Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend are a buzz band out of New York who play West African jazz-styled music. As the Earfarm blog noted: ‘Vampire Weekend are a quartet of Columbia graduates who, like Islands, clearly share a certain love of the sounds that informed Paul Simon’s Graceland and half of everything Peter Gabriel has ever done’. Their song, Oxford Coma, in particular is very catchy. I’ve heard whispers that they’ve signed to XL Records for the world, but don’t hold me to that. Nonetheless they sound fun and have a very ‘now’ sound. Whatever that means.
Listen to the Vampire Weekend song, Oxford Coma.
[audio:http://www.movedigital.com/go/alexcarnevale/89147/Oxford_Comma.mp3]
3 comments
Ryann Thursday 28 February 2008
They are such a good and unusual band. a breath of fresh air.
Instant VW Fan... Wednesday 5 March 2008
If the Kinks were way better and the Beatles were way worse, Vampire Weekend would result. This may not sound like a great thing but trust me, its incredible. I was an instant fan after hearing the first song which I investigated after seeing the A-punk video. The first thing I’ve liked/loved in nearly ten years apart from Paulo Nutini. THat’s pretty damn great. Recommend to anyone who doesnt have their head up their ass.
Holly Monday 10 March 2008
I agree with Instant VW Fan (see below). I also became an instant fan after the spiffy A-punk video. I love their authetic sound. I thought that all music was starting to sound too machine-like, but VW is one of those bands that breaks that stereotype. And it doesn’t hurt that lead singer Ezra is adorable. :]