Vampire Weekend

Interview with Andy Cohen, 2019
Appearance on Radio Andy show

Caller: My question is, there are songs of yours, for example Walt Grace, that as soon as it starts, it just takes my breath away. It's like a punch in the stomach, it's so good. And it just gets right to my heart. And I want to thank you for that song, and I want to also say: Is there a song like that for you? Not your song, but someone else's, that no matter when you hear it, the room stops for a second.

JM: Oh, that's a great question. And I want to answer it correctly. I would like to start, like, modern. I mean, when I hear "Harmony Hall" by Vampire Weekend, I get kicked in the chest. I'm like, this is better than anything I can do right now. Which is great. I just love getting my ass kicked. I'm like, man that's really good. That's really kind of a perfect recording. That's a perfect recording.