Vampire Weekend joins host Talia Schlanger

Singer and guitarist of Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig stops by the Cafe! Their latest album, Father of the Bride, is the band’s first since founding member Rostam Batmanglij announced his departure from the group back in 2016. We’ll hear from Ezra about writing this new batch of songs – The soundtrack to the film Thin Red Line, and classic country duet partners, like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, were all inspirations for the new music. It’s Vampire Weekend, on the next World Cafe.

*The Black Keys “Go” Let’s Rock
The Pretenders “Stop Your Sobbing” Pretenders
Vampire Weekend “Hold You Now” Father Of The Bride
Vampire Weekend “Rich Man” Father Of The Bride
Vampire Weekend “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” Father Of The Bride
Vampire Weekend “My Mistake” Father Of The Bride
Phish “Breath and Burning” Big Boat
The Avett Brothers “High Steppin’” Closer Than Together
Illiterate Light “Better Than I Used To” single
Jake Huffman “Meet Me In The Middle” Jake Huffman Is The Layover
Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” Mt. Joy
Kelsey Waldon “Kentucky, 1988” White Noise, White Lines
The Wallflowers “One Headlight” Bringing Down The Horse
Dave Matthews Band “Satellite” Under The Table And Dreaming
Freya Ridings “Castles” Freya Ridings
Adele “Rolling In The Deep” 21
The New Pornographers “Falling Down The Stairs of Your Smile” In the Morse Code of Brake Lights
Pavement “Gold Soundz” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Hurray For The Riff Raff “Hungry Ghost” The Navigator
The National “Mistaken For Strangers” Boxer
Blur “Parklife” Parklife
Michaela Anne “If I Wanted Your Opinion” Desert Dove
Warren Zevon “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” Warren Zavon
Vagabon “Water Me Down” Vagabon
Suzanne Vega “When Heroes Go Down” 99.9 Fahrenheit Degrees
R. E. M. “Me In Honey” Out of Time

*Optional Song