Vampire WeekendBest Vampire Weekend Albums Ranked

Modern Vampires of the City

pitchfork

9.3

“Vampire Weekend’s third album is a remarkable progression from a band that was already functioning at a high level. The songs are more spontaneous and dynamic and, along with the more lived-in sonics, Modern Vampires finds the group taking a leap forward into emotional directness.”

Only God Was Above Us

pastemagazine

9.0

“Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson take all the right risks to deliver a superb return to form on their awaited fifth album.”

Father of the Bride

rollingstone

9.0

“The first album in six years from Ezra Koenig and Co. is rich ear candy loaded with helplessness and crisis.”

Modern Vampires of the City

consequence

9.0

“See through the Ivy and hear Ezra Koenig deliver the band's most comprehensive effort yet”

Modern Vampires of the City

rollingstone

9.0

“At 18 songs in under an hour, Vampire Weekend’s first album in six years sounds at first like a manic effort to make up lost time. Singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig, the band’s composer-lyricist and a co-producer on virtually every track, has stuffed his hooks and bridges with so many change-ups in rhythm, guitar tone and dramatic instrumental flourish that, by the finish, you feel like you’ve been whi”

Vampire Weekend

pitchfork

8.8

“Already one of the most talked-about and divisive records of the year, Vampire Weekend’s Afropop- and preppy-inflected debut is simple, jaunty, homespun, and—like the early albums from fellow fast-risers Belle and Sebastian and the Strokes were on their release—one of the most refreshing and replayable indie records in recent years.”

Modern Vampires of the City

ben

9.4

“Very very good. But maybe not a 10. A few duds.”