coup de main - noun
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Rostam Batmanglij leaves Vampire Weekend.

Rostam Batmanglij has announced via Twitter that he has left Vampire Weekend - although he and Ezra Koenig will continue to collaborate on "future projects + future VW songs".

Read Batmanglij's open letter below:

Ezra Koenig has also now released a statement: