Vampire Weekend Debut “This Life” Video

Vampire Weekend release new video for "This Life"
Vampire Weekend"This Life" video

Vampire Weekend have dropped a new video for Father of the Bride track “This Life.” The video, directed by Emmett Malloy, stars Kyle Field (of Little Wings) as “Wade” and features appearances by Danielle Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jovan Hill, Simi & Haze, Mark Ronson, Sophie, Despot and of course the members of Vampire Weekend. It was filmed in Palm Springs, CA during Passover. The video was produced by Ari Schneiderman, Justin Cooper and was edited by Ian McGee.

“This Life” features Danielle Haim on backing vocals, and additional guitars from Jake Longstreth, who co-hosts Time Crisis on Beats1 with Ezra Koenig. The song also features lyrics from iLoveMakonnen’s song “Tonight.”

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