Only God Was Above Us [2xLP] Psychedelic Funk One of the main themes

One of the main themes of Sidelines is presence—that elusive quality of being fully in the moment

cornball comedy

” - Rolling Stone

produced by Jacquire King (Modest Mouse

bitter outcomes

Only God Was Above Us [2xLP] Psychedelic Funk One of the main themesOn their masterfully knotty fifth album, Vampire Weekend go on a self mythological journey into old sounds, old haunts, and old cities to find something new within. Ezra Koenig begins Only God Was Above Us speaking, it seems, to just one person. Against a blur of amplifier hum and a tentative guitar strum, he sounds thin and reedy, almost petulant, a little bit doomy. F*** the world, Koenig sings softly, You said it quiet No one could hear you No one