On May 14, 2013, “XL” label released “Modern Vampires of the City”, the third Vampire Weekend album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Downtown Studios” in New York City; “Echo Park Back House”, “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles; “Slow Death Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij. “Modern Vampires of the City” was ranked at number 1 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “50 Best Albums of 2013”, and at number one of “Pop Matter’s” list of “The 75 Best Albums of 2013”.
Personnel:
- Ezra Koenig– lead vocals, piano
- Rostam Batmanglij – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, piano, guitars, banjo, drum and synth programming, keyboards, shaker
- Chris Baio– bass
- Chris Tomson– drums
- Ariel Rechtshaid– additional drum and synth programming, additional bass, engineer
- Jeff Curtin – additional drums, engineer
- Brendan Ryan – accordion
- Adam Schatz – saxophone
- Johnny Cuomo – flistle
- Danny T. Levin – trumpet
- Elizabeth Lea – trombone
- Seth Shafer – tuba
- Angel Deradoorian– backing vocals, additional vocal arrangement
- Fanny Franklin – backing vocals
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ezra Koenig, except where noted. All music by Rostam Batmanglij and Ezra Koenig, except where noted.
- Obvious Bicycle
- Unbelievers – music by Ezra Koenig
- Step
- Diane Young
- Don’t Lie – lyrics by Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij
- Hannah Hunt
- Everlasting Arms
- Finger Back
- Worship You
- Ya Hey – music Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
- Hudson – music by Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, and Chris Tomson
- Young Lion – music and lyrics by Rostam Batmanglij
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