Vampire Weekend’s queasy new ‘Sunflower’ video spotlights NYC legends
This music video is so topsy-turvy, you may not be able to keep down your Zabar’s.
Vampire Weekend released the split-screen promo for its new single “Sunflower” Wednesday — and it stars a slate of NYC celebrities as well as legendary Upper West Side venues.
The dizzying clip, directed by actor-filmmaker Jonah Hill, features rotating scenes at Broadway’s beloved Zabar’s and Amsterdam Avenue’s Barney Greengrass a few blocks north.
At the latter of the Jewish delis is comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld, who at the end of the video talks to the counter men while Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and Steve Lacy of the band The Internet stand reading newspapers in the background.
“That’s good, I love it,” Seinfeld says in response to a joke pitch about lox on a bagel.
Ra𓄧p veteran Fab 5 Freddy also makes a brief appearance in the 2-minute, 25-second video.
“Sunflower” is the most recent release off of Vampire Weekend’s upcoming album, out May 3, with a tour to follow.