Vampire Weekend have returned with “Classical,” the most recent slice of their forthcoming album Solely God Was Above Us.
Constructed from a rustling acoustic guitar line and a cymbal-heavy drum beat from Chris Tomson, “Classical” is extra vibrant and stressed than Vampire Weekend’s prior singles. “Unfaithful, unkind, and unnatural/ How the merciless, with time, turns into classical,” Ezra Koenig sings within the pre-chorus, finally touchdown on an anthemic, harmony-laden chorus the place he asks “Which classical stays?” The tune additionally contains a daring, barely dissonant bridge with a haywire sax solo courtesy of Henry Solomon.
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The tune additionally arrives with a music video directed by longtime collaborator Nick Harwood and that includes the band, Ray Suen, drum tech Josh Goldsmith, and A-list producer Ariel Rechtshaid. All through the inexperienced screen-heavy video, Vampire Weekend performs “Classical” amidst clips of classical European structure — columns, gothic church buildings, statues, 800 year-old work, and even Stonehenge. Watch the “Classical” video beneath.
“Classical” follows earlier Solely God Was Above Us singles “Capricorn” and “Gen-X Cops.” The album, which is out on April fifth, is Vampire Weekend’s fifth studio album and was impressed by Twentieth-century New York Metropolis. The band can be embarking on a serious 2024 tour in help of Solely God Was Above Us; See Vampire Weekend’s tour dates right here and get tickets to all their upcoming dates right here.
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