Christopher William Tomson (born March 6, 1984), [7] commonly known by his initials "CT", is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the drummer for New York–based indie rock band Vampire Weekend. He is also the lead vocalist and guitarist for a side project called Dams of the West, for which he writes and records the ...

Dec 2, 2016 · Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson's first solo record, Youngish American — produced by The Black Keys ' Patrick Carney — will be out early next year. Adopting the name Dams of the West,...

Sep 8, 2016 · Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson has announced a new solo project, Dams of the West. This fall, he’ll release his debut album, Youngish American, which is produced by the Black Keys’ Patrick...

Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig, and Chris Tomson. (Michael Schmelling) It’s hard to believe that sixteen years have passed since Vampire Weekend released its first album, a debut that would shape the sound of modern indie music and take the Columbia …

Oct 9, 2024 · Gathered on a recent afternoon to talk about the band’s fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us,” frontman Ezra Koenig, bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson have agreed to play a little game...

Jan 19, 2017 · Chris Tomson knows it, too — hence the neuroses he feels about becoming the fourth and final member of Vampire Weekend to release solo material. But Youngish American, Tomson’s first album as...

Jan 16, 2017 · And now fans can listen to new sounds courtesy of Chris Tomson, whose solo project is known as Dams of the West. While Tomson was the drummer of Vampire Weekend, he's actually well-versed...

Jun 11, 2024 · Eighteen years in, the band remains a millennial cultural touchstone. Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig & Chris Tomson photographed by Mara Corsino.

Chris Tomson (b. March 6th, 1984) is one of the four original founding members and the primary drummer in the indie rock band Vampire Weekend, along with Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij,...

It is also the first album recorded by the band as a trio of vocalist-guitarist Ezra Koenig, bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson after the 2016 departure of keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij; 2019's Father of the Bride, the first post-Batmanglij Vampire Weekend album, was created and promoted by Koenig as a solo project with Baio and Tomson ...