Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
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Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
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1. "Obvious Bicycle" (features a sample of "Keep Cool Babylon" by Ras Michael and The Sons of Negus) 4:11
2. "Unbelievers" 3:22
3. "Step" (contains elements from "Aubrey" by David Gates and YZ's "Who's That Girl" in its hook) 4:11
4. "Diane Young" 2:40
5. "Don't Lie" (additional lyrics written by Batmanglij) 3:33
6. "Hannah Hunt" 3:57
7. "Everlasting Arms" 3:03
8. "Finger Back" 3:25
9. "Worship You" 3:21
10. "Ya Hey" (bass line of bridge section composed by Ariel Rechtshaid) 5:12
11. "Hudson" (music composed by Batmanglij, Koenig, and Chris Tomson) 4:14
12. "Young Lion" (lyrics and music written by Batmanglij) 1:45
Total length: 42:54
Japanese edition bonus tracks
13. "Ya Hey" (Paranoid Styles Mix) 3:51
14. "Unbelievers" (Seeburg Drum Machine Mix) 3:24
Total length: 49:09
Vampire Weekend Band Members / Musicians
Chris Baio – bass
Rostam Batmanglij – piano, guitars, banjo, vocal harmonies and backing vocals, drum and synth programming, keyboards, shaker, lead vocals (track 12)
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, piano (track 2)
Chris Tomson – drums
Rostam Batmanglij – production, mixing (except tracks 2–4 and 10), string and brass arrangements, engineering
Ariel Rechtshaid – production, mixing (except tracks 2–4 and 10), engineering
Scott Jacoby – mixing (track 2)
Emily Lazar – mixing (track 2), mastering
Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 3, 4 and 10)
Chris Kasych – mix assistance and Pro Tools engineering (tracks 3, 4 and 10)
Eric Isip – assistance (tracks 3, 4 and 10)
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Shruta Kumar – score copying
Dave Schiffman – engineering
Michael Harris – engineering
Nick Rowe – engineering
Juan Pieczanski – additional engineering (track 4)
Jeff Curtin – additional engineering (track 4)
Justin Gerrish – Pro Tools operation, additional mix engineering
Fernando Lodero – Pro Tools operation
Angelo Vasquex – Pro Tools operation
Rich Rich – Pro Tools operation
Hans Crump – Pro Tools operation
Fanny Franklin – backing vocals (track 8)
Angel Deradoorian – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9 and 12), additional vocal arrangement
Adam Schatz – saxophone (track 4)
Jeff Curtin – additional drums (track 4)
Johnny Cuomo – flistle (track 2)
Brendan Ryan – accordion (track 2)
Elizabeth Lea – trombone (tracks 2 and 11)
Danny T. Levin – trumpet (tracks 2 and 11)
Seth Shafer – tuba (tracks 2 and 11)
Ariel Rechtshaid – additional drum and synth programming (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 11), additional bass (track 7)
Rostam Batmanglij – album cover design, compact disc design, art direction
Ezra Koenig – album cover design, art direction
Alex John Beck – band photo
Asher Sarlin – compact disc design
Matt de Jong – packaging layout, booklet design
Modern Vampires of the City is the 3rd studio album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. It was released on May 14, 2013, by XL Recordings. The group began to write songs for the album during soundchecks on the supporting concert tour for their 2010 album Contra. After a period in which each member explored individual musical projects, they regrouped and continued working on Modern Vampires of the City in 2011. With no deadline in mind, the band brought in an outside record producer for the first time, Ariel Rechtshaid, to record the album.
