Stereogum — Vampire Weekend's Father Of The Bride , is out today -- read our fresh cover story on the band's first new album in six years. To celebrate, Ezra Koenig and crew headed to Washington Square Park in the afternoon for an acoustic set. They announced t... more info

Consequence of Sound — Ezra Koenig and guests return with a mature record on love, lust, and loss. more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Vampire Weekend, The Felice Brothers, Tank and the Bangas and The Fearless Flyers. more info

Stereogum — "Let's do the whale." It's impossible to step into the American Museum Of Natural History and not feel a sense of childhood wonder. For anyone who grew up in New York City or the surrounding area, it was the site of class field trips and sugar-ru... more info

Nialler9 — Our guide through the best LP releases this week. more info

Consequence of Sound — Indie greats return with their first album in six years. more info

New York Post — After winning their first Grammy for their last album, 2013’s “Modern Vampires of the City,” Vampire Weekend apparently decided that, as a reward for that achievement, a six-year break was in order. But now the alt-rock band born out of Columbi... more info

USA Today Music — It's been six years since Vampire Weekend released their most previous album, 2013's 'Modern Vampires of the City."             more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, my old friend Rob Harvilla published a great piece about Vampire Weekend and about how the whole idea of the hyped-up, conversation-starting young rock band basically no longer exists. (Stereogum's own Columbus representative Chris DeVille... more info

New York Times — The band’s fourth album is filled with perky tempos and sunny choruses, but its 18 songs grapple with personal breakups and global meltdowns. more info