Vampire Weekend is gearing up to release a new record in May and so far they’ve been Timberlake-style cryptic about the details, releasing a website with only the mysterious letters “MVOTO” providing any clue about the album.
They did play a new track “Unbelievers” on “Kimmel,” however, and now we get a live recording of a new one called “Arms” from a recent show in Sydney, Australia. Like “Unbelievers,” “Arms” finds Vampire Weekend exploring a harmony-rich Americana sound. It also has some fun oddball instrumentation in the bridge that makes it sound a little like Mark Mothersbaugh music from a Wes Anderson movie. Listen below.
March 19, 2013 at 11:00 am, Vampire Weekend prove there’s nothing wrong with ‘Diane Young’ | Death and Taxes said:
[...] Vampire Weekend are affluent New England sexpots with jawlines sharper than a MENSA meeting so of course they’ve got no problem with dying young – I mean – “Diane Young”. GET IT? They made a joke in a song title. [...]
March 19, 2013 at 6:03 pm, Vampire Weekend prove there’s nothing wrong with ‘Diane Young’ | Brav's Bookmarks said:
[...] Vampire Weekend are affluent New England sexpots with jawlines sharper than a MENSA meeting so of course they’ve got no problem with dying young – I mean – “Diane Young”. GET IT? They made a joke in a song title. [...]
May 07, 2013 at 9:30 am, Stream Vampire Weekend’s new album ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ in full | Death and Taxes said:
[...] Vampire Weekend returns Tuesday with their first new album since 2010′s “Contra”—the new full-length “Modern Vampires of the City.” You can now strem the entire album in full at the iTunes store. [...]