Father of the Bride (album)

Father of the Bride
A hand-drawn globe against a white background, with an orange border on the left-hand side. The words "FATHER+OF+THE+BRIDE" encircle the globe, with "VAMPIRE WEEKEND" and "SONY MUSIC" (as in Sony Music Entertainment logo) printed above and below the globe respectively. The globe is centrally positioned to Atlantic Ocean, with visible Americas and Western parts of Europe and Africa in most releases; Japanese release has globe positioned to East Asia and Pacific Ocean and is centring on Japan.
Studio album by
Vampire Weekend
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
Recorded2012, January 2016 – August 2018
Studio
Genre
Length57:50
Label
Producer
Vampire Weekend chronology
Modern Vampires of the City
(2013) 		Father of the Bride
(2019) 		Only God Was Above Us
(2024)
Singles from Father of the Bride
  1. "Harmony Hall" / "2021"
    Released: January 24, 2019
  2. "Sunflower" / "Big Blue"
    Released: March 6, 2019
  3. "This Life" / "Unbearably White"
    Released: April 4, 2019

Father of the Bride is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. It was released on May 3, 2019, by Columbia Records, as their first album on a major label.

The release marked the band's first project in nearly six years, following Modern Vampires of the City (2013), and the group's first project since multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam Batmanglij's departure from the group. It was primarily produced by Modern Vampires of the City collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid and lead singer Ezra Koenig, and features numerous external collaborators, including Danielle Haim, Steve Lacy, Dave Macklovitch of Chromeo, DJ Dahi, Sam Gendel, BloodPop, and Batmanglij. The pop and indie rock album is musically diverse and heavily referential, contrasting heavy and direct lyrics against a bright spring-time musical mood, with its wide range of influences including country music and jam bands.

The album was preceded by three double singles: "Harmony Hall" / "2021", "Sunflower" / "Big Blue" and "This Life" / "Unbearably White". Upon release, it received widespread acclaim from music critics, earning the band their second Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album as well as their first nomination for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It was also a commercial success, becoming the group's third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200. The band promoted the album with a global tour, featuring an expanded seven-person lineup.

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