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VAMPIRE WEEKEND – ” Father of the Bride ” Best Albums Of 2019

Posted: December 7, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Father of the Bride is Vampire Weekend’s fourth album, It’s the long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s Modern Vampires of the City. Since then founding member/producer Rostam Batmanglij left the band as a full-time member.

It’s been almost six years since we last heard from New York’s Ezra Koenig and co. Here they have gone deep into the address book and called upon a wide array of collaborators from Danielle Haim to Hans Zimmer to Mark Ronson. It all comes together thanks to careful indie-pop curation from Koenig.

Previously Vampire Weekend shared two songs from Father of the Bride: “Harmony Hall” and “2021,” as well as a video for “Harmony Hall.” Then they shared two more songs: “Sunflower” (which features Steve Lacy of The Internet and “Big Blue.”Then they shared a video for “Sunflower” directed by actor Jonah Hill and featuring comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld and rapper/visual artist Fab 5 Freddy. Then they shared another two songs: “This Life”and“Unbearably White.”

“This Life,” which features backing vocals from Danielle Haim of the band HAIM, “We Belong Together,” a duet with Haim, .

This year Vampire Weekend released a new album, Father of the Bride, today via Columbia. The band already shared six songs prior to the album’s release, but the album features 18 tracks so there are 12 other songs . Three of those songs are duets with Danielle Haim of HAIM, including album opener “Hold You Now.” Our favorite of the non-singles is probably another duet with Haim, “We Belong Together.” In it the band’s Ezra Koenig and Haim sing about all the ways they belong together, but also admit that it might not be enough to actually keep them together.

There is a simple rule in pop music: if you find yourself with a double album to fill, make a bloody mess out of it. You can eventually locate unity or conceptualism à la The Who or The Kinks—but for god’s sake, have a mad blast either way. For their first album in six years, Vampire Weekend and singer-songwriter Ezra Koenig sailed beyond the alterna-nerd pop Graceland cover act usual. Here, Koenig and VW jump through piano-rich ballads, bachelor pad lounge music, jam sounds, outlaw country, samba, emo, and cinematic atmospheres, making it all sound unified and blissfully cascading in a fashion you’ve never heard from them before. The not-so-haunted proceedings of Father of the Bride are more theatrical and orchestrated—but with just a smidgen less quirk and busywork—than their music of the past. We knew that Vampire Weekend was charmed, but on Bride, they’ve actually become charming.

Father of the Bride feels like Vampire Weekend has grown up emotionally, and their music is richer for it. It’s an ambitious double album, sweeping through the joy, the pain, the success and the failure of young adult life.

The catchy hooks and sing-a-long lyrics are still there in tracks like ‘Harmony Hall’, ‘Bambina’ and ‘This Life’, and there’s some impressive collabs with Danielle Haim, Mark Ronson, and The Internet’s Steve Lacy.

Father of the Bride is the band’s fourth album. The band’s last album was 2013’s Modern Vampires of the City.

This record is an incredible listen , yes. It is also more than that. It is an artistic touchstone. It stands as an example of how great art should make you feel, of the line between accessibility and profundity, A forward-facing album with a focus on the theme of rebirth, it does, at times, look over its shoulder, taking inspiration from classic country.

Father of the Bride released 3rd May 2019:

HAIM – ” Hallelujah “

Posted: November 28, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Releasing a song with a title as famous as ‘Hallelujah’ takes some real chutzpah, which Haim seem to possess in droves. This week, the Los Angeles-based trio dropped their third single in three months, and it’s a moving tribute to the bond the three sisters share. As with their previous two videos, this one was directed by none other than Paul Thomas Anderson, meaning it’s cinematically stunning by default. Inspired by sibling telepathy, the video depicts what it’s like to have siblings that always have your back.

Filmed on location at The Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles, California October 13, 2019 Music video by HAIM performing Hallelujah

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HAIM – ” Summer Girl “

Posted: August 1, 2019 in MUSIC
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Los Angeles sister trio Haim have shared a brand new song, “Summer Girl,” via a video directed by previous collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood). Rostam Batmanglij and Ariel Rechtshaid co-produced the song, which is out now via Columbia Records. The video features the band removing different layers of clothing while walking down various Los Angeles streets, often accompanied by a saxophonist. It was also shot at such iconic LA locations as the New Beverly Cinema (now owned by Quentin Tarantino) and Canter’s Deli.

Danielle Haim, whose partner is aforementioned producer Ariel Rechtshaid, had this to say about “Summer Girl” in a press release: “I started the song when I found out my partner had cancer. I was on tour and felt like I was trying to send positive energy his way almost telepathically. Whenever I would come home in between shows I wanted to be his sunshine – his summer when he was feeling dark. His hope when he was feeling hopeless.”

Danielle elaborated in a series of tweets that we’ve combined: “So excited to start releasing new music as we’re working on it – kinda like we did before our first album. We finished this song a couple weeks ago and thought, why don’t we shoot something real quick and release it!… This song started out as a garage band demo in my phone with just a bass line, drums, some gibberish and a doot doot doot little melody. I wrote it around the time my partner was diagnosed with cancer a couple years ago while we were making STTY. (He’s in the clear now!) So I kept singing these lines – ‘I’m your sunny girl/ I’m your fuzzy girl/ I’m your summer girl’ –  over the bass line. Summer Girl stuck. We were touring on and off at this time and every time we were on the phone with each other or when I would come home in between shows, I wanted to be this light that shined on him when he was feeling very dark. I wanted to be his hope when he was feeling hopeless. Fast forward to a couple months ago – I remembered this demo and pulled it up from my phone. I brought it to my friend Rostam to see if he wanted to work on it. He wrote the sax part within the first couple minutes of working on it and it all clicked. We were kinda joking about how the doot doot doot part reminded us of [Lou Reed’s] ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ and then he put this stand up bass part on top of the electric bass part and It sounded amazing! The palette was there – very inspired by Lou. And we kept it that way. I brought it back to my partner Ariel – where the inspo first started – and he put some finishing touches on it and here we are!”

Haim’s last album, Something to Tell You, was released in 2017 via Columbia. Since then they have collaborated with Twin Shadow and Vampire Weekend, appeared on Jenny Lewis‘ telethon, and are featured on Charli XCX’s upcoming album, Charli.

TOBIAS JESSO Jnr – ” Without You “

Posted: March 5, 2015 in MUSIC
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Tobias Jesso Jr.‘s debut album Goon comes out March 17th.  Following the previously-shared tracks “How Could You Babe”, “Hollywood”, “Bad Words”, he’s offered up another album cut, “Without You”, which features Danielle Haim of Haim on drums. Ariel Rechtshaid produced.  he performed “Without You” in a La Blogothèque session. 

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Tobias Jesso Jr: Meet the new king of heartbreaking melody. When Los Angeles based Tobias first uploaded his demo track ‘Just A Dream’ in August 2013, we hailed it as coming from the same school as Harry Nilsson, John Lennon and Elton John. Tender, heartfelt and true, it’s safe to say that his forthcoming debut album, ‘Goon’ will become one of the year’s most acclaimed.
albums for sure , catch hime at some UK festivals this summer.

HAIM – ” Don’t Save Me “

Posted: February 28, 2014 in MUSIC
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The first time I saw them they hit me hard on how good a band they are people did not believe the hype but they have the songs the style and the musicianship I just love these sisters. “Don’t Save Me” a song by American rock band Haim.  The song was released in the United Kingdom on November 8th, 2012. It was featured on their debut studio album  “Days Are Gone” , released in 2013. On December 23rd, 2012 the song entered the UK singles charts at number 74. climbing to number 32 the following week. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record’ 

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220px-Haim_-_Days_Are_Gone I gotta be honest here. At first, I didn’t understand why everyone loved HAIM so much. But, that was before I even knew what they sounded like. I listened to a few of their songs and that unintelligent opinion rapidly changed. I was immediately starstruck and envious of their badass, “screw you” attitude and thought they were so awesome, from their punk/hipster fashion sense to their fun, bubbly personalities. These three sisters have really sprung up out of nowhere in my opinion and really cultivated a distinct, unique sound fast. They’ve had such a busy year – they’ve performed on numerous festivals, had a gig on Saturday Night Live, and a debut album Days Are Gone – that seemed like it happened all at once. For some reason, I’ve always loved sibling bands. There’s a pure connection that is rarely seen with other bands. It almost makes me wish my…

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