{"product_id":"vampire-weekend-only-god-was-above-us-black-vinyl","title":"Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us (Black Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8lCmyFCj580?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Vinyl 2LP With Poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbia's standard vinyl edition spreads \u003cem\u003eOnly God Was Above Us\u003c\/em\u003e across two black LPs in a gatefold jacket, with printed inner sleeves and a folded 24-by-36-inch poster. Three songs sit on each of the first three sides, and \"Hope,\" which runs close to eight minutes, has side D to itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's fifth album came out on April 5, 2024. It is the first made by the trio of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson since Rostam Batmanglij left in 2016. Koenig wrote the lyrics in 2019 and 2020, and the main sessions took place over the next few years in Manhattan, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoenig produced it with Ariel Rechtshaid, their third album together, and Tomson and Batmanglij added production. Dave Fridmann mixed it and Emily Lazar mastered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title is a headline from the New York Daily News of May 1, 1988, reporting on Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which lost part of its roof in flight; a passenger told the paper \"Only God was above us.\" That front page is held up in Steven Siegel's cover photograph, taken inside a subway car. \"Capricorn,\" the video above, and \"Gen-X Cops\" were the first two singles, both released on February 16, 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIce Cream Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapricorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrep-School Gangsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Surfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGen-X Cops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Boone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePravda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eHope\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Vampire Weekend titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vampire-weekend-vampire-weekend\"\u003eVampire Weekend\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vampire-weekend-contra\"\u003eContra\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vampire-weekend-modern-vampires-of-the-city\"\u003eModern Vampires of the City\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vampire-weekend-father-of-the-bride\"\u003eFather of the Bride\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196588618215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Columbia Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Columbia Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67500931711134,"sku":"EVP-7B229BB1-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/VAM143-LP.png?v=1791879216","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/vampire-weekend-only-god-was-above-us-black-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}