Vampire Weekend: 'Only God Was Above Us' & The Evolution of the Band | Apple Music

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Ezra Koenig, lead singer of Vampire Weekend, sits down with Zane Lowe to discuss Vampire Weekend's first album in 5 years, 'Only God Was Above Us'.
They dive into the inspiration for the cover art of the album, a photo by Steve Siegel, and how often the imagery helped shape the music. Ezra talks about how the band’s natural “revolving door” effect where collaboration is welcomed if it makes sense for the music. Ezra also talks about the pressure to release music consistently that he felt earlier in his career, but how that has given way to being more comfortable with taking his time, since the gap between albums stops mattering as soon as a new album is released. Approaching his 40th birthday, Ezra shares his perspective on aging and plans to mark the day with a special performance.
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00:00 - Ezra Koenig on the Evolution of Vampire Weekend
8:25 - Ezras' Love for Discographies
17:27 - Teaching 8th Grade in Brooklyn
27:12 - Modern Definition of a Band
36:56 - Recording “Capricorn” with a Live Orchestra
45:38 - Connection Fans Have with Vampire Weekend
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@perspicaciouscritic Месяц назад

Naw, naw, naw-for what is most likely going to be their best album to date, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig deserved an outdoor walking-and-talking interview with Zane Lowe.

@holdenhull95 Месяц назад

amen

@SPOGGETT Месяц назад

Really??? Tbh I'm v excited to this album 🎉,for emotional purposes, but i can't imagine to think they'll Ever make an album like their first trilogy ❤😮 modern vampires is a perfect, unreal album in the best way

@funkmaster77 Месяц назад

@@SPOGGETT I was in the same boat but OGWAU feels like the true fourth album after that trilogy. I really like Father of The Bride but it sounds very different to me than the other four.

@DKR-1881 Месяц назад

Why is it most like to be their best?

@isaiahspence588 Месяц назад

The debut album and Contra have absolutely no skips. The two are neck and neck their best work. I’m having a difficult time consuming this new album.

@iksnirkS Месяц назад

ezra was about to do a whole 15 minute bit on Time as a Construct but he reeled it in. benching that one for TC

@piracy22 Месяц назад

Diehard TC fans waiting for Cheetos to be mentioned on this show

@ethan2k297 Месяц назад

What’s TC?

@piracy22 Месяц назад

@@ethan2k297 Time Crisis on Apple Music, they just uploaded on RU-vid as well.

@SetSailToTheStreets Месяц назад

@@ethan2k297TC = Time Crisis. Ezra's Apple Music podcast. TC's been running for about a decade.

@misisipimike 13 дней назад

I love interviews with Ezra Koenig. I gotta confess I am not super familiar with his music but he is a great interview. He can go anywhere and speak on any topic with thoughtful consideration and humor.

@drizanna85 Месяц назад

begging Zane Lowe to hold on to his two cents and allow artists to finish their thoughts

@Missjunebugfreak Месяц назад

This is why I can't sit through most of his interviews. Zane really loves to hear himself talk lmao.

@midkay Месяц назад

Totally disagree. He’s a great interviewer, and brings out a realness in the artist, by having a real conversation with them, not just feeding them questions “so what is the song X about?” etc.

@saku.544 Месяц назад

@@midkay have you watched the entire interview before commenting ? Because i'm towards the end and the way he interupts Ezra multiple times is really frustrating. You can tell it was frustrating Ezra as well

@midkay Месяц назад

@@saku.544 show me one time Ezra was frustrated. I listened to the whole interview and only heard him laughing and loving the convo

@saku.544 Месяц назад

@@midkay bro im not going to watch the entire thing again just to find the exact moment where he was frustrated. But here's one moment for exemple where he was being interrupted and it bothered me, at around 44:35. And im clearly not the only one who was bothered by it considering the people commenting about it, so you can disagree if you want, the reality is that he was in fact interrupting Ezra too much.

@ethankasales9006 Месяц назад

Just listened to the new album! Cannot stress enough how good it is. It’s instantly distinguishable as Vampire Weekend yet so new and captivating.

@bobbybubby7977 Месяц назад

I have all of Vampire Weekend’s albums on vinyl. Excited for tomorrow! This album is going to be so good. I discovered them on SNL promoting their third album and was hooked. I always heard their name and thought they were a metal band so never listened lol. Now they’re one of my favorites. Wish it wasn’t so long between albums but they’re always worth the wait.

@pajotrus Месяц назад

almost an hour, but it still felt short! I haven’t listened to VW much after FOTB tour, but now we’re back - new phase!

@brandknewme Месяц назад

Ezra dressed like a moisture farmer on Tatooine.

@Joshua_Page Месяц назад

This is the therapy session I didn’t know I needed

@stoopid79 Месяц назад

Zane and Ezra in their Heaven clothes😊 Oatmeal vibe on this rekkord… it’s a New York thing ✨✨

@liseudisruiz8665 Месяц назад

Love this so much, their interactions were fascinating and love the topics they touched on, I am so so excited for VW's new album, can´t wait!

@Triggercut92 Месяц назад

I've known of Zane Lowe for 25 years and it always seems like he's read every single piece of musical history and can say it and gives meaningful in depth responses, but I just cant get by the fact that it's all act

@Buckets41369 Месяц назад

I see exactly what you mean. I think it’s and articulation problem, all the knowledge and connections are there in the mind but he has difficulty conveying it in a meaningful way for someone on the outside.

@seth6691 Месяц назад

Yeah he seems like he always has a way to make something look good, it’s his job after all. However it does paint an overarching “I just love all of this, it makes sooooo much sense” without much discernment, it makes you hold this permanently vague impression of his opinion.

@chrismaclean4363 Месяц назад

@@seth6691 summed up my thoughts on him better than I ever could! Have to admit though that every interview I see him conduct (haven't seen that many) he gets a lot of interesting comments from the artist, so it tends to be worth it even if a tad cringey at times.

@cbruce3680 Месяц назад

Finally someones articulated what i couldn’t about Zane. This is spot on.

@thomasharding2015 Месяц назад

Big discography guy

@devonhill8011 Месяц назад

I feel apart of a very intelligent conversation. Insanely excited for this album

@miirandagarciia Месяц назад

That Dylan impression was spot on

@Kaelllinn Месяц назад

That statement at the end about what to hope for reminds me of that Bukowski poem talking about how you just want to be walking through the fire, not avoid it

@JamesLanee Месяц назад

The last 60 seconds of this interview was so powerful

@jeffreyroedel9804 Месяц назад

Did Zane think about Quincy Jones being Ezra's father-in-law when he asked him about We are the World? LOL. Just seems like that should have come up, would have been interesting to not let Ezra gloss over that or ask him to pull in any advice or insight he's gotten from Quincy since knowing him? Great talk though!

@shabyheltay Месяц назад

Yes!! I would love to hear about his relationship with Quincy

@jordandarbishire Месяц назад

the casual Canadian Tuxedo mention made my morning coffee

@user-ig5sf1of8r Месяц назад

I love this band so much

@Jelle_Lemstra Месяц назад

How is this guy 40 years old? He looks like 25/26

@grapes9h5 Месяц назад

Discography, source, this man speaks my language

@joshreiners5284 Месяц назад

An hour interview so much better than the father of bride 8 minute one

@_richardheath Месяц назад

8 minute Bride

@DeeTeaDee Месяц назад

Thanks for this album 🙇🏻‍♂️

@leslieroser1 Месяц назад

Nice pfp

@DeeTeaDee Месяц назад

@@leslieroser1 whats that?

@leslieroser1 Месяц назад

@@DeeTeaDee profile picture

@DeeTeaDee Месяц назад

@@leslieroser1 not as nice as yours 😘

@leslieroser1 Месяц назад

@@DeeTeaDee oh god

@debbyveeee9148 Месяц назад

I ❤ Vampire Weekend

@lawrencetheuniqueone Месяц назад

Discography comment I agree with. Love listening to bands entire catalogue. True music fans carry on with bands through highs and lows of musical output. Regarding Vampire Weekend I’m not into Contra at all but love their third and fourth LP

@tacenterprises8396 Месяц назад

I do the same thing. For the last couple of years I’ve been making my way through a list I’ve compiled of bands’ entire discographies. Some large, some small. It’s a great process for really understanding the evolution of an artist or group.

@tedworth7742 Месяц назад

I do the same but I find it hard to get into a full discography of an artist or band if im not totally into to it

@loganwortman564 Месяц назад

Contra might be my number 1, tbh

@disbauxa Месяц назад

@@loganwortman564logan knows, a true VW fan

@hippiecheezburger5457 Месяц назад

I admire the groups from their time that have become calm and collect about their time away and the music that they work on. MGMT’s album was such a great album and so was this record. Vampire Weekend have such replay pop value I don’t know how Ezra continues to always do it. Both these albums that have come out this year they’re albums that I can listen to and then listen to them again in a year or so and they’ll have the same effect if not a better effect. Also Only God Was Above Us feels only influenced by previous VW albums which is pretty cool.

@RBGRBGRBGRBG Месяц назад

34:09 love Ezra, but I can’t stand this theory about bands. and it’s not that an aspect of it isn’t true, but that’s in part because nobody is being Bowie about it anymore. Very few people like Ezra (who have ascended in the industry) seek out or publicly talk about up and coming bands even though there’s dozens if not hundreds + who deserve to better heard. *that is part of why Rock music (which is by no means dead) is still very much underground in comparison to Pop or hip hop etc. we need people like Bowie or David Byrne who went out of their way to talk up bands the way Bowie would with early Arcade Fire (for one of many examples). The best promo is word of mouth yet so many big artists in rock will say when asked: ‘oh, I don’t listen to modern music anymore’ or else something akin to what Ezra said here. And there are other factors for sure but I would love to see people like him being stewards for a younger generation. It would make a difference (and would, in this content economy, be seen), and yet I don’t see that kind of support.

@dropzBiG Месяц назад

I felt that same way looking snd then listening to one of my dads cream records.

@spazehdreams 8 дней назад

Indie rock royalty

@90triceratops Месяц назад

Good interview. The point about autotune and "We Are the World" is oddly fascinating lol

@SPOGGETT Месяц назад

What's the classical music Cafe he's talking about in Japan? That sounds awesome

@janschotte6742 Месяц назад

Meikyoku Kissa Lion

@yourewelcome7662 Месяц назад

47:37 Its never overrrr (hey orpheus)

@CL2- Месяц назад

Zane Lowe and Ezra are both such professionals

@julianunda4236 Месяц назад

completely lost it when ezra started talking about male hair-stylists that are bald

@helinahelinahelina Месяц назад

thats my president

@jasoncromwell4206 Месяц назад

Since the day The Fabs hired George Martin the concept of the band has completely changed. Where would The Talking Heads and U2 be without Brian Eno? The Beasties and The Chilli Peppers without Rick Rubin? I have been a Vampire Weekend since day 1, and I have loved everything they have done since then. I just heard the new one "Mary Boone" and it reminds me of that great 90s hit "Standing Outside of a Telephone Booth With A Broken Heart." They definitely used the same BB King sample.

@tacenterprises8396 Месяц назад

You’re right. I think they do use the same sample, but it’s the Soul II Soul drum break that’s the same. Primitive Radio Gods just looped BB King over it.

@nicolasviaje7159 Месяц назад

Talking Heads already had classics before Brian Eno. Beastie Boys only have one Rick Rubin album. They continued making classics without him. A better example would've been Radiohead with Nigel Godrich.

@LuciensMusic Месяц назад

Amazing band!

@nonsensible_productions Месяц назад

What mic is Zane using now?

@Max-fl7wh Месяц назад

Please add transcripted captions to your videos. The auto caption feature is not correct.

@patrickmichaelmiller4342 Месяц назад

Actually tho does anyone know where Ezra’s shirt is from?

@bensonsj98 Месяц назад

Ezra is so deeply intelligent and introspective. It's always so refreshing.

@Alexfieldmusicofficial Месяц назад

Let’s talk about Discovery

@Lemonygreen78 26 дней назад

why are there so many screens at this table

@jcatikno1655 8 дней назад

Lots of people use iPads for notes/prompts

@euphegenia Месяц назад

33:40 What. Is a baaaaaand? Without cymbaaaaaals? Oooooooooooo. Cymbals are grand!

@lacroixdreams3520 Месяц назад

Quiznos is a real job

@jackpfiester5013 Месяц назад

Ezra used to wake up at 715 every morning? INSANE. Love VP but they're definitely privileged individuals and it shows in their interviews.

@civilroman Месяц назад

They literally all grew up on the lower side of middle class, Ezra's parents didn't even own a home they lived in an apartment, and they all had to take loans for college. Any privilege they have was earned through their own hard work.

@lepythagore3288 Месяц назад

@@civilromanYes, but the fact that he points that out as if it's an "insane" fact just shows how disconnected he now is. A person waking up at 7:15 PM is not insane by any metric.

@MIRRORTHIEF Месяц назад

they’re 4/4 with the singles right now, so I’m very excited to hear the album!

@piracy22 Месяц назад

They’re talking about grid not time signature if that’s what you’re referencing. A 4/4 can sound loose because they’re not locking everything up and allowing some variance, organically and on purpose

@mattw8350 Месяц назад

@@piracy22bro what he’s saying they had dropped 4 good singles in 4 attempts 😭

@MIRRORTHIEF Месяц назад

@@piracy22 haha no, I was saying they are on a 4 out of 4 streak on the singles they've put out.

@offlain Месяц назад

upload Kim G 🙏

@tonyarmada85 Месяц назад

i bet ezra tries to pull out geeky music factoids from quincy all the time

@sirisaacnewtunes Месяц назад

Zane is high on his own supply

@ARCHANGEL215MICHAEL Месяц назад

🎲🐍🎲

@dancingonmy0wn Месяц назад

i love him smmmmmmmmm

@mayavril1 Месяц назад

I can't believe he dared to suggest Ezra was posturing in the early vampire days. Revealed a lot about zane! Also those bombs are so lame 🤧 Also lol at Hope being Vampire's first hymn. Why was zane trying so hard here. I really hate the way he's prescriptive about things/life

@eduolivier8520 Месяц назад

@10.50 Would love to see Ezra & Josh Homme come together with everyone they know.

@ScaleScarborough-jq8zx Месяц назад

Such smart music, doesn’t help my neurosis, though.

@gretamarin234 27 дней назад

Lmao, this!

@olivercarter1599 Месяц назад

Do they wanna drop any more references to his father-in-law?

@bryantorresart Месяц назад

Yoo I wish Ezra was my 8th grade teacher 😂

@mattbugden91 Месяц назад

Zane isn’t doing the bomb noise the right (TC) way

@piracy22 Месяц назад

Ttttttt time crisis

@parisrocks Месяц назад

Zane Lowe’s stand-up routine was unwelcome.

@seth6691 Месяц назад

lol Ezra biggest laughs were at the bomb drops

@lacroixdreams3520 Месяц назад

So Rostam is still part of Vampire Weekend. The Vampire Weekend association if you will

@michtesfa Месяц назад

Ezra is an intelligent artist. He's for the few.

@LetnouBarron Месяц назад

It's such a contrast how you remind me of past and how Renee Marie Harrison changed my Life from a nobody to a home, $83K biweekly and good pretty daughters! I don't know why I'm saying this here but I kinda feel like I'm supposed to, few years back I was nothing but now I feel like I own the world and can achieve anything I want.

@MelodiRavo Месяц назад

Yeah, I'd feel like that sometimes. Tell me about it!!!!🙏

@LetnouBarron Месяц назад

$500K monthly is something you should feel differently about.....

@LetnouBarron Месяц назад

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.....

@BerlyQuinn-zv7nm Месяц назад

Absolutely! I've heard stories of people who started with little to no knowledge but made it out victoriously thanks to Renee Marie Harrison.

@AnthonyMark-cp8ic Месяц назад

I know that woman (Renee Marie Harrison) If you were born and raised in new York you'd know too, she's my family's Broker for 3yrs till now and a very good one if you asked me. No doubt she is the one that helped you get where you are!!!!

@joarsolbakk7160 Месяц назад

"Ive seen it all before" - give them piece s

@Runner862 Месяц назад

How many screens and tablets and gadgets sou want for your desk? Yes

@popbeforepoetry Месяц назад

dude, zane is a rough hang

@lepythagore3288 Месяц назад

Way too much of a yes-man

@dropzBiG Месяц назад

Could have have just said my father in law quincy lol

@bnich444 29 дней назад

Zane's forced sincerity these days is just unbearable @8:20 onwards is eye rolling stuff

@ole1233 Месяц назад

Jonathan Low > Zane Lowe

@piracy22 Месяц назад

Deeep cut

@grillingcheez Месяц назад

they played this in austin 💀💀💀

@katiestyles1989 Месяц назад

ooooooh first comment

@Lebowski55 Месяц назад

Ezra should have a conversation with Fantano

@midkay Месяц назад

Ew no

@eduardoduarte3418 Месяц назад

I don't like Apple Music Interviews

@aishwaryakali4722 Месяц назад

I don’t love it when the interviewer likes the sound of their own voice too much. That was precisely why I stopped listening to Trevor Noah’s podcast.

@termsofusepolice Месяц назад

Here's the best way to describe Ezra and Vampire Weekend: "Music for Davos."

@robertomendez187 Месяц назад

Worst album EVER. SAW them live before and this depressing new album is derivative and dull. The fun enjoyable aristocratic band we all loved is dead.