Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an afrobeat-influenced indie rock band which formed in February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States. The band consists of Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Chris Baio (bass) and Christopher Tomson (drums). The band has released two albums: Their successful 2008 self-titled album and 2010's "Contra". The band has gained positive comparisons to such artists as Paul Simon, Haircut 100 and The Walkmen
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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
Headline says it. Yesterday you saw photo and blurb that introduced this far-flung pop cultural consortium, today it materializes. What does it say about this band that somehow this lineup of Frien... Read more
It perplexed me that shortly after the release of Vampire Weekendâs 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
On the day Contra was released, Vampire Weekend fans inclined to buy the album as a download had two good options from the top digital retailers: Amazon had the record deep-discounted at $3.99, and... Read more
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