From battered leather jackets to Lacoste polos and tank tops: by the arrival of Vampire Weekend towards the decade's end, things were looking decidedly different. Meet Me In The Bathroom is a song by Vampire Weekend, an American indie rock band known for their eclectic sound and witty lyrics. Released in 2019, this track marks a departure from the band's typical preppy, upbeat vibe, instead opting for a more introspective and melancholic tone.
I know Vampire Weekend were mentioned in the original book on the NYC indie scene of the 2000s but I never really considered them as part of the same movement as bands like the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, etc. For starters, the debut album came out quite a bit later than those bands mentioned before. And stylistically, I tend to think of Vampire Weekend as being more indie pop than a.
Meet Me In The Bathroom (2022) – Gateway Film Center
The book ends by suggesting the Strokes' torch got passed to Vampire Weekend, who were different in a number of ways: they found commercial success on an indie label, they grew up listening to a wide range of music beyond rock and dabbled in dance music and hip-hop before settling on Vampire Weekend's African-influenced style, they didn't party. Capturing the last great romantic age of rock'n'roll through the lens of iconic New York City musicians, Meet Me in the Bathroom chronicles a new generation of music and technology with never-before-seen footage of era-defining bands such as The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeah's and Interpol. In the alternation of archival footage, never-before-seen footage and testimonials from the bands that defined and shaped this era, we find groups like The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeah's and Interpol; these are just some of the big names that play in this nascent music scene in the climate of post.
The House of Jealous Lovers! Yes, it's an excellent track by The Rapture. It could also be the title of this oral history (the actual title, Meet Me in the Bathroom, is a song by another prominently featured band, but we'll get to that). Documentary capturing New York's rock scene in the early 2000s, including the likes of The Strokes and Vampire Weekend.
Monarchie & Alltag » Trailer: “Meet Me In The Bathroom”
Strong language/sex/mature. Vampire Weekend's rise comes towards the end of Meet Me In The Bathroom, as the musical uprising shifts from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and the internet boom becomes a natural part of music consumption. The Meet Me in the Bathroom oral history novel by Lizzy Goodman was released to great acclaim in 2017, from music critics and historians.
Mainly for it's length and what was considered 'unseen' history for moments lost in the New York underground art and music scene.
