Father Of The Bride (studio album) by Vampire Weekend

It took some times to grow on my considering how sonically different it feels but the cheery, upbeat nature of a lot of these songs really worked once they caught my ear. It's almost bouncy compared to their previous albums while the songwriting maintains it's top notch quality.

From VictorVale 04/30/2022 12:25

Grande álbum. Tinha tudo para ser pretensioso, mas não é!

From Jboy56 04/10/2022 13:14

This decent pop album of 2010s offers a rather pleasant and lukewarm experience. OK

Half of the songs from the album I liked. My favorite Harmony Hall.

From Montpejo 04/17/2020 00:04

Highlightts:

Harmony Hall
This Life
Unbearably White

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From mdbaxter 03/23/2020 17:05

Very polished and very consistent. Each song feels like a complete song and you hear the time and effort that was put into them. The only complaint that I have is that there isn't anything groundbreaking. It's just really good at it's best which is still commendable, in my opinion. I also think he should've used the word "empathy" in "Sympathy" because it seems, to me, that the former is the more appropriate word for a lot of the song.

I liked every recording from Vampire Weekend, they have always a very unique sound. And also with FOTB they released an album, that is different to their previous recordings but nevertheless the unique sound I was expecting from them. The first 4 songs impressed me the most. But also the rest of the album is high in quality and it gets better with every rotation. Definitely one of the Top 5 Album 2019 in my list.

Though it’s a fun springtime album, it’s very over-bloated. The closing track should have come after Flower Moon. I’m okay with double albums, but only if complete ideas are in them.
I’m glad VW are back on the scene, but this is definitely their weakest album.

From Brad1770 10/03/2019 11:02

I've always sat on the fence with the V.W catalogue , I always thought their music was merely okay , not great but not awful either

Fast forward to 2019 and I'm off the fence big time - I love this album !!!

And its counter intuitive to my musical tastes , generally I dislike long double albums and happy ones to boot but something just works with this 18 track 58 minute opus

Like last years 1975 album 'F.O.T.B' is smart , sassy and produced to within an inch of its life in the best possible way . There are so many terrific tracks here: "Hold You Now" , "Harmony Hall" , "Bambina" , "Unbearably White" , the rollicking "Sympathy" and stunning closer "Jerusalem , NY , Berlin" top the bill

Its October 2019 and right now I cant split this album and Fontains DC for AOTY , I guess time will tell

Come on community get on board , this album is simply awesome