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Vampire Weekend is an indie pop/rock band with Afro-pop influences. Bandmates Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards, vocals), Christopher Tomson (drums) and Chris Baio (bass) formed February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 29, 2008 on XL Recordings to, so far, critical success and the single A-Punk garnering heavy airplay on Alternative radio stations throughout the US. |
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What is Deck the Hall Ball 2009 trying to tell us? Date: 08 Dec 2009
Seattle Times -
Vampire Weekend is the best band playing 107.7 The End's Deck the Hall Ball 2009
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Director's Cut: Vampire Weekend: "Cousins" Date: 07 Dec 2009
Pitchfork -
From Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" to Pulp's "A Little Soul" , great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about their creations. The men and women behind the camera are often overlooked in today's YouTube era, but this feature aims to highlight their hard work ...
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Vampire Weekend and omoti Date: 06 Dec 2009
amNewYork -
• Here's a premix of Vampire Weekend's "California English," called "California English pt. 2." According to Pitchfork , this is the B-side to their single "Cousins," which is out now. The no-frills "California English" will be on their forthcoming full length, "Contra," out Jan. 12.
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Hear New Vampire Weekend: "California English Pt. 2" Date: 04 Dec 2009
Pitchfork -
Things you don't expect to hear on a Vampire Weekend song: Gunshot sounds, blissed-out Animal Collective synths , Kid Cudi telling you to suck his balls . And yet two of the three appear on "California English Pt. 2", the dizzily weird B-side to the band's "Cousins" single. (The single is out now digitally, and due on vinyl on December 15.) You should probably stop whatever you're doing and ...
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Kid Cudi Raps Over Vampire Weekend Date: 04 Dec 2009
Pitchfork -
He's already collaborated with MGMT and Ratatat and big-upped Band of Horses , so it's no surprise to find even more evidence that Cleveland upstart rapper Kid Cudi is an indie rock head, on his new track " Cudderisback ". There's still a pleasant frisson to hearing Cudi rapping over the skeletal intro to "Ottoman", Vampire Weekend 's baroque power pop jam from the Nick and Norah's Infinite ...
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Vampire Weekend's Pogo, Snoop's GPS Date: 03 Dec 2009
Spin -
Here's some of the weirdest news to hit the web this week: Michael Jackson's DNA has been used to make a new perfume … um, because who doesn't want to attract psychotic doctors, chimpanzees, and money-hungry relatives? [ TG Daily ] Evidence Pete Doherty has officially smoked too much crack: The part-Jewish Babyshambles rocker sang a Nazi anthem onstage … at a show in Germany . [ YouTube ] Snoop ...
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Listening Party for Vampire Weekend's Contra next month @ Scoot Inn Date: 03 Dec 2009
Austinist -
Has it really been almost two years since Vampire Weekend captured our hearts with their addictive debut album? The memories of a jam-packed, sold out show at The Mohawk in late 2007 and the ensuing SXSW gigs the following year are still vivid in our minds. Well, there’s good news for fans of the New York band -- they’re back and plan to release their sophomore effort, Contra next month ...
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Vampire Weekend Date: 01 Dec 2009
Old Gold & Black -
We have to wait until January 15th for the full album, but Vampire Weekend has released two new songs, "Cousins" and "Horchata" from Contra.
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