Last week brought the surprising news that Switchfoot, the mid-aughts Christian rock crossover success story, were releasing a new covers EP recorded under quarantine featuring material from a fascinating selection of artists: Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend, the Chainsmokers, the Verve, Harry Styles, and Jon Bellion. Upon announcing the EP, they s...

Switchfoot! You remember those guys! Back in the '00s, they crossed over from Christian rock stardom to mainstream Grey's Anatomy-fueled celebrity with hits like "Meant To Live" and "Dare You To Move." Although not quite as visible these days, they're still around, and they're about to cover a fascinating assortment of artists on a new…

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig hasn't really been participating in the singer-songwriter quarantine Olympics. We haven't seen Koenig, for instance, posting a bunch of videos of acoustic cover songs on Instagram. But last night, Koenig was the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon's remotely-recorded version of The Tonight Show. Sending in video from what...

On Monday night, Haim were the musical guests on The Tonight Show. They knocked out a really nice version of the new single "The Steps," and former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij, one of the co-producers of Haim's forthcoming LP Women In Music Pt.III, played guitar in their backing band. Haim did a comedy skit…

It's been nearly a year since Vampire Weekend graced us with Father Of The Bride, their first album in more than half a decade. At 18 tracks, it's the band's longest release by far, but it could have been much longer. Upon announcing FOTB, Ezra Koenig revealed that at one point he was considering releasing…