Harmony Hall by Vampire Weekend Song Info
Along with the track “2021,” “Harmony Hall” was the first single released from Vampire Weekend’s fourth album "Father of the Bride", their first since 2013. The song breezes along with an infectious energy, with the lyrics interpolating a line from their 2013 song, “Finger Back,” off of their previous album "Modern Vampires of the City". The song seems to be about the change of impressions over time, possibly related to the spread or sudden resurgence of hate groups within high-class American universities, such as the Ivy League’s Columbia, where Vampire Weekend attended college and graduated. The track was listed as the #4 best song of 2019 so far by Billboard. The list included songs released by the beginning of June. An official music video was released on February 20, 2019. It was directed by Emmett Malloy and features Jonah Hill and Blood Orange. According to Ezra Koenig: "“Harmony Hall” is one of those songs that has deep roots. Vampire Weekend fans might recognize a little shared DNA, lyrically, with some other things I’ve done. It’s one of those songs that started with a piano part, this baroque part that happens in the middle. And then that part developed for a long time; I was always playing it on piano, trying different ways to play it. And then years later I wrote the guitar riff, and then finally it came together and felt like a song. That’s just sometimes what happens; you have these ideas, they’re not ready to be a whole song. And then finally the verse meets the chorus and then you’re off to the races."
