In May, Vampire Weekend played their first concert in four years in Ojai, California. It was there they first synthesized their 2008 single “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” with Beatles’ hit “Here Comes the Sun.”
Now, Stereogum reports, video has emerged from their show last Monday at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, featuring the band blending these two songs into meandering, jam-heavy mash-up. Vampire Weekend recently kicked off their summer tour, and have upcoming festival performances at Splendor in the Grass in Australia, Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL, and End of the Road Festival in the UK.
According to Spin, singer Ezra Koenig told fans last year via his personal account the new album was “94.5%” complete and the record was “sizable.” Vampire Weekend formed in New York City in 2006 and have released three studio albums including Vampire Weekend (2008), Contra (2010) and Modern Vampires of the City (2013).
The new record will mark the first without founding member Rostam Batmanglij, who in 2016 announced his departure from the group to pursue solo projects. Last Year, Spin reports, singer Ezra Koenig revealed the working title for the new record is Mitsubishi Macchiato, saying, “it’s a lil more springtime than the last one. guitar’s not dead. there are songs (currently) called ‘Conversation’ & ‘Flower Moon.'”
Check out footage of “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” blended with “Here Comes the Sun” below.
Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat
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