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Generally favorable reviews- based on 245 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 194 out of 245
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Mixed: 19 out of 245
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Negative: 32 out of 245
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Jun 9, 2019I waited 6 years for this!?!!!?!!!!!!???!!!!!???!!! Recyclable lightweight pop fluff. An insult to their fans. I need a shower after listening to this album.
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May 20, 2019
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May 20, 2019
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Jul 8, 2019Some of the songs are awfull, are just a bad protuccion, the lyrcs are good and I can say the best song is Unbearably White, but there are some really bad 2021 and How long?, quality guys
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Jul 7, 2019
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May 4, 2019
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May 4, 2019Mediocre album, I almost fell asleep listening to this. Harmony Hall is the highlight, fantastic song.
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May 4, 2019This album is just ok. That's all there is too it. Half the tracks are exciting, whereas the others are flaccid. There isn't much growth or new ground, and FOTB fails to spark the same joy as the bands previous 3 records.
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May 3, 2019The duets just do not work for me at all. And I find some of the lyrics actually quite embarrassing. I agree with much of the "tired dad rock" criticism. It's not exactly how I feel, but it's close.
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May 3, 2019
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May 4, 2019This all sounds very Hey There Delilah. He should never have moved to Los Angeles.
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May 6, 2019Was a little iffy on a few songs with my first listen (especially the second disc), but after multiple listens, the charm of this album has absolutely dug its claws into me for sure. I can't stop listening to it. Its just amazing!
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May 12, 2019Very bland and safe. It starts off pretty well, but dips in quality and becomes ho hum boring. I much preferred it when VW were an indie band making creative music. This lacks imagination, sounds like 1982 Michael Franks... twee and sweet.
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May 3, 2019Finally the most anticipated album in the decade,
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May 3, 2019
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Oct 16, 2020
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May 3, 2019
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May 3, 2019
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May 6, 2019After enjoying “Harmony Hall” as a single I divulged into the album not very familiar with the band. What a letdown! The entire thing is filler, boring pop/acoustic garbage that sounds like the offspring of The Plain White Tees. The ladies vocals accompanying him felt extremely unorganized and lackluster. One point for at least one enjoyable song.
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May 3, 2019I'm wondering if this album is actually divisive amongst the listeners or if it's actually getting score-bombed from /mu/ or something like that. Such a shame that Metacritic allows things like this to happen and doesn't actually care about the users. * 0/1 Like this review... Lmao and it begins. Thanks for confirming my suspicions!
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May 3, 2019
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May 3, 2019
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May 7, 2019
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May 6, 2019A grand return to a great band, it certainly isn't their best album, but is very close to Contra.
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May 5, 2019
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May 10, 2019
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May 13, 2019
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May 16, 2019This is their best album so far. The longer album length is fitting. More variety and better song writing.
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May 23, 2019
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May 18, 2019This album is wow, my album of the year and it's only may. Highlights include the smithsy This life, the stunning Jerusalem New York Berlin and the danielle haim duet Hold you now...wow incredible
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May 8, 2019Thoroughly enjoyed this album as a piece. A few are skippers but album as a whole has so much richness to get lost in.
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May 19, 2019Father of the Bride is less accessible than MVTC. Even so, guys continue to evolve in their sonority without leaving behind all their charm that has been present since the debut.
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May 4, 2019
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May 4, 2019
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May 3, 2019I'll admit, I hated this album on first listen. I missed the "old' Vampire Weekend; while this isn't a radical departure, you can definitely tell Rostam is not longer in the band. However, on several repeats, it's definitely Vampire Weekend at their best.
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May 23, 2019This is simply a remarkably tender, thoughtful and wise album, and I cannot for the life of me see where the negativity of some reviews comes from. The song writing, inventiveness and scope of this album is breathtaking. Possibly, if not probably the finest album of the last decade..... of course some peoples ears just don't work properly, so may feel differently!
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May 15, 2019
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May 21, 2019The album has really grown on me. I find a lot of the melodies to be very satisfying. It’s
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Sep 17, 2019
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Jun 19, 2019Long time in the making, "Father of the Bride" is a grandiose album filled with different layers, genres and melodies - and, unfortunately, plenty of filler material.
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Aug 27, 2019
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Sep 26, 2019
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Jun 16, 2021Pra mim esse é álbum mais "acessível" deles, foi o primeiro álbum deles que ouvi e a principio não gostei mas cada vez que ouvi eu pegava algo novo que fez ele cresceu muito em mim.
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May 6, 2022Talvez um dos discos mais interessantes dos últimos anos; ao invés do cinismo habitual de grande parte das composições atuais, vai numa direção contrária -- uma celebração à vida, com imagens bíblicas, primaveris, e duetos românticos. Simples, e complexo. E sem perder a típica verborragia idiossincrática do Vampire Weekend.
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Nov 15, 2022
Awards & Rankings
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Under The RadarDec 3, 2019Too many tracks are loosely arranged with sparse instrumentation and a sunshiny, but laid back, lounge-y jazz vibe. Most rely on a start/stop, soft/loud aesthetic that wears thin quickly and makes it seem as if these are demos as opposed to fleshed out songs. [Sep-Nov 2019, p.134]
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Jun 20, 2019This album has a more mature twang to it, musically and lyrically. And interestingly enough, it's pretty minimalist and their simplest-sounding stuff to date.
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May 30, 2019While this isn’t an album of chart hits, a pop sensibility is evident in the way that they treat music-making as primarily a challenge of curation. So, myriad high-pedigree producers and instrumentalists abound, and yet somehow, a cohesive aesthetic emerges.