(Columbia)Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co's dazzling fifth album When Vampire Weekend emerged in the mid-00s they sounded like nothing else around, quoting unfashionable sources such as Minutemen and west African guitar sounds (via Paul Simon) alongside a barrage of knowing, Ivy-League lyrical reference points. Only God Was Above Us, their fifth studio album, is perhaps their most musically adventurous since t...
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review - their most adventurous set yet
The Guardian - 5 Apr 2024 14:00
(Columbia)Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co's dazzling fifth album When Vampire Weekend emerged in the mid-00s they sounded like nothing else around, quoting unfashionable sources such as Minutemen and west African guitar sounds (via Paul Simon) alongside a barrage of knowing, Ivy-League lyrical reference points. Only God Was Above Us, their fifth studio album, is perhaps their most musically adventurous since t...
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