Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

18 songs

christ, ok

maybe it's their paramore s/t idk

Fans of the Band
First of the Bushes
Flannel on the Back
Flight of the Bongchords
Fight of the Bentury
Frosting on the Bake
Figuring out the Brexit

How could 6 years between projects not be long? How long is a human lifespan?

All power to them to take as long as they want, but it just is long

he's been reading george rr martin

oh finally!

nice that they're being generous with the rollout after all this time

Fear Of The Bark?

Fampires Of The Bitty?

very excited about a double album. 6 years is a long time between records but as he said those first three are so of a piece and concise. this is a new era. I'm really curious to see what this sounds like, and what they do with that sprawl.

I hate that 59 minutes is considered a "double album" these days /harrumph

i feel like 'double album' is completely meaningless these days when drake keeps releasing 80 minute albums but only the 89 minute one was called a double album

it's always been contextual... Godspeed You Black Emperor put out something 28 minutes long and it's an EP. the thing about this band that unites all the records is concision. not only are the songs & arrangements super tight but the albums are short. they're perfect single LP's, not much room for stretching out or getting weird. sure, MVOTC has its moments, but I'm surprised VW are putting out a record that's a double LP. it changes expectations completely. it probably won't be a retread or stale like I feared.

also I bought a blackSUMMERS'night vinyl record off Amazon cause it was crazy cheap but when it arrived I was deeply annoyed to find out it was a 2xLP pressing. it's only 46:50!! xp

Speakerboxx/Love Below (two CDs) is 130 minutes.
Sandinista! (triple album, double CD) is about 140.
Both Use Your Illusions together run 150!

xp yeah that's annoying for a 46 min album, but 59 minutes would always be a double? i mean, when records were standard.

stoked

Yes, 58 min albums are typically pressed to two LPs but it still feels wrong to call it a "double album"

I know I'm being a tiresome pedant but I'm following my heart

still love Ezra

6 years is a crazy long time between two albums (it's basically the time between Please Please Me and Abbey Road !) but I'm glad it's finally coming and that it's a double (whatever that means nowadays).
Curious to hear how they manage without Batmanglij, especially for so many songs...

he's supposed to be involved to some degree still

xp It's also longer than The Smiths' entire career

Late to the party but looking forward to new Vampire Weekend music!

And this long of a wait is ridiculous for such a young band, they are not the Cure.

yea

New single out.

hell yeah, haruomi hosono sample on 2021

They quote Finger Back on Harmony Hall, lol. Really don't know what to think of it.

Harmony Hall is pretty nice - a bit longer than usual for them but the way they stretch it out is fun enough. i like the Hosono sample on 2021 too

i'm not blown away by these tracks but i like the general vibe of them a lot and the production is much much nicer than on MVOTC too so i'm optimistic enough

For a second I thought Harmony Hall was a snide attack on Batmanglij, but he worked on it, so I don't think that's the case. Reading up on Harmony Hall and Owenism, it's a pretty stark image.

Someone create a new thread.

Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride