In November 2007, they toured the UK with The Shins. In 2007, Vampire Weekend's song " Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Best Songs of the Year". 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. The band began playing shows around Columbia University, starting with a battle of the bands at Lerner Hall in 2006. Koenig abandoned the project after two days. While home for the summer, Koenig watched the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys and was inspired to make a Northeastern version of the film in which a man named Walcott travels to Cape Cod to warn the mayor that vampires are attacking the United States. 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. Koenig toured with The Dirty Projectors during a period of experimentation with African music, inspiring the band to incorporate world sounds into their earliest work. They bonded over a shared love of punk rock and African music. The band members met while enrolled at Columbia University, beginning with a rap collaboration between Koenig and Tomson named "L'Homme Run". History Formation and early years (2006–2007) 1.5 Departure of Batmanglij and Father of the Bride (2014–2019).Their subsequent studio albums Modern Vampires of the City (2013) and Father of the Bride (2019) continued its success, with each album topping the US chart and winning the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in their respective years. Their following album, Contra (2010), was similarly acclaimed and garnered strong commercial success with debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 it featured the single " Holiday". The band's eponymous first album Vampire Weekend (2008)-which included charting singles " A-Punk" and " Oxford Comma"-showcased a blend of indie pop, Afropop influences, and chamber music elements, and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. Batmanglij departed the group in early 2016. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist Chris Baio. Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records.
0 kommentar(er)
