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Minns ett tv-inslag om Morrissey där en gästtyckare (potentiellt var det Johan Hakelius) konstaterade att man antingen älskar eller hatar Morrissey, det finns inga mellanlägen. Antingen tycker ... Read more

Contra, the new Vampire Weekend album is cause for a celebration and, luckily for us, the band has provided the soundtrack. On the heels of their near perfect, self-titled debut, not only has Vamp... Read more

It perplexed me that shortly after the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut, the rough impression suggested that more people hated the band than liked them; not just because I happened ... Read more

Call it prep school-Africana or vaguely precious Soweto-pop,the music the boys of Vampire Weekend make have been getting under listeners'pelts since their start. The sophomore Contra won't bug fans... Read more

Is the anticipated sophomore effort a worthwhile follow-up or a total mess?Vampires Weekend is:Ezra Koenig: lead vocals, guitars, keyboard, pianoRostam Batmanglij: piano, backing vocals, keyboard, ... Read more

Vampire Weekend's eponymous 2008 debut proved a rare pop triumph, succeeding in its creation of an entire aesthetic – Ivy League Afro-pop. The New York quartet works its way out of that corne... Read more

Vampire Weekend exploded into the music world’s general consciousness at the beginning of 2008 with an eponymous debut album that was bouncy, harmless indie rock with grammatical bones to pic... Read more

Vampire Weekend's second album, "Contra," finds the New York-based band pushing its eclectic, intellectual indie rock further using a mash-up of musical genres, clever wordplay and emotional heft. ... Read more

Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut was a revelation, and their likable and listenable Upper West Side Soweto captured our hearts with ease. Contra is perhaps the perfect follow-up - similar, but j... Read more

Ahead of the release of Vampire Weekend's second album, singer Ezra Koenig has taken, a little improbably, to protesting his band's punk authenticity: "When people try to frame us as spoiled rich k... Read more