Vampire Weekend Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Phoenix have announced details of their new album ‘Alpha Zulu’ and shared a new track, ‘Tonight’, which features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.The French band made recently made their return with the album’s title track, which marked their first piece of new music since 2021 single ‘Identical’.‘Alpha Zulu’ arrives on November 4 via Loyaute/Glassnote Records and was produced by the band. The album was recorded in Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which sits in the Palais du Louvre.‘Tonight’ provides a new first for Phoenix, with Koenig’s appearance on the track marking the first time that a guest vocalist has featured on one of the band’s songs. “Could you come tonight? / I’ve got a feeling that you know the number,” Koenig sings, before swapping lines with Thomas Mars.The video was filmed in Tokyo and Paris, capturing Koenig and the band on opposite sides of the world in a split screen.

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has joined the New York Yankees.Harrison Bader, a baseball player who broke into the Major Leagues in 2017, was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals just minutes before the deadline yesterday (August 2).He was traded for Yankees left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

Vampire Weekend.Vampire Weekend, who will headline the first day of the festival, is joined by three other new additions: rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA, Mongolian metal band The Hu and Indian metal outfit Bloodywood.The four freshly added acts will join previously announced performers that include Jack White, Halsey, Foals, Bonobo, Fontaines D.C., Dinosaur Jr, Syd, Arlo Parks, Black Pumas, Tom Misch, Mura Masa, Hiatus Kaiyote, Superorganism, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail and more.More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.⚡️LINE UP UPDATED⚡️7/29（金）ヘッドライナーにVAMPIRE WEEKEND 決定！第2弾ラインナップ発表！≫ https://t.co/9rieugS4hR#fujirock #フジロック pic.twitter.com/aA28zyXEWl— FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL (@fujirock_jp) April 22, 2022The annual festival, which was established in 1997, will return to Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture from July 29 to 31 this year. Advance tickets for this year’s festival are now on sale until June 16.This marks the return of international artists to Fuji Rock Festival following a 2021 edition comprising an all-Japanese line-up.

Netflix‘s I Think You Should Leave.While there has been no official announcement of the song, fans recognised the Vampire Weekend singer’s vocals in the closing track of episode two this week, which Koenig later verified in an Instagram story [via Stereogum].At present, the song is only available to listen to by watching the episode.

Rick And Morty has arrived – you can watch it below.The trailer, which is soundtracked by Vampire Weekend’s ‘Diane Young’, arrived yesterday (May 2) ahead of the new season five release next month.It was preceded by another video which dropped just ahead of the official trailer on May 1 – a 17 minute 80’s-themed, video-game inspired short film called Rick And Morty In The Eternal Nightmare Machine.

Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and co-host Jake Longstreth have started running weekly episodes of their Beats 1 show Time Crisis via FaceTime. During this week’s episode, regular TC guest Cazzie David called in to the show.

Vampire Weekend have released three bonus tracks from the Japanese edition of Father of the Bride. “Houston Dubai,” “I Don’t Think Much About Her No More,” and “Lord Ullin’s Daughter” [ft. Jude Law] are now available on all major streaming platforms for the first time. Listen to the tracks below.

Vampire Weekend performed a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa tonight (February 1). They played “2021,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Holiday,” “This Life,” and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” Check out video of the performance below.

Vampire Weekend have won Best Alternative Music Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Their fourth studio album, Father of the Bride, beat out LPs by James Blake (Assume Form), Big Thief (U.F.O.F.), Bon Iver (i,i), and Thom Yorke (ANIMA).

When Bernie Sanders was running for president in 2016, Vampire Weekend appeared with the senator at multiple rallies. It’s 2020, and both Vampire Weekend and Bon Iver will be performing at Bernie Sanders rallies in Iowa. Bon Iver will appear with Sanders on January 31 at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Vampire Weekend will do an acoustic set in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 1.