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- Summary: The fifth full-length studio release for the indie rock trio Vampire Weekend was co-produced with Ariel Rechtshaid.
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- Record Label: Columbia Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Apr 8, 2024When Only God Was Above Us isn’t shattering glass ceilings, it’s delivering some of the most beautiful but disquieting indie-rock in recent memory.
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Apr 5, 2024No apology necessary: “Only God Was Above Us” is an essential chapter in the band’s still-evolving sound and career.
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Apr 5, 2024Only God Was Above Us isn't just a great album in its own right -- it's one that enriches the understanding of Vampire Weekend's entire history.
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Apr 4, 2024Lyrically, then, it’s a record characterised by its pessimism, yet musically it’s among their most joyful.
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May 2, 2024This album may not replace fans’ favorites at the top of the Vampire Weekend rankings, but it shows this band has much more to offer as it approaches its third decade of existence.
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Apr 5, 2024Vampire Weekend have lost the carefree immediacy of some of their best-loved work; there's nothing on Only God as viscerally addictive as "A-Punk" or "This Life," and there's a prog-like complexity to these performances that's geared more toward the head than the heart. But there's also just enough stripped-down beauty — like the balladic "Capricorn," or the swooning brass outro of "The Surfer" — that Only God Was Above Us remains emotional as well as academic.
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Apr 3, 2024Only God Was Above Us is ultimately just another (very good) Vampire Weekend album rather than a radical shift. It essentially sees the band dressing up their patented medium-paced, occasionally frantic, symphonic rock in see-through disguises.