Vampire Weekend, a band from New York, started out in 2006 and released a few songs but this album which is their debut album was not released until January 2008.
I bought this album two weeks ago and have listened to it a number of times and really enjoyed it. The music is uplifting and ... Read review
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meaningful dalliance with the Western mainstream it was under Paul Simon's patronage with his peerless 1986 album Graceland. That's if you don't count Damon Albarn's...
Vampire Weekend -
Who would have thought it? Nobody, that's who. The last time African music enjoyed any
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meaningful dalliance with the Western mainstream it was under Paul Simon's patronage with his peerless 1986 albumGraceland. That's if you don't count Damon Albarn's ...
meaningful dalliance with the Western mainstream it was under Paul Simon's patronage with his peerless 1986 album Graceland. That's if you don't count Damon Albarn's extra curricular indulgences (which you don't). The last place we expected it to turn up again was from four New York kids who otherwise might have been found fiddling with their fringes in dorm rooms waiting for the Albert Hammond Jr. tour to hit town. Even by the obscure standards US indie has set itself over the last few years (see TV on the Radio and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) Vampire Weekend offer up a witch's brew of audacity. That alone would be sufficient to garner infamy and a rep for experimentation, but they also hang from this rebellion of form a stream of alt-tunefulness so efficient and unabashed it would make The Strokes' first album blush. Thus, the piping reggae organ and sun-kissed swagger of "Oxford Comma" is given a heartbeat by tight lo-fi garage drums and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" lilts along with cheerful tribal rhythms and crisp African guitar, bound by ascending psychedelic vocals. And that's not to mention the mad strings that make listening to "M79" like watching Ski Sunday on hallucinogens. Their advanced rhythmical awareness even makes more standard indie rampages "I Stand Corrected" and "Walcott" less standard. Which is about the length of it; Vampire Weekend, making the standard much less standard. --James Berry
A-Punk, Bryn, Campus, Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, I Stand Corrected, M79, Mansard Roof, One (Blake's Got A New Face), Oxford Comma, The Kids Don't Stand A Chance, Walcott
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Who would have thought it? Nobody, that's who. The last time African music enjoyed any
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meaningful dalliance with the Western mainstream it was under Paul Simon's patronage with his peerless 1986 albumGraceland. That's if you don't count Damon Albarn's extra curricular indulgences (which you don't). The last place we expected it to turn up again was from four New York kids who otherwise might have been found fiddling with their fringes in dorm rooms waiting for the Albert Hammond Jr. tour to hit town. Even by the obscure standards US indie has set itself over the last few years (see TV on the Radio and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) Vampire Weekend offer up a witch's brew of audacity. That alone would be sufficient to garner infamy and a rep for experimentation, but they also hang from this rebellion of form a stream of alt-tunefulness so efficient and unabashed it would make The Strokes' first album blush. Thus, the piping reggae organ and sun-kissed swagger of "Oxford Comma" is given a heartbeat by tight lo-fi garage drums and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" lilts along with cheerful tribal rhythms and crisp African guitar, bound by ascending psychedelic vocals. And that's not to mention the mad strings that make listening to "M79" like watching Ski Sunday on hallucinogens. Their advanced rhythmical awareness even makes more standard indie rampages "I Stand Corrected" and "Walcott" less standard. Which is about the length of it; Vampire Weekend, making the standard much less standard.--James Berry
Advantages: Uplifting and puts you in a good mood! Disadvantages: only disappointing song was "One"
Vampire Weekend, a band from New York, started out in 2006 and released a few songs but this album which is their debut album was not released until January 2008.
I bought this album two weeks ago and have listened to it a number of times and really enjoyed it. The music is uplifting and easy to listen to. The genre of music is quite a mix its mainly indie with some uplifting afro beats. With one song even reminding me very much of a traditional ... ...little bizzare but it all adds to the individuality and uplifting style brought to the album by the band.
The songs on the album are as follows: 1. Mansford Roof - A fairly short song but puts you in a good mood for the rest of the album and gives you a taste of whats to come. 2. Oxford Comma - Quite a well known song if you listen to the radio alot and was recently released in May. This is one of my favourite songs it sounds very different to songs ...
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Advantages: high quality of songs and consistency Disadvantages: songs are quite short in length
...lyrics. As a musical act, Vampire Weekend perform a brilliantly honest show which is only reflected in their album. The album is of high quality from start to finish and is definitely worth purchasing. Overall I would highly recommend Vampire Weekends' debut as one of this years' finest indie-rock albums. ...
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Advantages: Original, Cheap, Fun Disadvantages: Quite Short
I LOVE this band and their debut album is really good in my oppinion altho it is slightly short. They have a unique sound its sort of classic/indie which is an odd combination but they make it work! All the songs are very up-beat and easy listening. Its a CD the whole family can listen too for example on holiday this year it was soundtrack of the week with everyone from my two year old neice loving it too my 50 year old uncle! I brought it for £7 ...
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Album Notes: Personnel: Ezra Koenig (vocals); Rostam Batmanglij (organ); Chris Baio (bass instrument); Christopher Tomson (drums).
Album Reviews: Spin (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Vampire Weekend have made a truly fresh, fun, and smart record....They spit witty lyrics on subjects they clearly know..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Mansard Roof
2.: Oxford Comma
3.: A-Punk
4.: Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
5.: M79
6.: Campus
7.: Bryn
8.: One (Blake's Got A New Face)
9.: I Stand Corrected
10.: Walcott
11.: Kids Don't Stand A Chance
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