Modern Vampires Of The City
by Vampire Weekend

Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-05-14
Overall rank: 132nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,393 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2013 (1st)
Award Top 20 albums of the 2010s (12th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (132nd)

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  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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Overall rank: 132nd | 2010s rank: 12th | 2013 rank: 1st

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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,393 votes)
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03/07/2026 00:50 HorribleClaus25  Ratings distribution  14686/100
 
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03/05/2026 19:30 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,86370/100
 
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02/25/2026 19:34 Map  Ratings distribution  49981/100
 
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02/18/2026 22:45 Kalos  Ratings distribution  1,15777/100
 
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02/07/2026 15:48 Vatsal  Ratings distribution  80877/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.0/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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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.
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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.
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:45 | #289142
Solid album
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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/07/2022 20:32 | #288270
Top 3 Songs

1. Hannah Hunt
2. Obvious Bicycle
3. Step
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100/100
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.
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Rating:  
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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