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Chris Baio: ‘I feel insanely lucky that I don’t need to leave my home to make money’ Rachel Brodsky © Provided by The Independent Chris Baio is thinking about legacy. The Vampire Weekend bassist is young, still, but maybe that’s just what happens when you've already been in one of the biggest bands in the world before the age of 36. “Most artists, most songwriters, their best work is usually their earliest, for whatever reason,” he says thoughtfully.   In the time since graduating from Columbia University in 2007, Baio has experienced more career success with th...

Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio - Credit: Press Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has released two new singles from his forthcoming album just weeks before it is set to arrive. The two singles, title track ‘Dead Hand Control’ and ‘Take It From Me’, mark the third and fourth songs lifted from Baio’s third LP, due out January 29 through Glassnote. Baio described ‘Dead Hand Control’ as “a song about anxiety and the limits of control” in a statement, questioning who controls a song once it is put out in the world. ‘Take It From Me’ is the artist’s attempt at creating a child...