Vampire Weekend biography
The band, along with their record company XL Recordings and photographer Tod Scott Brody, are being sued by Kirsten Kennis, the model on the cover of ''Contra'', over the use of her image.
In 2010, Vampire Weekend embarked on a North American tour with Beach House and Dum Dum Girls. The tour started off on August 27, 2010, in Vancouver, BC at the Malkin Bowl. Koenig mentioned to the audience that before this concert, the band had the longest "vacation period" that they have had in a while.
Contra was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, but lost to The Black Keys's ''Brothers''.
In August 2011, the band was set to headline the Music to Know Festival in which they said would be their last concert until the follow-up album. The festival was ultimately canceled due to a lack of funding and poor planning, one week before it was scheduled to begin.
In response to questions about their follow up to the album ''Contra'', the band has stated that they will be taking their time, Koenig stating "I see no reason to rush it". The band has been discussing the third album and trying new ideas during sound checks but the writing and recording phase of production has not truly begun. In a recent interview with MTV Koenig stated that while the past two albums were inspired primarily by geography, the band has been drawing inspiration from the pop humor of big-budget comedy films such as ''The Love Guru'' featuring the comedy styling of John Oliver and Mike Meyers, and ''Bride Wars''.
On July 22, 2011, Ezra Koenig and the rest of Vampire Weekend held a Ustream session with their fans. The band stated that their tour dates would end after the Music to Know Festival in August. The band said they would focus on their new album and were "researching" for it when they ended the video chat. Amidst the releases of his two latest solo tracks, Rostam stated Vampire Weekend has begun work on new tracks for their follow up to Contra.
During their break, members have been persuing different projects. Bassist Chris Baio has been performing DJ sets. Rostam Batmanglij has been recording solo material and producing tracks for Das Racist. Ezra Koenig has been collaborating with Major Lazer.
On November 11, 2011 it was revealed that Vampire Weekend has been in Excello studios, located in Brooklyn, writing and recording material for their third album.
Members
- Ezra Koenig - lead vocals, guitar
- Rostam Batmanglij - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, co-writer, lyricist
- Chris Tomson - drums, percussion
- Chris Baio - bass guitar, backing vocals
EPs
- ''Vampire Weekend'' EP (2007)
- ''iTunes Session'' Digital EP (2010)
Compilation tracks
Vampire Weekend contributed a cover of "Exit Music (For a Film)" for ''Stereogum presents .. OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer'' (2007), a free tribute album celebrating 10 years of Radiohead's album ''OK Computer''. They have also covered "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac, "I'm Goin' Down" by Bruce Springsteen, "Have I the Right?" by The Honeycombs and "Ruby Soho" by Rancid.
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