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Vampire Weekend

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 2008–2019
Recordings: 4
Albums and releases: 4

ARTIST STORY

Meet Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2008–2019. The artist is connected with Afrobeat and Art Pop, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Afrobeat and Art Pop shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Oxford Comma (live acoustic version)”, “Unbearably White”, “Contramelt A”, “White Sky (Vamp dub)”. Then move to “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance” and “Father of the Bride” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Afrobeat Art Pop

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Band / group
Country / region: United States
Formation date: February 6, 2006
Formed in: New York

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Start with these recordings

01Oxford Comma (live acoustic version)2008 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Unbearably White2019 · Art Pop · art popOpen in new tab 03Contramelt AafrobeatOpen in new tab 04White Sky (Vamp dub)afrobeatOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Representative albums and releases

Album·2008

Weeemix

GENRES

Genres

Afrobeat Art Pop

ARTIST GRAPH

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Vampire Weekend

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Why they connect

created byFather of the BrideVampire Weekend and Father of the Bride are connected in the catalog.
created byWeeemixVampire Weekend and Weeemix are connected in the catalog.
created byThe Kids Don’t Stand a ChanceVampire Weekend and The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance are connected in the catalog.
created byFrom the VaultVampire Weekend and From the Vault are connected in the catalog.
main styleAfrobeatVampire Weekend and Afrobeat share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleArt PopVampire Weekend and Art Pop share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byOxford Comma (live acoustic version)Oxford Comma (live acoustic version) is a recording by Vampire Weekend.
performed byUnbearably WhiteUnbearably White is a recording by Vampire Weekend.
performed byContramelt AContramelt A is a recording by Vampire Weekend.
performed byWhite Sky (Vamp dub)White Sky (Vamp dub) is a recording by Vampire Weekend.

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GenreAfrobeat GenreArt Pop AlbumThe Kids Don’t Stand a Chance AlbumFather of the Bride AlbumFrom the Vault