Stereogum — As revealed on a recent No Effects podcast, Vampire Weekend aren’t that close to releasing a new album, but bassist Chris Baio’s flourishing side gig as an electronic producer will yield an LP soon enough. About a month ago Baio announced a recor... more info

Stereogum — Though Young Buffalo officially formed in 2009, the group’s two main songwriters, Ben Yarbrough and Jim Barrett have been polishing their hearty, melodic rock songs for about a decade. The Oxford, Mississippi quartet’s debut album, House, rings w... more info

Stereogum — Vampire Weekend’s bassist Chris Baio is embarking on a solo album of his own. The musician posted a thrilled message on Twitter and Instagram today revealing he’s signed to Glassnote and will release his debut full-length this summer. He’s rele... more info

Stereogum — The Very Best, the duo of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and Swedish producer Johan Hugo, have a new album called Makes A King coming out next month. Their new video for “Let Go,” which features Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio on bass, follows the ... more info

Stereogum — iLoveMakonnen has teamed up with Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and Despot for a remix of his track “Down 4 So Long,” which was released as a one-off earlier this year. Both Koenig and Despot contribute verses surrounded by Makonnen’s hook —... more info

Perez Hilton — DAMN GURL, werk that piano! Charli XCX was on the Late Show with David Letterman to perform her brilliant song Need Ur Luv and she absolutely KILLED it! The Fancy singer was accompanied by Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend on the piano and she def... more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX continued her Sucker promotional tour with a stop by David Letterman where she played album closer “Need Ur Love.” She was joined by Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, who she wrote the track with, and a few backup singers. Charli ... more info

Stereogum — Diplo just tweeted a link to “Long Way Home,” a new collaboration with Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij built around Diplo and DJ Dahi’s beat from Ty Dolla $ign’s “Stand For.” It’s an unexpected and m... more info

Perez Hilton — SBTRKT is so dope! They're kinda like the Lorde of electronic dance music! Kinda weird. Totally amazing! The British band has enlisted the help of Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig for their new single, New Dorp, New York, and it's so odd and o... more info

The Independent — Major Lazer and Ezra Koenig have teamed up on new track "Vegan Vampire", which features spoken word verses from the Vampire Weekend frontman. more info