After teasing it earlier this week, Vampire Weekend have officially announced that their fifth studio album is indeed titled Only God Was Above Us, and it will be out April 5 via Columbia Records.
The album was “inspired and haunted by 20th Century New York City” and recorded in such far-flung locales as Tokyo, London, Los Angeles, and Manhattan. The album was co-produced by VW’s Ezra Koenig and regular collaborator Ariel Rechtshaid, mixed by Dave Fridmann, and mastered by Emily Lazar.
The album title comes from the photo on the album cover by Steven Siegel, and other photos from his “Subway Dream” series documenting a Jersey City junkyard in the late-’80s. No song has been shared from the album yet, but titles include “Gen X Cops,” “Prep School Gangsters,” “Ice Cream Piano,” and “Capricorn.” You can however watch a trailer for the album, and check out the tracklist below.
To celebrate the new album, Vampire Weekend have announced a special Austin show on April 8 at the Moody Theatre. The show is at noon, coinciding with the total eclipse happening that day.
Only God Was Above Us
Ice Cream Piano
Classical
Capricorn
Connect
Prep-School Gangsters
The Surfer
Gen-X Cops
Mary Boone
Pravda
Hope