Vampire Weekend took control of the SiriusXMU network this previous weekend to commemorate the launch of their brand-new cd, Just God Was Over United States. The band hung around in the SiriusXM workshop to tape meeting sectors and a stripped-down real-time session, throughout which the team covered Grateful Dead’s “Peggy-O” with aid from Amber Coffman and violinist Ray Suen. Vampire Weekend additionally played acoustic performances of their brand-new tracks. Watch their tackle “Peggy-O” listed below.
Just God Was Over United States is Vampire Weekend’s 5th workshop and consists of the songs “Mary Boone,” “Capricorn,” “Gen-X Cops,” and “Classical.” The band additionally introduced a podcast linked to the document, Vampire Campfire; in each episode, band participants review the production of the document and its tracks.
Previously today, on Monday, April 8, Vampire Weekend played an unique program in Austin, Texas, to accompany the solar eclipse. And, last evening, they signed up with the jam band Goose at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York City. With each other, the teams played “Gen-X Cops” and a 31-minute take on “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” Watch the efficiency listed below.
In better Vampire Weekend information, they got on The Daily Program for a meeting and “Mary Boone” efficiency. Examine that out listed below, also.
Check Out Vampire Weekend’s Opposite and Modern Vampires of the City on Pitchfork’s checklist “The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s.”