"I want in ten years' time for people to say to their friends, their children, or whatever 'this was the record that summed up my 2015 - this album sums up how my generation were feeling, what we were listening to, how music was being made, how it sounded', you know," Justin Young tells Gigwise of their exquisite new album, English Graffiti. 

Indeed, it is an album very much of its time. With an urgency as well as a longing, this is music that demands to be heard. Whether or not The Vaccines have captured the zeitgeist remains to be seen, but one thing is clear - their time is now. 

To celebrate, we've let The Vaccines take over Gigwise - with exclusive interviews, a track by track guide to the album, a playlist of their favourite tunes, the books being read as the record took shape, and a handy guide to the very best burgers in the world. 

- The Vaccines release English Graffiti on 25 May. 

Check out The Vaccines' full English Graffiti takeover below

INTERVIEW: 'No one ever says The Vaccines are important, I think we've achieved that now' - watch

TRACK BY TRACK: The band talk us through each and every song on their huge new album, English Graffiti 

GOOD BURGERS: Justin Young's guide to the very best burgers in the world, eaten while making English Graffiti

PLAYLIST: English Graffiti producers Dave Fridmann and Cole M. Greif-Neill's tracks of inspiration while making the record  

READING LIST: Bassist Arni Arnasson the books he was reading while making English Graffiti

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