The arrival of Vampire Weekend's new album Modern Vampires of the City has been shrouded in mystery, from a cryptic GIF to a full album review in the New York Times classified ads. Now, for more mysterious reasons, the band have pushed back the album's release date.
Originally set to drop on May 7, the 12-track LP has been bumped to May 14. No reason was given for the delay, but the record will still be arriving via XL.
Thankfully, you can still stream lyric videos for album tracks "Diane Young" and "Step" below. Also be sure to check out the band's upcoming tour dates, which include a Toronto stop on May 16.
Modern Vampires of the City:
1. Obvious Bicycle
2. Unbelievers
3. Step
4. Diane Young
5. Don't Lie
6. Hannah Hunt
7. Everlasting Arms
8. Finger Back
9. Worship You
10. Ya Hey
11. Hudson
12. Young Lion
Tour dates:
4/12 Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan *
4/14 Indio, CA - Coachella
4/16 Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall at UC Davis *
4/17 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *
4/21 Indio, CA - Coachella
5/8 London, UK - The Troxy
5/10 Paris, France - Casino De Paris
5/15 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
5/16 Toronto, ON - Sony Centre
5/17 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
5/19 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater
5/20 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
5/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater
5/23 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
* with Tanlines
^ with Of Monsters And Men
Originally set to drop on May 7, the 12-track LP has been bumped to May 14. No reason was given for the delay, but the record will still be arriving via XL.
Thankfully, you can still stream lyric videos for album tracks "Diane Young" and "Step" below. Also be sure to check out the band's upcoming tour dates, which include a Toronto stop on May 16.
Modern Vampires of the City:
1. Obvious Bicycle
2. Unbelievers
3. Step
4. Diane Young
5. Don't Lie
6. Hannah Hunt
7. Everlasting Arms
8. Finger Back
9. Worship You
10. Ya Hey
11. Hudson
12. Young Lion
Tour dates:
4/12 Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan *
4/14 Indio, CA - Coachella
4/16 Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall at UC Davis *
4/17 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *
4/21 Indio, CA - Coachella
5/8 London, UK - The Troxy
5/10 Paris, France - Casino De Paris
5/15 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
5/16 Toronto, ON - Sony Centre
5/17 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
5/19 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater
5/20 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
5/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater
5/23 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
* with Tanlines
^ with Of Monsters And Men
