Vampire Weekend And Haim Trade Soft-Voiced Verses On Fallon

Last night, Ezra Koenig and the soft psychedelic outfit Vampire Weekend brought a groovy dimension to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They performed two songs from their recently released album, Father of the Bride. First came the calming "This Life," followed by the slower, and more emotional, "Jerusalem, New York, Berlin." The tranquil three-woman collective, Haim, lent a vocal hand, and, in the process, helped Vampire Weekend herd viewers into an open field and stare at passing clouds in a sky, pointing at cloud shapes and trying their best to figure out them.


Vampire Weekend's tranquil, timeless music does the heavy lifting once creating atmosphere. Fallon's stage last night was instantly Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm by Bethel, New York in 1969 once the musical group took to it. Haim accompanied them in creamy suits and milky vocals to support Koenig's piercing one. The efficiency of "This Life" was marked by the purest form of a contemporary groove because the guitars and drums knocked a song of serenity and the cavalcade of singers hummed a siren's song of ease. Second came "Jerusalem, New York, and Berlin," being infinitely slower, and more emotional, than the opening. Danielle Haim intertwined her voice with Koenig's for an emotional journey, sadder and stronger than ever before.


Vampire Weekend released Father of the Bride on May 3. It features the previously released songs, "Unbearably White," "Harmony Hall," "2021," "Sunflower," and "Big Blue." In March, the musical group released a music video for "Sunflower" directed by Jonah Hill, featuring Steve Lacy.


Take a look at the captivating performances up above.