It’s elegiac and eclectic, a long way from the erudite indie rock that he helped write, play and produce for Vampire Weekend. Ocean and Dev Hynes, making music that is, by virtue of its creator, a commentary on race, sexuality and identity. Mr. Batmanglij has a tendency to speak slowly and cautiously, and is unafraid to give a succinct answer followed by a inscrutable laugh. “The idea of the gay experience, it feels like a relic,” he said. “I felt like in the ’90s when we were watching the gay characters on ‘The Real World,’ there was definitely a gay experience that was distinct from a straight experience.

Source: New York Times October 30, 2017 18:00 UTC