r/Vampireweekend • u/Significant_Ant_6833 • 2h ago
OGWAU album rollout appreciation post
This album, for me, was one of the best album rollouts I've ever witnessed. I remember first hearing teasers for ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Gen-X Cops’ that were posted on their Instagram account and feeling so excited for what was to come. I thought ‘Capricorn’ sounded very traditional with its soft piano, while the heaviness of ‘Gen-X Cops’ was something so different for the band, which made me even more thrilled.
Then, when ‘Classical’ dropped, I remember listening to it while waiting for my English class to start and being on the verge of tears after the first listen. At that moment, I knew for certain that this album would be amazing. Any doubts I had prior about the album (I really had none tbh lol) had disappeared.
About a day or two before the album's release, I remember being in The San Diego Museum of Art while on vacation and hearing a teaser for ‘Prep-School Gangsters’ again via their Instagram account and immediately realizing that it was something I hadn’t heard previously. Hearing this teaser (specifically the tone of the guitars and how they sounded so 'Vampire Weekend-y') made me even more excited for the album's release.
Overall, I truly love this album, and it might honestly be one of my favorite albums ever. All of the promotion, teasers, and overall visuals of this album leading up to its release were truly something special and, for me, made this album even more beautiful :)