Vampire Weekend released their new album, Modern Vampires of the City, on Tuesday and recently performed a 12 song set at Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica for KCRW and NPR Music. Vampire Weekend play the Firefly Music Festival on Sunday, June 23. Video, set list below.
“White Sky”
“I Stand Corrected”
“Diane Young”
“Step”
“Diplomat’s Son”
“Unbelievers”
“Ya Hey”
“Campus”
“Oxford Comma”
“Contra”
“One (Blake’s Got A New Face)”
Firefly Music Festival has announced its daily lineup of bands that you can check out here. The festival is June 21-23 in Dover, Delware. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing on Friday, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on Saturday evening, Foster The People, Passion Pit and Vampire Weekend on Sunday. Single day tickets are also now available here. WXPN will be at the festival broadcasting live and we look forward to seeing everyone!
Vampire Weekend release their new album, Modern Vampires Of The City tomorrow and is this week’s new Featured Album of The Week on WXPN. VW play Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware on June 21-23. Below, watch them perform “Diane Young,” and “Unbelievers” from Saturday Night Live.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have debuted a new video for “Mosquito,” the title song to their new album. The band plays the Firefly Festival June 21-23. Tickets on sale here. Watch the “Mosquito” below.
As The Swollen Fox shared earlier this morning, Vampire Weekend have shared a lyric video for another new song off of their upcoming Modern Vampires of the City LP. In the video, the lyrics of “Ya Hey” appear over scenes of seemingly ritualistic champagne-popping. Vampire Weekend will release the new album on May 14th, followed by an appearance at the Firefly Festival in Delaware on June 21-23. Tickets and information can be found here. Watch the video for “Ya Hey” below.
Appearing in support of their respective new albums, Vampire Weekend (pictured) and Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed on Later… with Jools Holland recently. Vampire Weekend highlighted their new Modern Vampires of the City LP with “Diane Young” and “Unbelievers,” while Yeah Yeah Yeahs sang the lead single from Mosquito called “Sacrilege.” Both bands will be at Firefly Festival this summer, happening in Dover, DE on June 21-23. Tickets and information can be found here.
Vampire Weekend performed at the Roseland Ballroom in New York last night in a Steve Buscemi directed American Express Unstaged concert. VW’s new album, Modern Vampires of the City, is out on May 14. They play the Firefly Festival, June 21-23, in Dover, Delaware.
