Vampire Weekend Release Two New Tracks, Reveal Album Title
Father of the Bride is due out this spring
Photo by Monika Mogi
Vampire Weekend have returned with their first new songs in six years. The band shared the minimalist, nature-inspired visualizations for the two tracks, titled “Harmony Hall” and “2021,” both of which are off the band’s forthcoming double album.
The videos conclude with text wrapped around a rotating earth, revealing that the mysterious “FOTB” initials stand for the official album title, Father of the Bride. Frontman Ezra Koenig confirmed in a new interview with Beats 1 that Father of the Bride will be released April/May on Columbia Records, and they plan to release two new songs each month leading up to its full 18-track release in the spring.
Fans of Vampire Weekend will also find a familiarity nested within a quintessentially Vampire Weekend track “Harmony Hall.” With a classic Koenig wail, the Modern Vampires of the City track “Finger Back” gets the callback, “I don’t wanna live like this / But I don’t wanna die.” The track was also co-produced by former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij, who departed the band in 2016 to focus on producing and his solo career as Rostam.