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After a [D] six year gap between their last studio effort and the [Abm] departure of founding band [A] member Rostam [D] Batmanglish,
indie [Gb] pop heavyweights Vampire Weekend are back with their long awaited [A] fourth album.
Here are five interesting facts you might have missed on [E] Vampire Weekend's latest project, [A] Father of the Bride.
[D]
[E] Although throughout the majority of the [F] recording process Ezra [Eb] and company kept the [Ab] details surrounding their new album [Gm] under wraps,
he did however reveal a [D] working title for the record [E] in early 2017, [Bb] Mitsubishi Macchiato.
[Eb] At this point in the recording process, the [Gm] record could have actually been not [Dm] one, but two 23 song [Gb] albums according to Koenig.
[C]
[Abm] Although some tracks [Ab] didn't make the final cut of the record that we have today,
[Eb] when asked about his influences for the [Ebm] project, Koenig cited two unlikely sources.
One [F] being Kanye West, [Fm] who inspired him to work with a wider variety of musicians on the album,
[Abm] and the other, country pop star [A] Kacey Musgraves, who Ezra has revealed heavily influenced [G] his approach to songwriting on Father of [B] the Bride.
It's become the song of the summer [G] for most Vampire [B] Weekend fans,
but the charismatic [Gb] lead single Harmony Hall has way darker undertones than most fans realize on first listen.
When you break down the lyrics of the song itself, it becomes [B] clear that Ezra is singing about the growing turmoil in the American social political climate.
Harmony Hall [Abm] specifically seems to address the resurgence of hate groups within high class American [Gb] universities,
such as the Ivy League schools that Vampire Weekend once [Gb] attended.
[E] [Gb]
[E] [Ab] Lyrics like, anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing, [E] can be interpreted [Ab] as the reactionary anger of those [B] hate groups in the United [E] States.
The following, singers [Abm] harmonize till they can't hear anything, may also be a reflection on the [E] act of surrounding yourself [Am] with people who agree with your ideas,
[G] until one forms the likes [Eb] of an echo chamber.
[C] Throughout [G] the band's discography, [A] Vampire Weekend has been about the social and political issues of the time,
Vampire Weekend has never [C] been one to shy away from the use [F] of samples in their music,
[C] and Father of the Bride certainly is no exception to that.
The new record features more prominent [A] sampling than any record in their discography [Am] thus far.
The most notable [Cm] use on the album lands on [G] the opening track, Holds You Now,
where a Melanesian choir from Hans Zimmer's The Thin Red Line soundtrack is featured as the [C] centerpiece of the song.
[G] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G] [B] Other notable uses of sampling include S.E. Roegi's Please Go Easy On Me on Richman,
[D]
[B] and the legendary [A] Japanese musician [Bb] Haruumi Hosono's [G] Talking on 2021.
[C] [Em]
[D] If you're familiar with the band's last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and its meditation on [B] religion,
Ezra's songwriting on Father [Ab] of the Bride shares many similar [Bb] themes.
Tracks like Bambina speak [Gb] from the perspective of a devout Christian,
whose views on modern-day violence oppose the word of God from the First [E] Testament.
On the explosive track Sympathy, the narrative revolves around the titular relationship between Judaism [B] and Christianity
that stems from [G] a common enemy, which [A] is Islam.
The most notable religious nod [G] on Father of the Bride is found on the [B] album's closing track, [Ab] Jerusalem, New York, [Bb] Berlin,
wherein the track references three cities that are important to world [B] history,
but are especially important to the Jewish identity.
[C] Jerusalem is the [B] holiest city in Judaism, New York is the de facto capital [A] for Diaspora Jews,
[D] and Berlin serves as a [A] reminder to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
[E] Ezra references the three cities to reflect on the significance of what it means to [A] connect with something bigger than yourself.
[Db] Jerusalem, [Gbm]
[E] New York, [A] Berlin
With a final [Dbm] track listing featuring a [B] sizable 18 [C] songs,
Father of the Bride [Ab] features the most diverse [D] range of musical influences [Ab] ever on a Vampire [Bm] Weekend release.
Musical styles [D] explored throughout the album include rock, [B] art-pop, R&B, soul, [A] country, folk, and the band's usual baroque pop.
The album's wide range of musical styles [Dm] has been compared to the likes of The [G] Beatles' iconic White [D] Album.
Fans have also picked up an interesting connection [Abm] between Father of the Bride [B] and classic rock in many of the lyrics throughout the album.
[A] On Flower Moon, Ezra references a simple twist of fate, which could be interpreted [Ab] as a nod towards Bob Dylan's song of the same name.
[Db] On Spring Snow, he drops the line, Here Comes the Sun, possibly referring [E] to the popular Beatles track.
And on Married in a Gold Rush, [Eb] the lyrics referencing [Bb] a midnight train can be [E] seen as a callback to the infamous Journey track, Don't Stop Believin'.
What [A] was your favorite song from Father of the [Dm] Bride?
Let us know in the [A] comments below.
And if you liked this [F] video, please throw us a thumbs [A] up and subscribe for more music-related content.
If you'd like to support the channel further, [B] consider becoming a patron.
[E] And as always, thanks for [F] watching.
[A] [N]
indie [Gb] pop heavyweights Vampire Weekend are back with their long awaited [A] fourth album.
Here are five interesting facts you might have missed on [E] Vampire Weekend's latest project, [A] Father of the Bride.
[D]
[E] Although throughout the majority of the [F] recording process Ezra [Eb] and company kept the [Ab] details surrounding their new album [Gm] under wraps,
he did however reveal a [D] working title for the record [E] in early 2017, [Bb] Mitsubishi Macchiato.
[Eb] At this point in the recording process, the [Gm] record could have actually been not [Dm] one, but two 23 song [Gb] albums according to Koenig.
[C]
[Abm] Although some tracks [Ab] didn't make the final cut of the record that we have today,
[Eb] when asked about his influences for the [Ebm] project, Koenig cited two unlikely sources.
One [F] being Kanye West, [Fm] who inspired him to work with a wider variety of musicians on the album,
[Abm] and the other, country pop star [A] Kacey Musgraves, who Ezra has revealed heavily influenced [G] his approach to songwriting on Father of [B] the Bride.
It's become the song of the summer [G] for most Vampire [B] Weekend fans,
but the charismatic [Gb] lead single Harmony Hall has way darker undertones than most fans realize on first listen.
When you break down the lyrics of the song itself, it becomes [B] clear that Ezra is singing about the growing turmoil in the American social political climate.
Harmony Hall [Abm] specifically seems to address the resurgence of hate groups within high class American [Gb] universities,
such as the Ivy League schools that Vampire Weekend once [Gb] attended.
[E] [Gb]
[E] [Ab] Lyrics like, anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing, [E] can be interpreted [Ab] as the reactionary anger of those [B] hate groups in the United [E] States.
The following, singers [Abm] harmonize till they can't hear anything, may also be a reflection on the [E] act of surrounding yourself [Am] with people who agree with your ideas,
[G] until one forms the likes [Eb] of an echo chamber.
[C] Throughout [G] the band's discography, [A] Vampire Weekend has been about the social and political issues of the time,
Vampire Weekend has never [C] been one to shy away from the use [F] of samples in their music,
[C] and Father of the Bride certainly is no exception to that.
The new record features more prominent [A] sampling than any record in their discography [Am] thus far.
The most notable [Cm] use on the album lands on [G] the opening track, Holds You Now,
where a Melanesian choir from Hans Zimmer's The Thin Red Line soundtrack is featured as the [C] centerpiece of the song.
[G] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G] [B] Other notable uses of sampling include S.E. Roegi's Please Go Easy On Me on Richman,
[D]
[B] and the legendary [A] Japanese musician [Bb] Haruumi Hosono's [G] Talking on 2021.
[C] [Em]
[D] If you're familiar with the band's last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and its meditation on [B] religion,
Ezra's songwriting on Father [Ab] of the Bride shares many similar [Bb] themes.
Tracks like Bambina speak [Gb] from the perspective of a devout Christian,
whose views on modern-day violence oppose the word of God from the First [E] Testament.
On the explosive track Sympathy, the narrative revolves around the titular relationship between Judaism [B] and Christianity
that stems from [G] a common enemy, which [A] is Islam.
The most notable religious nod [G] on Father of the Bride is found on the [B] album's closing track, [Ab] Jerusalem, New York, [Bb] Berlin,
wherein the track references three cities that are important to world [B] history,
but are especially important to the Jewish identity.
[C] Jerusalem is the [B] holiest city in Judaism, New York is the de facto capital [A] for Diaspora Jews,
[D] and Berlin serves as a [A] reminder to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
[E] Ezra references the three cities to reflect on the significance of what it means to [A] connect with something bigger than yourself.
[Db] Jerusalem, [Gbm]
[E] New York, [A] Berlin
With a final [Dbm] track listing featuring a [B] sizable 18 [C] songs,
Father of the Bride [Ab] features the most diverse [D] range of musical influences [Ab] ever on a Vampire [Bm] Weekend release.
Musical styles [D] explored throughout the album include rock, [B] art-pop, R&B, soul, [A] country, folk, and the band's usual baroque pop.
The album's wide range of musical styles [Dm] has been compared to the likes of The [G] Beatles' iconic White [D] Album.
Fans have also picked up an interesting connection [Abm] between Father of the Bride [B] and classic rock in many of the lyrics throughout the album.
[A] On Flower Moon, Ezra references a simple twist of fate, which could be interpreted [Ab] as a nod towards Bob Dylan's song of the same name.
[Db] On Spring Snow, he drops the line, Here Comes the Sun, possibly referring [E] to the popular Beatles track.
And on Married in a Gold Rush, [Eb] the lyrics referencing [Bb] a midnight train can be [E] seen as a callback to the infamous Journey track, Don't Stop Believin'.
What [A] was your favorite song from Father of the [Dm] Bride?
Let us know in the [A] comments below.
And if you liked this [F] video, please throw us a thumbs [A] up and subscribe for more music-related content.
If you'd like to support the channel further, [B] consider becoming a patron.
[E] And as always, thanks for [F] watching.
[A] [N]
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After a [D] six year gap between their last studio effort and the [Abm] departure of founding band [A] member Rostam [D] Batmanglish,
indie [Gb] pop heavyweights Vampire Weekend are back with their long awaited [A] fourth album.
Here are five interesting facts you might have missed on [E] Vampire Weekend's latest project, [A] Father of the Bride.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] Although throughout the majority of the [F] recording process Ezra [Eb] and company kept the [Ab] details surrounding their new album [Gm] under wraps,
he did however reveal a [D] working title for the record [E] in early 2017, [Bb] Mitsubishi Macchiato.
[Eb] At this point in the recording process, the [Gm] record could have actually been not [Dm] one, but two 23 song [Gb] albums according to Koenig.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Although some tracks [Ab] didn't make the final cut of the record that we have today,
[Eb] when asked about his influences for the [Ebm] project, Koenig cited two unlikely sources.
One [F] being Kanye West, [Fm] who inspired him to work with a wider variety of musicians on the album,
[Abm] and the other, country pop star [A] Kacey Musgraves, who Ezra has revealed heavily influenced [G] his approach to songwriting on Father of [B] the Bride. _ _
_ _ It's become the song of the summer [G] for most Vampire [B] Weekend fans,
but the charismatic [Gb] lead single Harmony Hall has way darker undertones than most fans realize on first listen.
When you break down the lyrics of the song itself, it becomes [B] clear that Ezra is singing about the growing turmoil in the American social political climate.
Harmony Hall [Abm] specifically seems to address the resurgence of hate groups within high class American [Gb] universities,
such as the Ivy League schools that Vampire Weekend once [Gb] attended. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] Lyrics like, anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing, [E] can be interpreted [Ab] as the reactionary anger of those [B] hate groups in the United [E] States.
The following, singers [Abm] harmonize till they can't hear anything, may also be a reflection on the [E] act of surrounding yourself [Am] with people who agree with your ideas,
[G] until one forms the likes [Eb] of an echo chamber.
[C] _ Throughout [G] the band's discography, [A] Vampire Weekend has been about the social and political issues of the time,
Vampire Weekend has never [C] been one to shy away from the use [F] of samples in their music,
[C] and Father of the Bride certainly is no exception to that.
The new record features more prominent [A] sampling than any record in their discography [Am] thus far.
The most notable [Cm] use on the album lands on [G] the opening track, Holds You Now,
where a Melanesian choir from Hans Zimmer's The Thin Red Line soundtrack is featured as the [C] centerpiece of the song.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [B] Other notable uses of sampling include S.E. Roegi's Please Go Easy On Me on Richman,
_ _ [D] _ _
[B] and the legendary [A] Japanese musician [Bb] Haruumi Hosono's [G] Talking on 2021.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] If you're familiar with the band's last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and its meditation on [B] religion,
Ezra's songwriting on Father [Ab] of the Bride shares many similar [Bb] themes.
Tracks like Bambina speak [Gb] from the perspective of a devout Christian,
whose views on modern-day violence oppose the word of God from the First [E] Testament.
On the explosive track Sympathy, the narrative revolves around the titular relationship between Judaism [B] and Christianity
that stems from [G] a common enemy, which [A] is Islam.
The most notable religious nod [G] on Father of the Bride is found on the [B] album's closing track, [Ab] Jerusalem, New York, [Bb] Berlin,
wherein the track references three cities that are important to world [B] history,
but are especially important to the Jewish identity.
[C] Jerusalem is the [B] holiest city in Judaism, New York is the de facto capital [A] for Diaspora Jews,
[D] and Berlin serves as a [A] reminder to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
[E] Ezra references the three cities to reflect on the significance of what it means to [A] connect with something bigger than yourself.
[Db] _ _ Jerusalem, [Gbm] _
[E] New York, [A] Berlin
_ _ With a final [Dbm] track listing featuring a [B] sizable 18 [C] songs,
Father of the Bride [Ab] features the most diverse [D] range of musical influences [Ab] ever on a Vampire [Bm] Weekend release.
Musical styles [D] explored throughout the album include rock, [B] art-pop, R&B, soul, [A] country, folk, and the band's usual baroque pop.
The album's wide range of musical styles [Dm] has been compared to the likes of The [G] Beatles' iconic White [D] Album.
Fans have also picked up an interesting connection [Abm] between Father of the Bride [B] and classic rock in many of the lyrics throughout the album.
[A] On Flower Moon, Ezra references a simple twist of fate, which could be interpreted [Ab] as a nod towards Bob Dylan's song of the same name.
[Db] On Spring Snow, he drops the line, Here Comes the Sun, possibly referring [E] to the popular Beatles track.
And on Married in a Gold Rush, [Eb] the lyrics referencing [Bb] a midnight train can be [E] seen as a callback to the infamous Journey track, Don't Stop Believin'.
What _ _ [A] _ was your favorite song from Father of the [Dm] Bride?
Let us know in the [A] comments below.
And if you liked this [F] video, please throw us a thumbs [A] up and subscribe for more music-related content.
If you'd like to support the channel further, [B] consider becoming a patron.
[E] And as always, thanks for [F] watching.
_ [A] _ _ [N] _
indie [Gb] pop heavyweights Vampire Weekend are back with their long awaited [A] fourth album.
Here are five interesting facts you might have missed on [E] Vampire Weekend's latest project, [A] Father of the Bride.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] Although throughout the majority of the [F] recording process Ezra [Eb] and company kept the [Ab] details surrounding their new album [Gm] under wraps,
he did however reveal a [D] working title for the record [E] in early 2017, [Bb] Mitsubishi Macchiato.
[Eb] At this point in the recording process, the [Gm] record could have actually been not [Dm] one, but two 23 song [Gb] albums according to Koenig.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Although some tracks [Ab] didn't make the final cut of the record that we have today,
[Eb] when asked about his influences for the [Ebm] project, Koenig cited two unlikely sources.
One [F] being Kanye West, [Fm] who inspired him to work with a wider variety of musicians on the album,
[Abm] and the other, country pop star [A] Kacey Musgraves, who Ezra has revealed heavily influenced [G] his approach to songwriting on Father of [B] the Bride. _ _
_ _ It's become the song of the summer [G] for most Vampire [B] Weekend fans,
but the charismatic [Gb] lead single Harmony Hall has way darker undertones than most fans realize on first listen.
When you break down the lyrics of the song itself, it becomes [B] clear that Ezra is singing about the growing turmoil in the American social political climate.
Harmony Hall [Abm] specifically seems to address the resurgence of hate groups within high class American [Gb] universities,
such as the Ivy League schools that Vampire Weekend once [Gb] attended. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] Lyrics like, anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing, [E] can be interpreted [Ab] as the reactionary anger of those [B] hate groups in the United [E] States.
The following, singers [Abm] harmonize till they can't hear anything, may also be a reflection on the [E] act of surrounding yourself [Am] with people who agree with your ideas,
[G] until one forms the likes [Eb] of an echo chamber.
[C] _ Throughout [G] the band's discography, [A] Vampire Weekend has been about the social and political issues of the time,
Vampire Weekend has never [C] been one to shy away from the use [F] of samples in their music,
[C] and Father of the Bride certainly is no exception to that.
The new record features more prominent [A] sampling than any record in their discography [Am] thus far.
The most notable [Cm] use on the album lands on [G] the opening track, Holds You Now,
where a Melanesian choir from Hans Zimmer's The Thin Red Line soundtrack is featured as the [C] centerpiece of the song.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [B] Other notable uses of sampling include S.E. Roegi's Please Go Easy On Me on Richman,
_ _ [D] _ _
[B] and the legendary [A] Japanese musician [Bb] Haruumi Hosono's [G] Talking on 2021.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] If you're familiar with the band's last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and its meditation on [B] religion,
Ezra's songwriting on Father [Ab] of the Bride shares many similar [Bb] themes.
Tracks like Bambina speak [Gb] from the perspective of a devout Christian,
whose views on modern-day violence oppose the word of God from the First [E] Testament.
On the explosive track Sympathy, the narrative revolves around the titular relationship between Judaism [B] and Christianity
that stems from [G] a common enemy, which [A] is Islam.
The most notable religious nod [G] on Father of the Bride is found on the [B] album's closing track, [Ab] Jerusalem, New York, [Bb] Berlin,
wherein the track references three cities that are important to world [B] history,
but are especially important to the Jewish identity.
[C] Jerusalem is the [B] holiest city in Judaism, New York is the de facto capital [A] for Diaspora Jews,
[D] and Berlin serves as a [A] reminder to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
[E] Ezra references the three cities to reflect on the significance of what it means to [A] connect with something bigger than yourself.
[Db] _ _ Jerusalem, [Gbm] _
[E] New York, [A] Berlin
_ _ With a final [Dbm] track listing featuring a [B] sizable 18 [C] songs,
Father of the Bride [Ab] features the most diverse [D] range of musical influences [Ab] ever on a Vampire [Bm] Weekend release.
Musical styles [D] explored throughout the album include rock, [B] art-pop, R&B, soul, [A] country, folk, and the band's usual baroque pop.
The album's wide range of musical styles [Dm] has been compared to the likes of The [G] Beatles' iconic White [D] Album.
Fans have also picked up an interesting connection [Abm] between Father of the Bride [B] and classic rock in many of the lyrics throughout the album.
[A] On Flower Moon, Ezra references a simple twist of fate, which could be interpreted [Ab] as a nod towards Bob Dylan's song of the same name.
[Db] On Spring Snow, he drops the line, Here Comes the Sun, possibly referring [E] to the popular Beatles track.
And on Married in a Gold Rush, [Eb] the lyrics referencing [Bb] a midnight train can be [E] seen as a callback to the infamous Journey track, Don't Stop Believin'.
What _ _ [A] _ was your favorite song from Father of the [Dm] Bride?
Let us know in the [A] comments below.
And if you liked this [F] video, please throw us a thumbs [A] up and subscribe for more music-related content.
If you'd like to support the channel further, [B] consider becoming a patron.
[E] And as always, thanks for [F] watching.
_ [A] _ _ [N] _