Father Of The Bride (studio album) by Vampire Weekend

Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend
Year: 2019
Release date: 2019-05-03
Overall rank: 1,020th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 524 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2019 (9th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (147th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,020th)
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Vampire Weekend bestography

Father Of The Bride is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Vampire Weekend on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Vampire Weekend is Modern Vampires Of The City which is ranked number 129 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,603.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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76/100 (from 524 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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From 06/08/2025 11:01
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2020 Grammys. The winner was When We All fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish
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From 06/08/2023 17:55
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.
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85/100
From 04/30/2022 12:25
Grande álbum. Tinha tudo para ser pretensioso, mas não é!
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75/100
From 04/10/2022 13:14
This decent pop album of 2010s offers a rather pleasant and lukewarm experience. OK
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75/100
From 05/16/2020 09:58
Half of the songs from the album I liked. My favorite Harmony Hall.
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75/100
From 04/17/2020 00:04
Highlightts:

Harmony Hall
This Life
Unbearably White
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70/100
From 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.
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From 02/27/2020 14:53
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.
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From 01/08/2020 19:37
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.
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