Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City CD 2013 | Unbelievers | Step | Diane Young | Hannah Hunt | XL Recordings | Indie Rock | New & Sealed

Unbelievers. Vampire Weekend — Modern Vampires of the City (2013). Vampire Weekend’s third studio album and their critical and commercial peak — winner of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2014 — featuring Unbelievers, Step, Diane Young and Hannah Hunt. Indie rock / indie pop / chamber pop from New York City, New York, USA. New & sealed.

Modern Vampires of the City — Most Searched Facts

• Unbelievers — the most searched Vampire Weekend song from Modern Vampires — a propulsive, guitar-driven indie rock track exploring themes of faith, doubt and mortality — a fan favourite that became a centrepiece of their live set
• Step — the most searched Modern Vampires deep cut — built on a sample from Souls of Mischief’s 93 ’Til Infinity (1993) — a wistful, nostalgic track about growing up and growing apart — widely regarded as one of the finest songs Vampire Weekend have recorded
• Diane Young — the most searched lead single — a frenetic, pitch-shifted vocal track whose title is a homophone for “dying young” — the song’s title pun is one of the most searched facts about the album
• Hannah Hunt — the most searched emotional centrepiece — a slow-building road trip narrative that culminates in a rare moment of raw vocal emotion from Ezra Koenig — the climactic final verse is frequently cited as one of the most moving moments in 2010s indie rock
• Modern Vampires of the City won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 56th Grammy Awards in January 2014 — a rare victory for an indie rock act at the Grammys — they beat Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk and Sara Bareilles — the most searched Grammy fact

“Step” — Most Searched Song

• Built on a sample from Souls of Mischief’s 93 ’Til Infinity (1993) — one of the most beloved hip-hop tracks of the early 1990s — the most searched sample fact
• The lyrics reference Obvious Child by Paul Simon — itself later referenced in the Vampire Weekend song Obvious Bicycle on the same album — the most searched lyrical reference fact
• Widely cited in best-of-decade lists as one of the defining indie rock songs of the 2010s — the most searched critical reception fact

Most Searched Vampire Weekend Facts

• Vampire Weekend formed at Columbia University in New York City in 2006 — members Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson all attended Columbia — the most searched origin fact
• Their self-titled debut album (2008) was recorded largely in a Connecticut house and featured A-Punk, Oxford Comma and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa — it reached number seventeen in the UK — the most searched debut fact
• Rostam Batmanglij — the band’s original multi-instrumentalist and co-producer — left Vampire Weekend in 2016 to pursue a solo career — he continues to collaborate with Ezra Koenig — the most searched Rostam departure fact
• Ezra Koenig is the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary lyricist of Vampire Weekend — born 8 April 1984 in New York City — he is also known for co-creating the animated Netflix series Neo Yokio — the most searched Ezra Koenig personal fact
• Father of the Bride (2019) — their fourth album — was their first without Rostam and their first UK number one album — the most searched later career fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• What does Diane Young mean? — It’s a homophone for “dying young” — the most searched question
• What sample does Step use? — 93 ’Til Infinity by Souls of Mischief (1993) — the most searched sample question
• Did Modern Vampires win the Grammy? — Yes — Album of the Year at the 56th Grammys January 2014 — beat Macklemore, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk and Sara Bareilles — the most searched Grammy question
• Where did Vampire Weekend go to university? — Columbia University, New York City — the most searched origin question
• Why did Rostam leave Vampire Weekend? — To pursue a solo career — in 2016 — he continues to collaborate with Ezra Koenig — the most searched departure question

Track Listing

• Obvious Bicycle
• Unbelievers
• Step
• Diane Young
• Don’t Lie
• Finger Back
• Worship You
• Ya Hey
• Armenian Church
• Everlasting Arms
• Asia
• Hannah Hunt
• Hudson
• Young Lion

Album Details

• Artist: Vampire Weekend
• Album: Modern Vampires of the City
• Year: 2013
• Format: CD
• Label: XL Recordings
• EAN / Barcode: 0634904055622
• Condition: New & Sealed

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