Formed in early 2006 in New York City by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist Chris Baio, Vampire Weekend emerged as one of the seminal acts of the blog-rock era. Batmanglij left the band in 2016 to begin a solo career, though he and Koenig continued collaborating. The group has released four albums: Vampire Weekend (2008), Contra (2010), Modern Vampires of the City (2013), and Father of the Bride (2019). Their fifth, Only God Was Above Us, is due in April 2024.