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Universal acclaim- based on 418 Ratings
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Positive: 384 out of 418
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Mixed: 21 out of 418
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Negative: 13 out of 418
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May 16, 2013
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Jun 19, 2013
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Jul 28, 2013One of the best albums of 2013. I found myself listening to it over and over again. The lyrics are deep and meaningful and the songs range from hauntingly beautiful to fun and catchy. I wasn't a fan of Vampire Weekend before this album but Modern Vampires of the City has made me a believer. Do yourself a favor and listen to this fantastic album!
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Dec 2, 2013Absolutely fantastic, my personal favorite indie rock record this year, album of the year material. Screw it, one of the better records of the past decade. Lovin' it!
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May 16, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 15, 2013amazing record, really more quiet sound but vampire weekend pull it off, the lyrical content is really deep and metaphorical on this record really more grown up sound overall, the records sounds pretty perfect to me
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May 14, 2013
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May 22, 2013Before Modern Vampires, these guys were a guilty pleasure. Fun and catchy as hell, but phony and often shallow. All that's gone now. What we get is essential, beautiful and adventurous indie pop, sophisticated songwriting and emotional lyrics. Can't get enough of it.
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Jul 20, 2013This is one of the best albums of the Year!! Lyrically haunting, emotionally deep and superb in every other aspects. Do yourself a favor, and listen to this, your ears will thank you!
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May 15, 2013
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May 20, 2013What an amazing album, an engrossing 3rd chapter that makes for an enjoyable listen along with the past two albums. It's a concrete step forward for Vampire Weekend that has already managed to get me excited for whatever the band is gonna do next! but thankfully I have 3 incredible albums to listen to while I wait.
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May 16, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 10, 2013I got so excited for this album to come out! I've listened to it almost 4 times since release! I think this could be their best album overall! Best tracks in my opinion: Unbelievers, Diane Young, Ya Hey
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Sep 17, 2013The best release in a summer that was packed with quality music and hype. Vampire Weekend gets better with each effort, and the drastic change in musical style while still maintaining an incredibly unique identity and sound and continuing to produce masterfully impresses.
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Mar 19, 2014An album that changes the way we all look at an already well established band. Soft beats, Tender harmonies and light production value make this album a success in even the toughest markets. An essential album to have and give a listen or 10.
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Aug 28, 2014After two stylish, modern and flourished albums, Vampire Weekend found the perfect way to sound familiar yet more complex, more mature, more eccentric, while showing and performing catchy and lovely songs that easily stick to both a summer party or a cosy living room with a fire and a sofa. They haven't changed at all; they, actually, have maximized and refined their essence, their talent.
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May 2, 2014As the songs go one, you will keep thinking in the awesome lyrics and different rhythm that totally changed the look of Vampire Weekend. This revolutionary album is the band's best till now, and I can't wait to see what will come next.
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Mar 5, 2015Vampire Weekend's third album, Modern Vampires of the City, is clearly a work of art. Comparing it to the other albums, one can hear how much the members of the band have grown from the college boys they were when they first started. MVOTC takes on a newer/different sound than the previous albums but in a positive, progressive way. Wonderful work from a fantastic band!
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May 24, 2015
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Jun 4, 2016Vampire Weekend doesn't do many albums but when they do is something so wonderful that you create a Metacritic account just to give it a 10/10 score, every song it's perfect.
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Jul 27, 2017A good job. We noticed in the songs the affection that the band had with each piano note, each instrument, each letter. In addition, you can listen to this album without skipping any tracks.
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Oct 7, 2020This is Vampire weekend’s best work, the albums thematic structure resonates perfectly with the production choices and the lyricisms is subtle, literate and, while layered and ambitious, the bands uncanny ear for melody and great hooks makes it accesible. I think this is a great album!
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Jun 16, 2021Perfeito! As letras são cheias de metáforas sobre envelhecer, religião e desilusões sobre a vida isso como uma melodia pop e catchy. Sobre a produção eu nem sei o que falar além de incrível e impecável serio mesmo, é a mais diferentona dos três primeiros, ela é super rica, as vezes tenta coisa acontecendo mas fica tão bom e vc se perder dentro das melodias
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May 6, 2022Uma espécie de romance de formação extremamente sombrio, e simultaneamente irreverente. Uma obra-prima.
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May 14, 2013Awesome effort by VW. They manage to keep things fresh, while still maintaining their charm. Album highlights include: Obvious Bicycle, Diane Young, and Ya hey.
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May 16, 2013
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May 14, 2013This is one of the most beautiful album of 2013. Unique and really interesting lyrics with a beautiful rhythms. These rhythms are really catch the human's soul and don't release until song is ending. Unquestioningly that's a catchy album. Love it.
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Jun 2, 2013One of two best release of this May release. Vampire Weekend shed their Afrobeat signature and replace it with something totally different. If you really into Contra and their debut album, it might take some spin to swallow it through. Highlight tracks: Step, Diane Young, Worship You
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Jul 12, 2013
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Jul 29, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 25, 2013A fantastic record from start to finish. Modern Vampires is a solid, confident and intelligent album from a band that finally is starting to show some maturity and breadth. Their best effort to date.
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May 14, 2013Their best work yet.
If "Vampire Weekend" was their freshman year, and "Contra" a sophomore effort, "Modern Vampires of the City" is an upperclassman affair. Punctuated by both pop-centric tunes and deep cuts, the album is nearly faultless in its diversity.
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May 18, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 18, 2013
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Feb 5, 2014
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Jul 23, 2013Vampire Weekend crafts another lyrically stunning album, delivering a wide variety of dynamic and spontaneous songs. The band strikes a near perfect balance in making catchy, yet still meaningful songs. Do yourself a favour and listen to this album, you will not be disappointed.
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Dec 5, 2013
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Sep 27, 2013First listen, didnt really care, second listen, awesome! So catchy songs. I find myself whistling or singing along with all songs! Really awesome awesome! Favorites: Unbelievers, Diane Young, Hannah Hunt, Everlasting Arms, Finger Back.
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Aug 31, 2014Amazing record by Vampire Weekend. I was'nt a big fan of the group before i first heard "Ya Hey" couple of weeks ago. I decided to get whole album and give it a shot - i must say i don't regret. Lyrics, great variety of different instruments, switching tempo and overall haunted LP.
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May 14, 2013A brilliantly thought out and meticulously detailed and executed album. From beginning to end, Vampire Weekend never cease to impress with perfectly crafted songs, taking you through a calming yet exhilarating album; definitely their best effort.
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May 14, 2013Modern Vampires Of The City is Vampire Weekend's evolution in sound yet again, providing a more chilled, eerie vibe than their past two albums. While die-hard fans of Contra and the debut may find it harder to get into, it's destined to grow on you after spinning it a few times.
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Jun 18, 2013
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Jun 18, 2013
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Feb 22, 2014Modern Vampires of the City is Vampire Weekend's darkest album that might lack in that familiar ground that made Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend in the first place, but after a few plays and a few more times to adjust to Vamp's more experimental and dark ground, as it turns out, Modern Vampires of the City might just be a clean page for this phenomenal, endlessly surprising and creative band.
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Jul 15, 2014Here they are. Out of the smoke and rubble, NYC’s Vampire Weekend emerges with a new change of attitude. It’s been three years since the college radio-loved VW have released an album and the world has seen them recluse into the vapor to discover a new path into the musical atmosphere. With their new album, Modern Vampires of the City,Vampire Weekend has journeyed successfully.
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Nov 24, 2021When everything here lines up the right way--and it more often than not, it does--Modern Vampires is the perfect album for the coming Atlantic summer. Think of it like **** taffy: bright and sweet, with plenty to chew on.
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May 11, 2019Great evolution of their sound and solid album, start to finish. Also, the last Vampire Weekend album I will listen to, their latest album is terrible.
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Apr 22, 2020
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May 26, 2013
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May 26, 2013
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Jan 4, 2014Bah, not bad, but still beeing the same than VW 2 previous records, is nothing to be impressed but is something really nice, sounds and feels great you feel tired.
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Jan 9, 2015En esta colección de canciones inmediatamente enganchadora, nos podemos encontrar con melodías sumamente encajadas en sí y, a la vez, contrastadas; manteniendo la variación de las canciones, no te aburrirás de este álbum, puesto que cada canción es digna de recordar y cabe mencionar que esta banda tiene un futuro brillante.
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Aug 15, 2022Bah, not bad, but still beeing the same than VW 2 previous records, is nothing to be impressed but is something really nice, sounds and feels great you feel tired.
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 4, 2013If Modern Vampires of the City makes one thing clear, it's that Vampire Weekend's just getting started here.
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Jun 7, 2013Overall, Modern Vampires of The City sounds fantastic, but not overproduced.
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Jun 4, 2013While MVOTC doesn’t represent a seismic leap from their earlier material, the general feeling is of a much more considered collection, with greater emphasis on song craft.