album Vampire Weekend - 'Only God Was Above Us'

[KK_Lover]

My top 3

 

Pravda
Capricorn 

Gen-X Cops

[Revolution]

FAV TRACKS: Capricorn, Connect, The Surfer, Gen-X Cops, Mary Boone, Pravda

LEAST FAV TRACK: Prep-School Gangsters

[Chemist]

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88416/Vampire-Weekend-Only-God-Was-Above-Us/

 

5/5 from Sputnik

 

"They're no longer on the cusp of greatness – they've fully achieved it."

[bestfiction]

A stellar album. Mary Boone, Classical and Pravda are my trinity so far

[Archetype]

When Hope hits you… wow an experience.  Truly no skips on this album.

 

Also no shade to Rostam, who is an insanely talented artist in his own right, but the GOD of alternative production Ariel Rechtshaid absolutely came through.  This could have easily been produced by Rostam, that's how good it is, but Ariel was able to effortlessly fuse the best elements from all of their past albums into one without ever being part of the band.  That's how good Ariel is, give him a Grammy 

[Revolution]

 

 

9/10  

[skyandground]

The Surfer is so good 

[Alex21kw]

AOTY I fear 

 

My top 3 changes every day, but somehow The Surfer and Capricorn find their way into my top 3 the most 

[justin.]

I can't pick a top 3, but I know Classical is my favorite 

[RadioactiveLights]

This is my AOTY. What an amazing, tight, clean, yet vibrant record. 

[DiegoMarcoCMM]

Their new album is great!!! I enjoyed the entire album. It was a bit hard to dig on first listen but now I'm addicted. 
I dont' like "Father of the Brige" at all, I got so disappointed with that album, and the "Only God Was Above Us" is such a relief!

 

Connect, Classical and Hope my trinity 

[Kh-Loud]

This album is a masterpiece, holy ****!!! 
 

I was never a fan of them, like a few of their songs but this just blew my mind away. I'll have to give it more listens to fully appreciate it but based on the first listen, it was such sonic experience that I'll never forget!! 

Edited April 30, 2024 by Kh-Loud

[makeawish]

have enjoyed being a reflexive hater for many years but capricorn is such a good song that i'm having to listen to this now, furious that i'm having to reconsider my opinion of them but i guess i can still get mad at a-punk and oxford comma