Album of the day (#4053): Father Of The Bride

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Today's album of the day

Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2019.
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Overall rank: 1,150
Average rating: 76/100 (from 465 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Hold You Now (Feat. Danielle Him)
2. Harmony Hall
3. Bambina
4. This Life
5. Big Blue
6. How Long
7. Unbearably White
8. Rich Man
9. Married In A Gold Rush (Feat. Danielle Haim)
10. My Mistake
11. Sympathy
12. Sunflower (Feat. Steve Lacy)
13. Flower Moon (Feat. Steve Lacy)
14. 2021
15. We Belong Together (Feat. Danielle Haim)
16. Stranger
17. Spring Snow
18. Jerusalem, New York, Berlin

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[EyeKanFly]

This album was fine, showed a lot of promise with the singles released before the album, particularly "Harmony Hall", but I think those songs were significantly better than the album overall.

It's still a solid effort, but for me it was a very disappointing follow-up to Modern Vampires of the City, which currently sits in my top 10 of all time (though will probably fall out when I decide to update my charts). I do think FotB did some interesting things, but remains my least favorite Vampire Weekend album by far
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[Mercury]

Yeah I agree this is lesser VW. The stand out Travis were major that year and I listened to the album a good amount: I remember feeling a great sense of relief when first listening to this it’s first week or so because… woohoo a new Vampire Weekend album finally!

But mostly this hasn’t stuck to my proverbial ribs as long as (obviously) the absolute masterpiece that is MVotC, nor their excellent first 2 albums. Still, it’s solid.

I think I listened to This Life by far more than any other song in 2019. Followed by Harmony Hall. And then everything else. Really really good singles. Unbearably White and Hold You Now and Big Blue are also quite good.
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[HoldenM]

Totally fine. Probably Vampire Weekend's weakest album, but still has a lot going for it.

Track picks
2. Harmony Hall
4. This Life
11. Sympathy
12. Sunflower (Feat. Steve Lacy)
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