Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend, a New York-based rock band formed in 2006 and signed to Columbia Records, boasts Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. Their debut album (2008) fused indie pop, Afropop, and chamber music, praised as one of the greatest debuts. Despite Batmanglij's 2016 departure, subsequent albums garnered critical acclaim, commercial success, and Grammy Awards.