Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist Chris Baio. Batmanglij departed the group in early 2016 but has continued to occasionally contribute to subsequent albums as a songwriter, producer, and musician.
How Critics See Vampire Weekend
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Vampire Weekend
2008
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 81/100 across 28 reviews.
Vampire Weekend's Vampire Weekend arrived as a sunlit, literate debut that pairs jaunty popcraft with Afro-pop inflections, and critics largely agree it delivers repeat pleasure. A...
Only God Was Above Us
2024
Critics landed between 70 and 90 across 3 reviews.
Vampire Weekend's Only God Was Above Us opens as a rueful, vividly detailed ode to time and place, trading polished pop immediacy for textured experiments that often pay off. Acros...
Vampire Weekend
2008
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Vampire Weekend's Vampire Weekend arrived as a sunlit, literate debut that pairs jaunty popcraft with Afro-pop inflections, and critics largely agree it delivers repeat pleasure. A...
