Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride (May 3, 2019) Album • Page 23

Yeah according to the liner notes he produced, engineered and co-wrote it.

 

what variant is this

 

spotify exclusive

it might be gone now, can’t seem to find it anymore

 

that's hot

 

SYMPATHY

 

this is all i can hear now

 

flower moon

 

my work here is done

also it's a good thing just generally 'summer' is Vampy Weeks season because I will just NOT have time to listen to this lmao, have you seen how ridiculous May's slate is????

 

so this is definitely the best album this year so far, fantastic stuff here

 

I love that the album is held together by 3 semi country duets?

 

I’m on a long drive and just want this to show up on Apple Music already. Couldn’t get it onto my phone earlier.

Looks like they finally filled in the track listing.

 

Hadn't realized this leaked Thursday morning. Oh well, loving it so far. The song instruments keep changing.

 

"This Life" is an easy song of the year for me so far.

 

This is soooo goooood

 

8.0 no BNM

 

I'm still super hyped to listen, the Stereogum review was brilliant and the pre-release tracks were some of my favourite Vampire Weekend songs. Harmony Hall was a mission statement, 2021 has been stuck in my head on and off for weeks, and This Life is brilliant.
I've held off listening but will do so asap.

 

8.0 is obviously a v good score. Surprised no BNM. Reminder P4K gave Reflektor a 9.2 BNM, smh.

Expect Big Thief to get some BNM love tomorrow or most likely Monday.

Edit: that P4K review is probably my least favorite write up on the record so far. My opinion is more in line with DeVilles Stereogum piece.

 

This is great

 

Full credits for the album have some surprising contributions from Hans Zimmer, iLoveMakkonnen, Chromeo, Bloodpop, Ludwig Goransson and more I probably missed

Here Are Vampire Weekend’s New Album Father of the Bride Full Credits | Pitchfork

 

Cool interview with Danielle Haim about the album

Danielle Haim on Collaborating on Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride | Pitchfork

 

Lol at saying she’s the first person other than Ezra to sing lead on a VW album

 

Whack ass review, basically Ezra is happy so it’s not as good as mvotc lol

 

jeez really seems like they give everything a 7-8 these days. boring

the review also seems to be saying that because it’s not as dour as MV that it’s somehow not as “smart” or whatever and that gets a side-eye from me. i also think Stereogum’s writeup did a better job

 

Very good

 

score and BNM aside, because that stuff ultimately means fuck all, they deserve a much better write up than what they got. six years between albums for one of the biggest bands to come from the p4k scene in the website's history, and the review reads very....bleh.

like wtf kind of writing is this for a website supposedly as "prestigious" (lmao) as pitchfork? i rarely think using first person in legitimate music criticism is necessary, and when it is used its usually used poorly. like it is here. that kind of stuff makes reviewers come off as amateur, which is fine, unless you're writing about a massive band in one of the biggest online music publications today. nevermind the point being made, which is also a terrible point.