Behind the Covers

Vampire Weekend

1 album cover in our archive

Vampire Weekend is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 2000s. Released on XL Recordings, the artwork sits in the indie tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, debut album, band photo, minimalist. Below you'll find the full story behind each Vampire Weekend cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend — album cover art

Vampire Weekend (2008)

The debut album cover features a Polaroid photograph of a chandelier in St. Anthony Hall, a Columbia University semi-secret society, taken during one of the band's early campus performances.

Label
XL Recordings
Genre
Indie
Decade
2000s
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