VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". The band's most recent album, Contra, was released in 2010.

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Alt Celebs React to the Suicide of Alexander McQueen
From what we have researched, Alexander McQueen was a designer unlike any other designer, because he was innovative. Due to unknown reasons, the bro decided to end his life on his own terms.  Alt celebs who have personal connections to the fashion world turned to twitter in order to mourn his death. Did you see any alt celebs mourning/namedropping/reflecting upon Alexander ...
New vid: Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Here’s the new vid from Vampire Weekend. The song itself ticks all the boxes on my usual checklist - frisky, spirited, catchy. But ultimately, it’s a song that doesn’t really do anything for me. It’s a bit of a hollow listen. The video itself is pretty neat though.
Have u caught Vampy Fever?
Really feeling a lot of vibes from the Vampire Weekend album release. It seems like this one is ‘really catching on’ with 3 of the most important entry-level indie music fans: tweens Middle Aged men looking to recapture their youth in the spirit of music women aged 13-55 who are having some sort of ‘identity crisis’ based on their lack of an ...
gorilla vs. bear's songs of 2008
As if arbitrarily ranking one’s favorite albums of the year isn’t an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David’s list at the bottom of the post… 50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet 49. CFCF - "Invitation to Love" 48. Crystal Stilts "The Dazzled" 47. Ghosthustler - Someone Else’s Ride 46. Arch M...
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Tuesday's Recommended Release
When Vampire Weekend released their CD-R demo and then their self-titled debut we were one of the many haters that lined up to scorn the band for taking from Paul Simon and for being posh, suburban, white kids playing on some tribal African sounds. We were among those that called it boring and weak, but really we were just revolting against the sudden popularity of the band, feeling they hadn...
Banjo or Freakout
In the music video to Banjo or Freakout’s “Upside Down” an Indian, a football player, a guy in a chicken suit, an angel, a solider, a Playmate bunny, a man covered in blue paint, and the Grim Reaper are all seen running and jumping into the ocean in slow motion. It’s a striking sequence and the band’s music has a surreal, transcendental quality that fits those...
Vampire Weekend interview
A Celestial Affair   Vampire Weekend has transformed. With their 2008 self-titled debut, Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson & Chris Baio captured the ideals of young pop fans everywhere with their witty, intellectual constructions of strong pop songs executed with a standard rock set up. Their wistful dreaming from the dorms of an ivy league university sparked interest...
Remix of the Week: Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Chromeo Remix)
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Vampire Weekend, but anything involving Chromeo sounds good to me…and in this case it sounds great. The loveable duo recently remixed VW’s oh-so-Police-esque tune "The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance" giving it a fresh coat of sexy 80’s synth funk. The two groups also performed a slightly different, but no less endearing...
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GLASTONBURY 2008 - PART ONE
Singles for the week beginning May 26!
Band name: Vampire Weekend, Alphabeat, Land Of Talk and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Sink your fangs into this week’s singles review, where a certain Peter Gabriel referencing Noo York band has stolen the affections of our scribe Amy Rich… Pull quote 2: It distracted me from Bosnia & Herzegovina’s entry in the Eurovision. For a moment...
Vampire Weekend
Venue: The Bug jar, Rochester, New York City Teaser: Artrocker.com hits New York City with this special report on Vampire Weekend - and April S Engram is on hand to sink her fangs in… Pull quote 2: Bassist Chris Baio danced to every song, and yelled his background vocals so hard that he didn’t even need a mic… First para: Recently dubbed “Buzzcatcher”...
HOVE FESTIVAL PART TWO
Venue: Hove, Norway Teaser: It’s day two at Norway’s Hove Festival, and our correspondent Richard Davis is becoming increasingly strange and twisted. In today’s report he encounters fascist rallies, psychedelic haircuts and the dancing habits of rival music magazine hacks… Pull quote 2: they happily slip into every nu-metal stereotype in the holy book...
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Venue: Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London Teaser: Listen up, vagrants! It seems that a small band we reviewed in New York last year have become the flavour of the day. Holy Jesus indeed. But let’s see if they can earn their wings infront of a notoriously trendy east London audience… Polly Rappaport brings us this review! Pull quote 2: Vampire Weekend have...
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