Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us (Alt. Cover)

Five years after their last record, Vampire Weekend (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson) return with their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us, released on April 5. Inspired and haunted by 20th-century New York, the album was recorded in various locations around the world, from Manhattan and Los Angeles to London and Tokyo. Only God Was Above Us was primarily produced by Koenig and longtime collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid, mixed by Dave Fridmann, and mastered by Emily Lazar.The beginnings of the album date back to 2019–2020, when Koenig wrote most of the lyrics. This 10-track magnum opus is the product of five years dedicated to refining, reworking, and gradually shaping those lyrical and melodic structures to bring Vampire Weekend to a new creative peak. The album is simultaneously direct and complex, showcasing the band at their rawest, yet also at their most beautiful and melodic.