Christopher Baio has played bass with Vampire Weekend since 2006, but now he’s stepping out on his own with an album of pure pop deliciousness. The Names will release September 18th via Glassnote Records and will include the Mika-esque, Bowie-influence ditty “Sister of Pearl”, a song with killer hooks. The record is sounding pretty summery to our ears.
Baio said, “With ‘Sister of Pearl’ I wanted to write a Bowie and Ferry-referencing throwback pop song with a simple, straight-forward lyrical message: be who you want to be.”