Vampire Weekend

Grammy awards 2020: full list of winners
Billie Eilish sweeps best new artist, album of the year and record of the year – see the full list of winners
Adrian Horton
27, Jan, 2020 @2:18 AM

Grammys 2020: who will win the big categories – and who should
Billie Eilish and Lizzo are competing for a string of the top prizes, but could the likes of Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Rosalía cause upsets?
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
24, Jan, 2020 @11:00 AM

The 50 best albums of 2019: the full list
Our pick of the year’s finest albums brings American dreaming, teenage dynamism, heartbreak, barbed rap, impetuous indie and beautiful soundscapes
20, Dec, 2019 @9:41 AM

The 20 best songs of 2019
Our critics have voted til they can’t no more... and these are their tracks of the year. You can listen to all 593 songs that were voted for in our playlist
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
02, Dec, 2019 @11:00 AM

Vampire Weekend review – plenty of bite plus a sunny disposition
New York’s finest uptight post-punk rockers display some new-found California sensibilities in a show happy to have a bit of dumb fun
Kitty Empire
16, Nov, 2019 @1:59 PM

On my radar: Ezra Koenig’s cultural highlights
The frontman of Vampire Weekend on a hilarious movie review show spoof, the Obamas’ new film and African country music
Kathryn Bromwich
10, Nov, 2019 @1:00 PM

The 100 best albums of the 21st century
We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree
Ben Beaumont-Thomas (1-50); Laura Snapes and April Curtin (51-100)
13, Sep, 2019 @8:00 AM

Glastonbury 2019: Sunday with the Cure, Kylie and Miley Cyrus – as it happened
The festival’s closing day brought Kylie gold, while Cyrus rocked out and David Attenborough made a surprise appearance. Plus, Christine and the Queens, the Streets and Vampire Weekend
Michael Hann (now); Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Laura Snapes and Gwilym Mumford (earlier)
30, Jun, 2019 @11:59 PM

Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig: ‘Rock music is dead, so it's more joyful to me'
As his band gear up for Glastonbury, the singer talks about his Jewish politics and how there are musicians far more privileged than him
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
27, Jun, 2019 @3:35 PM

Best albums of 2019 so far
Ariana Grande delivered swaggering pop, there was state-of-the-nation rap from Slowthai, Dave and Sleaford Mods, Billie Eilish shouted out for the teens, and Angélique Kidjo blended Africa with Cuba
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
04, Jun, 2019 @12:00 PM

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend review – electric Stormzy opens two days of non-stop pop
Billie Eilish draws the crowds, Miley Cyrus rejects her previous personas and Slowthai steals the day
Katie Hawthorne
27, May, 2019 @11:28 AM

Vampire Weekend: Father of the Bride review – a marriage of angst and optimism
The band’s first album in six years is both a callback to their preppy roots and a mature evolution of melting pot pop
Kitty Empire
04, May, 2019 @1:00 PM
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