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Vampire Weekend
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New York, United States ( February 2006 – present)
Vampire Weekend is an indie pop/rock band with Afro-pop influences. Bandmates Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keys & vox), Christopher Tomson (drums) and Chris Baio (bass) formed February 2006 in New York, NY.
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. They are quickly garnering comparisons to Paul Simon’s Graceland for the Afro-pop style, as well as to The Kinks and NYC’s The Walkmen. The album itself is also drawing comparisons to The Strokes’ 2001 debut, Is This It, which also broke through at the time for its pop simplicity and ingenuity.
Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal. Rolling Stone placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007. They also garnered much local buzz in the summer of 2007 with their song Oxford Comma, which gripes about prep grammar, Lil’ Jon, and coal drama. They are currently on their first major tour, covering North America and ending off at Coachella 2008 in Indio, California.
They are self-proclaimed “specialists in the following styles: ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’, ‘Upper West Side Soweto’, ‘Campus’, and ‘Oxford Comma Riddim.’”
The name Vampire Weekend comes from a movie that Ezra Koenig made in the summer of his freshman year at college. You can watch the trailer on Youtube, here.
Their official site is http://www.vampireweekend.com/
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. They are quickly garnering comparisons to Paul Simon’s Graceland for the Afro-pop style, as well as to The Kinks and NYC’s The Walkmen. The album itself is also drawing comparisons to The Strokes’ 2001 debut, Is This It, which also broke through at the time for its pop simplicity and ingenuity.
Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal. Rolling Stone placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007. They also garnered much local buzz in the summer of 2007 with their song Oxford Comma, which gripes about prep grammar, Lil’ Jon, and coal drama. They are currently on their first major tour, covering North America and ending off at Coachella 2008 in Indio, California.
They are self-proclaimed “specialists in the following styles: ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’, ‘Upper West Side Soweto’, ‘Campus’, and ‘Oxford Comma Riddim.’”
The name Vampire Weekend comes from a movie that Ezra Koenig made in the summer of his freshman year at college. You can watch the trailer on Youtube, here.
Their official site is http://www.vampireweekend.com/
Videos
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Vampire Weekend - M79
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Vampire Weekend - Ladies of Cambridge
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Vampire Weekend - Mansford Roof
Top Albums
Shoutbox
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soyegoista wrote:
I love you Vampire Weekend ♥ !
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Alisdria wrote:
I have their whole album - all these songs here, and I LOVE them! Awesome band.
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oozabooman wrote:
I ONLY LISTEN TO BANDS THAT HAVE NAMES SUGGESTING THAT THEY DO NOT PLAY MUSIC DURING THE WEEKDAYS.
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LittleMissDarko wrote:
shit
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CJCaulfield wrote:
I'm really sad that they canceled the CMU date. boo!
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Signofthezodiac wrote:
The only song I dont like by them is their cover of Radiohead. other then that love them <3
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Haseye wrote:
Vampire Weekend in Brazil will be the best day of my life...definetly. [2]
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crimexwave wrote:
si. i love this band.
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Ignacio17 wrote:
que buena musica, buen disco ademas
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pjdigitalism wrote:
Vampire Weekend in Brazil will be the best day of my life...definetly.
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Chadipoo wrote:
So damn good.
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TimWilliams85 wrote:
My brother told me to listen to this band a few days ago and I must say I'm very impressed!
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Handit wrote:
does anybody have a copy of white sky to download?
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stoneagedinosau wrote:
Clever buggers
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TehSpiral wrote:
I had never heard of this band up until a week ago, and they sound so delightful! It's been a while since a new band caught my attention like this.
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El_Skeletto wrote:
best album of 2008 so far
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dennisthekill wrote:
esse vampiros detonam meu winamp!
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SPACEFACTORYREC wrote:
music is good http://www.lastfm.fr/label/SPACE+FACTORY
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ninjajadaa wrote:
I heard that there new album will be out fall O9!! so yay can't wait.
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In_Amber_Clad wrote:
I've liked Vampire Weekend from day 1 and will continue to love them until they stop making music. It's intelligent and catchy.
Events
- Oct 4 Voter Registration Concert with Vampire Weekend Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States
- Oct 12 Music for Democracy's "Be the Change" Get out the Vote Fundraiser St. Raphael's Cathedral, New York, United States
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Oct
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Iceland Airwaves Music Festival
Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
50 shouts
| 192 attendees
Listeners
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Recent Activity
- skymankey, exeuntsl, WATERBLUE33 and 5 other people added Vampire Weekend to their libraries. 19 minutes ago
- Se2b1 tagged Vampire Weekend with ‘indie pop’ and ‘pop’. 3 hours ago
- gonesser, andreagal, drinksomemore and 9 other people added Vampire Weekend to their libraries. 3 hours ago
- amyxlala tagged Vampire Weekend with ‘experimental’, ‘indie’, ‘indie pop’, ‘indie rock’, ‘afro-beat’ and ‘ska’. 7 hours ago
- cherryglam, no-i-am-not, harunasg5 and 1 other person added Vampire Weekend to their libraries. 7 hours ago
- Chmurs tagged Vampire Weekend with ‘vampire weekend’, ‘punk’, ‘sounds like summer’, ‘afro indie’, ‘chillout’ and ‘love at first listen’. 9 hours ago
- MaybeNot_, niuche, khanson79 and 5 other people added Vampire Weekend to their libraries. 10 hours ago
- pedroisonfire tagged Vampire Weekend with ‘indie rock’. Saturday morning
- Agnum added Vampire Weekend to Agnum’s library. August 2008
- schismular tagged Vampire Weekend with ‘seen live’. August 2008
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More Information
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- Band Members
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- Chris Baio
- Christopher Tomson
- Ezra Koenig
- Rostam Batmanglij
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