Vampire Weekend have been the musical visitor on final evening’s episode of Saturday Night time Reside, hosted by Maya Rudolph. It was the primary time the indie-rock band has performed the NBC present in 11 years and its fourth time total. Joined by producer Ariel Rechtshaid on guitar, Vampire Weekend broke out a piano solo throughout “Gen-X Cops” and performed “Capricorn” with some assist from a string part, each of which seem on their newest album, Solely God Was Above Us. Rudolph additionally revived her sketch parodying Beyoncé on Scorching Ones. Watch the band’s performances, that sketch, and their SNL promo video along with Kenan Thompson, under.
The primary time Vampire Weekend appeared on Saturday Night time Reside was again in 2008, enjoying the breakout hit “A-Punk” and “M79” from their self-titled debut. In addition they confirmed up as musical visitors in 2010, performing “Cousins” and “Giving Up the Gun,” from Contra, and once more, in 2013, doing reside variations of “Diane Younger” and “Unbelievers,” from Trendy Vampires of the Metropolis.
The band has been loads busy selling this new album. Final month, Vampire Weekend performed a particular present in Austin, Texas, to coincide with the photo voltaic eclipse; joined the jam band Goose in Port Chester, New York, for a 31-minute tackle “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa;” and took over SiriusXMU for a weekend the place they lined Grateful Lifeless’s “Peggy-O,” with assist from Amber Coffman and violinist Ray Suen.
Examine Solely God Was Above Us on Pitchfork’s checklist of “The Finest Music of 2024 So Far.”
