VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Only God Was Above Us | 2LP

Following the success of its last four projects and 4 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in 2020, the band Vampire Weekend presents its new album, Only God Was Above Us. Largely inspired by New York and recorded worldwide (NY, LA, London, Tokyo), the album is, according to singer Ezra Koenig, his own version of "Dark Side of the Moon meets Paul's Boutique." It was produced by Ezra Koenig and his long-time collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid. Only God Was Above Us explores universal themes: the desire to question the world we live in, the pursuit of peace that can only be found through acceptance. The album is as direct and complex as anything the band has released so far, as beautiful and melodic as ever, and shows Vampire Weekend at its best. The title is taken directly from the album cover, which is a photograph taken by photographer Steven Siegel in a New Jersey ghost subway in 1988.