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.

1. Obvious Bicycle
2. Unbelievers – music by Ezra Koenig
3. Step
4. Diane Young
5. Don’t Lie – lyrics by Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij
6. Hannah Hunt
7. Everlasting Arms
8. Finger Back
9. Worship You
10. Ya Hey – music Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
11. Hudson – music by Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, and Chris Tomson
12. Young Lion – music and lyrics by Rostam Batmanglij