Modern Vampires Of The City
by Vampire Weekend

Album
Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-05-14
Overall rank: 131st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,403 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2013 (1st)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 2010s (12th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (131st)

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Modern Vampires Of The City is ranked as the best album by Vampire Weekend.

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Modern Vampires Of The City track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Obvious Bicycle
Average Rating: 85 (355 votes)Comments: View 2
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Unbelievers
Average Rating: 87 (362 votes)Comments: View 2
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Step
Average Rating: 90 (430 votes)Comments: View 9
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Diane Young
Average Rating: 87 (377 votes)Comments: View 7
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Don't Lie
Average Rating: 82 (312 votes)Comments: View 5
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Hannah Hunt
Average Rating: 87 (356 votes)Comments: View 5
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Everlasting Arms
Average Rating: 83 (306 votes)Comments: View 1
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Finger Back
Average Rating: 81 (296 votes)Comments: View 3
9.
Worship You
Average Rating: 79 (295 votes)Comments: View 4
10.
Ya Hey
Average Rating: 87 (358 votes)Comments: View 7
11.
Hudson
Average Rating: 79 (287 votes)Comments: View 7
12.
Young Lion
Average Rating: 78 (272 votes)Comments: View 2

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Modern Vampires Of The City rankings

Modern Vampires Of The City rankings summary
Overall rank: 131st | 2010s rank: 12th | 2013 rank: 1st  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).

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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,403 votes)
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From 06/08/2023 16:09 | #297451
Took everything from the first two albums and turned the ornate instrumentation up to 11. Great flow, great sound, amazing songwriting.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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80/100
From 01/18/2023 11:18 | #293032
Modern Vampires feels like the album that the band have been working towards. What has been created is evidence that indie and guitar based music can still create something artistic and fresh. The ambition pays off and it marks the end of a wonderful trilogy for the band.
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85/100
From 10/21/2022 00:01 | #290636
A solid album & a breathe of fresh air in the music universe.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:45 | #289142
Solid album
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90/100
From 08/07/2022 20:32 | #288270
Top 3 Songs

1. Hannah Hunt
2. Obvious Bicycle
3. Step
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From 06/29/2022 18:39 | #286816
Imperfect Perfection.
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90/100
From 12/16/2021 20:41 | #277587
I love the sound of this record. Melodic and rhythmic, but reminiscent of being in a giant closet. Sounds are sometimes distorted or echoing. The drums in particular sound like they’re hit crisply but recorded under water. It works.

As another commenter wrote, the lyrics are literate. Charming wordplay married with thoughtful considerations of the mortal and immortal. A couple songs drag, particularly in the back half of the record, but this is great listening.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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80/100
From 11/11/2021 22:48 | #276188
Irretocável! Uma coisinha boa de Paul Simon.
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From 11/02/2021 19:00 | #275636
No me dice mucho
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80/100
From 10/02/2021 17:40 | #274595
Starts off a bit generic sounding, but they really switch it up on tracks 3-6. Overall, pretty great album, aside from the interminable hell that is Ya Hey.
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