Area’s preeminent music festival returned for a special Halloween edition with Outside Lands in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park boasting headliners Lizzo; Vampire Weekend; Tyler, the Creator; and The Strokes. There were also some special costumed appearances by Tame Impala as The Wiggles and Caroline Polachek as Marie Antoinette. Under the Radar photographer Joshua Mellin was on the ground to capture the revelry, including photos of Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Yves Tumor, and others. More
Changephobia Due Out June 4 on Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution)
Apr 06, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Rostam (formerly of Vampire Weekend) has shared the title track from his upcoming album Changephobia, which is due out June 4 via Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution). More
Changephobia Due Out June 4 on Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution)
Mar 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Rostam (formerly of Vampire Weekend) has announced that his second solo album, Changephobia, will be out June 4 on his own label Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution). He has also shared a new song from the album titled “4Runner.” More
40:42 EP Features Two Interpretations of “2021” by Sam Gendel and Goose
Feb 04, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Vampire Weekend have shared a new EP entitled 40:42, featuring two interpretations of the song “2021” from their most recent album Father of the Bride. The first interpretation, entitled “2021 (in the space between two pieces of wood) is by saxophonist Sam Gendel, and the second, “2021 (January 5th, to be exact)” is by rock quintet Goose. More
Dead Hand Control Out Now via Glassnote
Jan 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Baio (Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio) has released his third solo album, Dead Hand Control, today via Glassnote. Now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. We also recently posted a podcast interview with Baio, as part of the Why Not Both podcast we present. More
New Episodes Every Wednesday
Jan 27, 2021
By Laura Studarus
Yup, we’re back at it! Every week, in partnership with Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. In our season opener, we spent time with Chris Baio, exploring what it means to release his new solo album during a year of tumultuous events. More
Dead Hand Control Due Out January 29 via Glassnote
Jan 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Baio (Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio) is releasing his third solo album, Dead Hand Control, on January 29 via Glassnote. Now he has shared two new songs from the album: title track “Dead Hand Control” and “Take It from Me.” More
Dead Hand Control Due Out January 29, 2021 via Glassnote; Listen to “Endless Me, Endlessly” and “What Do You Say When I’m Not There?” Now
Nov 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Baio (Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio) has announced his third solo album, Dead Hand Control, and shared its first two singles, “Endless Me, Endlessly” and “What Do You Say When I’m Not There?,” via videos for the new songs. More
“Having a federal government that actively attempts to save lives during a deadly pandemic would be a good and refreshing change for America.”
Oct 28, 2020
By Chris Baio
With next Tuesday’s election day looming and millions of Americans already voting early, we put the word out to see if any musicians wanted to write about why they were voting for Former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in a series we are simply calling Why I’m Voting for Biden. Chris Baio, who is not only the bassist for Vampire Weekend but has also released two solo albums simply under his last name for Glassnote, wrote this entry. More
Koenig Mashes “Flower Moon,” “Stranger” and “Big Blue” on The Tonight Show
May 06, 2020
By Samantha Small
This past week it was the one year anniversary of Father of the Bride, the fourth album from indie-pop heroes Vampire Weekend. To celebrate, lead vocalist Ezra Koenig joined Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show: At Home Edition as the musical guest to perform a solo piano-medley of popular tracks from the Grammy Award winning album. More
Feb 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The Iowa Caucuses are finally today. After months and months of campaigning and multiple debates, tonight we’ll get the first real sense of who might get the Democratic nomination and face up against President Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders is doing well in the polls, but there’s no guarantee he’ll win. However, he still has strong support from big indie rock musicians and in the past few days both Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend have performed at Iowa rallies for the Vermont senator. More
Includes Cover of Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here”
Dec 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, back in May via Columbia/Spring Snow. Last night they stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden to perform the album’s “Harmony Hall.” They were accompanied by a kids choir and started with a cover of Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here” from the classic Peanuts TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas. More
Plus Big Thief, Thom Yorke, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Brittany Howard, Karen O and Danger Mouse, James Blake, and Others Get Nominations
Nov 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The 2020 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced and they are surprisingly solid by Grammy standards. There are actual good albums up for Album of the Year, including the newest by Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, and Lana Del Rey. More
Father of the Bride Out Now via Columbia/Spring Snow
May 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, earlier this month via Columbia/Spring Snow. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “This Life.” The song features backing vocals from Danielle Haim of HAIM, who also appears in the video alongside frontman Ezra Koenig. More
Father of the Bride Out Now via Columbia/Spring Snow
May 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, the Friday before last via Columbia/Spring Snow. Now Billboard reports that the album has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. More
Father of the Bride Out Now via Columbia/Spring Snow
May 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, last Friday via Columbia/Spring Snow (it was our Album of the Week and you can stream it here). Last night the band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform the album’s “Sunflower.” It was a truly great late night TV performance. More
They Performed Father of the Bride Tracks “This Life” and “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin”
May 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, last Friday via Columbia/Spring Snow. Last night the band stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform two tracks from the album: “This Life” on the broadcast show and “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” as a web-exclusive. For the former they were aided by all three members of HAIM and the latter performance featured Danielle Haim (who is featured prominently on several tracks on the album), but not her sisters. More
Barrie and Big Thief Are Runner-ups (Plus Stream New Albums from Editors, Filthy Friends, L7, Tacocat, and More)
May 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend have released a new album, Father of the Bride, today via Columbia/Spring Snow and it’s our Album of the Week. Find into on the album below, as well as on two runner-ups that were almost our Album of the Week. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today. More
Plus Absolutely Free (Feat. U.S. Girls), Kindness, Cate Le Bon, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
May 03, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were lots of great new tracks this week, some from the usual suspects, others less expected. We’ve even got a whopping nine honorable mentions, but still managed to reign it in to just a main Top 10. More
Father of the Bride Out Now via Columbia/Spring Snow
May 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend have released a new album, Father of the Bride, today via Columbia/Spring Snow. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus The National, Alex Lahey, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 05, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a slew of notable new tracks to choose from this week, but our #1 is a song we’ve been planning to add to the Songs of the Week list for a while now and finally could now that the album has been released today. More
Father of the Bride Due Out May 3 via Columbia/Spring Snow
Apr 04, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Father of the Bride, on May 3 via Columbia/Spring Snow. Now they have shared two more songs from it: “This Life” and “Unbearably White.” More
Plus Vampire Weekend, Strand of Oaks, Glen Hansard, Local Natives, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
We’ve got another supersized Songs of the Week this week, with a Top 12 instead of the regular Top 10. Like last week we could’ve gotten it down to 10, but it felt wrong to leave out the bottom two. It was a near tie for the top two songs this week. More
Father of the Bride Due Out May 3 via Columbia/Spring Snow
Mar 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Father of the Bride. Previously it was said to be an April release, but now its release date has been confirmed as May 3 via Columbia/Spring Snow. Now the band has shared two more songs from the album: “Sunflower” (which features Steve Lacy of The Internet) and “Big Blue.” They have also shared the album’s final cover art. More
Father of the Bride Due Out This April via Columbia
Feb 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend are releasing a new album, Father of the Bride, this April via Columbia (exact release date TBA). They have already shared two songs from it: “Harmony Hall” (which was #2 on our Songs of the Week list) and “2021.” Now they have shared a video for “Harmony Hall.” Emmett Malloy directed the quirky clip, which features frontman Ezra Koenig making fancy pancakes in a robe, as well as lots of shots of a snake and more. As well as Koenig and his bandmates, the video features producer Ariel Rechtshaid, actor Jonah Hill, Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange), and perhaps HAIM’s Danielle Haim More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
Father of the Bride Due Out This April via Columbia
Jan 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend previously announced that they would be releasing two new songs this morning and here they are: “Harmony Hall” and “2021.” More
Transangelic Exodus Out Now via Bella Union
Aug 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Ezra Furman released a new album, Transangelic Exodus, back in February via Bella Union. Now Furman has shared a cover of Vampire Weekend’s “Unbelievers” (a song from their last album, 2013’s Modern Vampires of the City). He has also added a few more tour dates to his schedule. More
Plus St. Vincent, Jack White, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Parquet Courts, Lykke Li, Stars, and More
Mar 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Lollapalooza is going down August 2-5 at Grant Park in Chicago and now the lineup has been revealed. The headliners are The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend, and Odesza. More
Peter Rabbit in Theaters Now
Feb 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig wrote a song for the new Peter Rabbit movie, which is a modern live action/computer animated take on Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s characters. More
Video for New Song Also Includes Diplo, Chromeo, Rostam, Jack Antonoff, and Many Other Boys
Jul 26, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Charli XCX has shared a brand new song, “Boys,” via a video she self-directed (with Sarah McColgan). In keeping with the song’s title, the video features a bunch of well-known “boys.” More
The Shins' Heartworms Out Now via Aural Apothecary/Columbia, Baio's Man of the World Out Now via Glassnote
Jul 10, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The Shins released a new album, Heartworms, in March via Aural Apothecary/Columbia. Now the band have announced a handful more tour dates for this fall, including new shows in Los Angeles, Reno, and Washington DC. They have also announced that Baio (Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio) will be supporting them for most of their November dates. More
Half-Light Due Out September 8 via Nonesuch
Jun 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Rostam Batmanglij (formerly of Vampire Weekend and who just goes by his first name these days) has announced his debut solo album, Half-Light, and shared a lyric video for its new single, “Bike Dream.” More
Man of the World Due Out June 30 via Glassnote
May 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio released his debut solo album, The Names, in 2015 under his last name via Glassnote. Now he has announced his sophomore album, Man of the World, and shared its first single, “PHILOSOPHY!” More
Youngish American Due Out February 24, 2017 via 30th Century/Columbia
Dec 02, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson is releasing a solo album under the name Dams of the West. His debut album under that moniker is entitled Youngish American and is due out February 24, 2017 via 30th Century Records/Columbia. More
As Part of Amazon's Songs of the Summer Playlist
May 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio released his debut solo album last September via Glassnote. He’s going simply under his last name and the album is titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. Now Amazon has shared a brand new song from him, “Don’t Fight Fate.” More
Mar 11, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Rostam Batmanglij recently announced that he had left Vampire Weekend and would be releasing music under his first name. At the time he also shared a new solo song, “EOS.” Now Batmanglij has shared another new song, “Gravity Don’t Pull Me,” and a video for it. The single is out now via XL and you watch the video below. More
Foster the People and Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth to Also Play
Jan 27, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
A rally in Iowa City this Saturday in support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is set to feature members of Vampire Weekend (also featuring Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth), rapper and Run the Jewels member Killer Mike, and Foster the People. The Iowa Caucuses are next Monday, February 1, the first chance the people get to vote on who the Presidential candidates will be, hence the timing and location of the rally. More
Promises to Still Work with Ezra Koenig
Jan 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Rostam Batmanglij has announced today via Twitter that he has left Vampire Weekend. The multi-instrumentalist was a founding member of the band but has also been actively involved in other projects, such as producing Ra Ra Riot’s latest album and Discovery, his side-project with Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles. More
Need Your Light Due Out February 19, 2016 via Barsuk
Nov 16, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Brooklyn’s Ra Ra Riot have announced their new album and shared its first single, “Water,” which features Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij. Need Your Light is the band’s fourth album, the follow-up to 2013’s Beta Love, and is due out February 19, 2016 via Barsuk. Below is the tracklist, album art, and “Water” (via its lyric video).
The Names is Out Today via Glassnote
Sep 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio is releasing his debut solo album today (September 18) via Glassnote. He’s going simply under his last name and the album is titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. Last night he performed his single, and definite album highlight (and perhaps one of our favorite songs of the year thus far), “Sister of Pearl,” on Late Night with Seth Meyers. More
The Names is Out This Friday via Glassnote
Sep 15, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio is set to release his debut solo album this Friday (September 18) via Glassnote. He’s going simply under his last name and the album is titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. Now you can stream the whole thing below via Noisey, who premiered it and also interviewed Baio about the record. More
The Names Out September 18 via Glassnote
Jul 31, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio is set to release his debut solo album on September 18 via Glassnote. He’ll be going simply under his last name and the album will be titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. We’ve already heard “Brainwash yyrr Face” and seen the fun video for “Sister of Pearl” featuring Baio dancing around London, where he’s based these days. Now he has shared another song, “Endless Rhythm,” via its video. More
Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig Episode 2 Includes Jones on Rejecting Robin Thicke in Middle School
Jul 27, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
As we previously reported, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has his very own show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station, the intriguingly titled Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. More
The Names Out September 18 via Glassnote
Jul 17, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio is set to release his debut solo album on September 18 via Glassnote. He’ll be going simply under his last name and album will be titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. More
Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig to Premiere Sunday at 3 PM on Apple Music's Radio Station
Jul 06, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station already has shows hosted by St. Vincent, Run the Jewels, Drake, Pharrell, Disclosure, Dr. Dre, Josh Homme, and others. Now Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig is joining the party and getting his very own show, the intriguingly titled Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. More
The Names Out September 18 via Glassnote
May 26, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio is set to release his debut solo album on September 18 via Glassnote (home to CHVRCHES and Phoenix, among others). He’ll be going simply under his last name and album will be titled The Names after a Don DeLillo novel from 1982 of the same name. More
Remix of Ty Dolla $ign's "Stand For"
Dec 12, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Grizzly Bear‘s Ed Droste, Vampire Weekend‘s Rostam Batmanglij and Diplo have collaborated on a newly released track titled “Long Way Home.” More
Wonder When We Land is out Sept 23 on Young Turks
Aug 21, 2014
By Laura Studarus
SBTRKT recently stopped by Zane Lowe’s show on BBC 1. More
6th - 9th on Randall's Island
Jun 10, 2014
By Austin Trunick
The Big Apple’s annual outdoor music festival took place June 6th through 9th, 2014, on Randall’s Island. Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Grimes, Phoenix, Interpol, Spoon, Janelle Monae, Jenny Lewis, and many others played to large, sweaty NYC crowds, and photographer Robert Kidd was there to cover the action.
Check out his photos of day one here, and days two and three here. More
New Album White Women Out May 12
Apr 18, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Next month dance duo Chromeo will release their newest LP White Women. More
Previews Begin in Chicago on June 18
Apr 09, 2014
By Laura Studarus
There’s so many amazing angles to this story that we’re not exactly sure how to unpack it. More
Live From San Isidro, Argentina
Apr 03, 2014
By Laura Studarus
You might not have been at Lollapalooza Argentina last weekend, but thanks to the power of the internet you can watch Vampire Weekend’s full set at the festival. More
Supporting Modern Vampires of the City
Mar 11, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Already scheduled to make appearances at a number of high-profile festivals this year including The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Vampire Weekend have announced plans to play their own headlining gigs around these events. More
Mar 03, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Bringing a little indie-cred to the proceedings of last night’s 86th Academy Awards, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O performed her Oscar-nominated track “The Moon Song” from Spike Jonze’s film Her. More
Moon Song EP Out This Week
Feb 11, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
For Spike Jonze’s latest directorial effort Her, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ frontwoman Karen O co-wrote with Jonze a quietly beautiful ballad titled “The Moon Song” to best express the love between a man and an operating system. More
Listen to "Would You Be Interested in a Mira Tour? Tour 2014 Tour Mix"
Jan 31, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
When he’s not acting as the bassist for Vampire Weekend, Chris Baio has been moonlighting with his own DJ side-project, serving up two EPs since 2012. More
Included on Girls Season 3 Soundtrack
Jan 13, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Last night saw the season three premiere of HBO’s Girls. More
Featured on Sweetheart 2014
Jan 07, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Next month on Feb. 4 Hear Music/Concord Music and Starbucks will release Sweetheart 2014, the latest installment of their love covers compilation featuring artists like Fiona Apple, Phosphorescent, and Sharon Jones. More
Our Favorite Visuals of the Year
Jan 03, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More
Also Featuring Sharon Jones, Phosphorescent, and Jim James
Dec 11, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
For those who like to plan way in advance when it comes to getting something special for your significant other on Valentine’s Day, Hear Music/Concord Music and Starbucks have announced the fifth installment of their love song covers compilation Sweeheart 2014. More
Include Works by St. Vincent, Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, and More
Dec 02, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Taking an approach to fundraising that other radio outlets could certainly learn from, Australian station FBi Radio has launched an unique call for monetary support by launching “Brush With Fame,” a special auction of drawings, sketches, and doodles by some of the industry’s leading musical talent. More
Oct 30, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
This week Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio released a brand new EP of solo electronic music under his surrname pseudonym Baio. More
Featuring Songs From Modern Vampires of the City and Shields
Oct 28, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Over the weekend Austin City Limits aired a split episode featuring performances by Vampire Weekend and Grizzly Bear. More
Full Episode Airing Tomorrow
Oct 25, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Tomorrow night Austin City Limits will air its latest episode featuring performances by two of NYC’s best musical acts: Vampire Weekend and Grizzly Bear. More
Off Vampire Weekend Member's New EP
Oct 07, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last year Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio released a solo EP titled Sunburn under his DJ alias Baio. More
Jul 19, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
While nobody will be able to confirm whether they had a gaggle of topless super models around them at the time of its performance, Vampire Weekend recently sat down in the studio at BBC Radio 1 and recorded a completely faithful rendition of Robin Thicke’s sexualized summer hit “Blurred Lines.” More
Replay Hour-Long Music Picks
Jul 11, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Recently spending some time in the UK supporting their new album Modern Vampires of the City Vampire Weekend stopped by BBC Radio 1 to host an hour-long set of music. More
With Vampire Weekend, First Aid Kit, and The Vaccines
Jul 01, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
This past weekend thousands of people descended on Pilton, Somerset, England for this year’s Glastonbury Music Festival. More
Supporting Modern Vampires of the City
Jun 24, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Already engaged in an extensive tour in support of their critically-acclaimed third LP Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend have added a run of new dates through North America this fall. More
Plus Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons, Sigur Rós, The Postal Service and More
Jun 03, 2013
By Colby West
The 2013 Sasquatch music festival took place in Quincey, WA last weekend and we sent photographer Allyce Andrew out to capture the action. Check out her photos of alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons, Grimes, The xx, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend (and more) here. More
Interviews
Chris Baio on Music Streaming, the Election, Disastrous Dates, Cats, and Star Wars
Mar 03, 2016
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend. In 2015 Baio released a solo album, The Names, put out simply under his last name on Glassnote. More
Dec 29, 2015
By Kyle Mullin
Chris Baio‘s smoothly grooving rhythms, seductively soothing vocals, and effortlessly catchy hooks make the synth-inclined indie rocker—and Vampire Weekend bassist—seem like he was born to be onstage. But, in fact, he was born in a marathon. More
The Band's First National Print Interview
Jun 05, 2014
By Frank Valish
For Throwback Thursdays we will be posting classic interviews from the Under the Radar print archives to our website. For this Throwback Thursday we revisit our 2007 article on Vampire Weekend, the band’s first interview for a nationally distributed print magazine. More
May 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Under the Radar cover artists Vampire Weekend are having a banner year. From topping the Billboard music charts with sophomore album Contra, to spots on Saturday Night Live in their past and scheduled performances at Radio City Music Hall and The Hollywood Bowl in their future, the Ivy-league educated quartet is a far cry from their start as indie darlings who just wanted to play New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Under the Radar joined drummer Chris Tomson and lead man Ezra Koenig in a rare patch of shade at Coachella to discuss life on the road, the sanity-maintaining properties of funny movies, and how to best operate Google.
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Reviews
Apr 05, 2024
By Mariel Fechik
A day prior to the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut album in January 2008, Pitchfork’s Nitsuh Abebe called it “already one of the most talked-about and divisive records of the year.” More
May 14, 2019
By Conrad Duncan
Just over 10 years on from their debut, Vampire Weekend already feel like a relic from the Obama era. More
Aug 04, 2013
By Laura Ferreiro
Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau provided a gorgeous backdrop for the first day of the annual Osheaga Festival. The sold-out event, which is now in its eighth year, boasts a lineup that features some incredible indie-rock upstarts such as Alt-J and Palma Violets alongside renowned veterans including The Cure, Beck and New Order.
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May 14, 2013
By Ryan E.C. Hamm
Vampire Weekend is touting their third album, Modern Vampires of the City, as the conclusion of a trilogy. More
Oct 01, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Although autumn had officially hit several days earlier, one would have been hard pressed to find any signs of the new season at Vampire Weekend’s unseasonably hot Hollywood Bowl debut Sunday night. Also making their sweat-drenched bowl debuts were African/Swedish band The Very Best, and Baltimore, Maryland’s Beach House. More
Jun 04, 2010
By Robin Bacior
Thousands of North Westerners packed the normally barren fields of George, WA with bare-bones camping gear and their most exotic festival apparel to witness the epic line-up of Sasquatch! 2010. The list was stacked, and showed why the festival had already sold out by early spring with performances by Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Vampire Weekend among others. More
Apr 17, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Coachella 2010 began under the cloud of an erupting volcano. Several of the European artists playing this year had to cancel their Coachella appearances due to the Icelandic volcano eruption grounding all flights from the U.K. and other parts of Europe. So day one of Coachella was greeted with the news that we wouldn’t be seeing Frightened Rabbit, Delphic, The Cribs (with Johnny Marr), or Gary Numan after all. And only a few days earlier Mew had already cancelled due to illness. So this year’s festival was already starting with some losses, Mew and Delphic probably being the most unfortunate ones. But while there were few artists playing Coachella 2010 who I both hadn’t seen before and was dying to see (Pavement being one of them), the lineup was still rigged with enough great artists so that I had little time to eat and take breaks between bands. Here’s what I saw during day one. More
Apr 17, 2010
By Laura Ferreiro
The 2010 Coachella Festival kicked off yesterday (April 16) in a chaotic fashion, with massive crowds making it difficult to get onto and off of the grounds and challenging to catch close-up glimpses of the bands. An Icelandic volcano also threw a wrench into the works, making it impossible for artists including The Cribs and Bad Lieutenant to fly from England to California to perform. That said, stellar sets by Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures and La Roux, among others, made fighting through the crowds and braving the heat worthwhile. More
