Watch Vampire Weekend perform ‘Gen-X Cops’ and ‘Capricorn’ on ‘SNL’

nme.com:

Vampire Weekend performed ‘Gen-X Cops’ and ‘Capricorn’ while appearing as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

Check out footage below.The New York indie rockers’ visit to the late night show – which was hosted this week by Maya Rudolph – marked the first time they had played there in 11 years, and their fourth overall.The band performed the two tracks from new album ‘Only God Was Above Us’, which NME hailed in a four-star review as a “technicolour, sprawling ode to a long-gone, old New York City”.Ezra Koenig and co.

were joined by producer Ariel Rechtshaid on guitar, while the band brought a piano to ‘Gen-X Cops’ and the addition of a string section for ‘Capricorn’.Check out the performances below.Next week will see SNL wrap up its current season with actor Jake Gyllenhaal hosting for the third time and Sabrina Carpenter as the musical guest.

The actor previously led episodes in 2007 and 2022.This week’s episode, meanwhile, saw Rudolph bring back her her sketch parodying Beyoncé taking on the Hot Ones challenge.Reviewing ‘Only God Was Above Us’, NME added: “Despite its sentimental homages to the history of their hometown, ‘Only God Was Above Us’ isn’t a nostalgic album.