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BIOGRAPHy

Describing their sound as “Upper West Side Soweto,” New York City’s Vampire Weekend mix well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Word spread about Vampire Weekend’s unique sound and lyrics (“Oxford Comma,” one of the band’s earliest songs, referred to comma use in a list of three items), buoyed by the band’s self-released EPs. The buzz around Vampire Weekend reached a peak in 2007: that summer, the band embarked on its biggest tour yet, made several appearances at that year’s CMJ Music Marathon, and signed with XL Records that fall. The Mansard Roof EP was Vampire Weekend’s debut release for the label, followed by their self-titled first album early in 2008. Debuting in the Top 20 of both the American and U.K. album charts, the eponymous record proved to be one of the year’s most popular indie releases. Vampire Weekend celebrated its success by hitting the road for the better part of two years, and keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij gathered additional accolades by releasing an album with Discovery, his electro side project with Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles. The band’s second album, Contra, was released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. Contra made its debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The band is currently working on an a new album and expects to release it in 2016. Vampire Weekend hits the road hard and remains one of the hottest bands in the world.

Career Path

2006Formed at Columbia University by Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson, whose self-released EPs built enough buzz to earn a deal with XL Records by fall of 2007.
2008Self-titled debut landed in the Top 20 on both the US and UK album charts, with 'Oxford Comma' and 'A-Punk' anchoring one of indie rock's most celebrated breakthrough records of the decade.
2010'Contra' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on XL Recordings, while keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij earned additional recognition for his electro side project Discovery with Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles.
2013Third album 'Modern Vampires of the City' won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, cementing the band as the defining indie act of their generation.
2016Founding multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam Batmanglij departed the band, reshaping Vampire Weekend as a trio heading into their longest recording hiatus.
2019'Father of the Bride' arrived six years after their last record as their first release on Columbia Records, winning the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
2024Fifth album 'Only God Was Above Us' released on Columbia Records, earning a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100, the band's most acclaimed record according to critics; tour launched with a show at Moody Amphitheater in Austin during a total solar eclipse.
2025Extended the 'Only God Was Above Us Tour' across the US with festival stops at Boston Calling and Bonnaroo, plus a European festival run, supported by Brooklyn band Geese.
2025Issued 'Weekend at the Garden', a limited vinyl-only live album of 3,000 pressed copies recorded at Madison Square Garden, the third volume in their Frog on the Bass Drum live series.

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