(I should state at the outset, I'm fairly certain Ezra Koenig has forsaken the Big Apple for greener pastures, but Vampire Weekend is still peddling that NYC flavor like a street vendor hawking street meat. I admit I’m fashionably late to this single's release party, but you know what they say - better late than a Messi fan arriving to the World Cup final.)
“Capricorn” is the new single released by “the happy New York kids” in roughly 6 years. It’s replete with aristocratic piano, wail-y guitars, and (of course) an arrangement of strings.
Since Rostam Batmanglij's departure, Koenig has shown he’s been able to stand on both feet, creating tracks that stay true to a sonic profile Vampire has cultivated since 2008, with “Capricorn" further contributing to this identity.