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"Vampire Weekend have announced the release date of their third studio album. The New York indie band&amp;#039;s new record will be released on May 6 in the UK and May 7 in the US.  Frontman Ezra Koenig recently told NME that he became depressed while trying to write material for the album. He said: &amp;quot;Making every record is a process full of tough times. Invariably that&amp;#039;s how it is for us.  &amp;quot;When we started to work a few days a week and really pick things up we immediately had maybe two or three songs that we thought were perfect for this record, a new vibe, quality songwriting.  &amp;quot;We felt great about them for two or three months, but then after a while you realise, &amp;#039;OK, we have two or three great songs and we need 11 or 12&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;Then the depression sets in. You don&amp;#039;t want to have three great songs and then write nine sh**ty ones.&amp;quot; Watch the music video for Vampire Weekend&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Giving Up the Gun&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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