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Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The best part about Vampire Weekend is that the album simply doesn't have a bad track in it.
Review by Dack
After listening to just a single track on Vampire Weekend's self titled album, it wouldn't be uncommon to ask how long they have worked as a band to obtain such a unique and refined sound. The answer to that question is one of the reasons why this debut album is so stellar. I've been following the band ever since I heard Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, a song that appears on this album, on their MySpace page a few months back. While I've been hooked ever since, I was simply blown away by the quality and perfection achieved with every track on the album.
Vampire Weekend has a sound that is very hard to peg down, best being described as Indie Rock with a African and Western popular music twist. The first four songs alone are strong enough to easily top any whole album that has been released thus far this year (and probably the rest of the year, too). The songs have a really good, joyful feel to them that is instantly uplifting while at the same time being very versatile and deep. Mansford Roof and Oxford Comma are both outstanding songs that contain multiple instruments and soothing vocals that sing clever lyrics. Things take a turn for the more rock sound with A-Punk, a great song that could easily be a hit. The aforementioned Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa carries a tribal feel the entire track, with banging drums and high note choruses.
M79 is simply a magnificent track, easily the best song so far in 2008, and I wouldn't hesitate to call it one of the best Indie songs of the new century. Its background instruments sounds like what you would hear in a ballroom in the 1800's, mixed with a modern rock sound, and again being sung in tribal-like vocals.
The best part about Vampire Weekend is that the album simply doesn't have a bad track in it. The tracks are a perfect length and never overstay their welcome (If that were even possible). Every song is simply great and unique. Whether it's the tribal sounds of the great Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and One (Blake's got a New face), the folk sound of the string filled Bryn, or the simply yet effective Oxford Comma, Vampire Weekend is a daring and triumphant album, that with its exceptional sound will relax and uplift after every listen.
Top Songs:
1. Mansard Roof
2. Oxford Comma
3. A-Punk
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
5. M79
6. Campus
7. Bryn
8. One (Blake's Got A New Face)
9. I Stand Corrected
10. Walcott
11. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
The best part about Vampire Weekend is that the album simply doesn't have a bad track in it.
Review by Dack
After listening to just a single track on Vampire Weekend's self titled album, it wouldn't be uncommon to ask how long they have worked as a band to obtain such a unique and refined sound. The answer to that question is one of the reasons why this debut album is so stellar. I've been following the band ever since I heard Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, a song that appears on this album, on their MySpace page a few months back. While I've been hooked ever since, I was simply blown away by the quality and perfection achieved with every track on the album.
Vampire Weekend has a sound that is very hard to peg down, best being described as Indie Rock with a African and Western popular music twist. The first four songs alone are strong enough to easily top any whole album that has been released thus far this year (and probably the rest of the year, too). The songs have a really good, joyful feel to them that is instantly uplifting while at the same time being very versatile and deep. Mansford Roof and Oxford Comma are both outstanding songs that contain multiple instruments and soothing vocals that sing clever lyrics. Things take a turn for the more rock sound with A-Punk, a great song that could easily be a hit. The aforementioned Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa carries a tribal feel the entire track, with banging drums and high note choruses.
M79 is simply a magnificent track, easily the best song so far in 2008, and I wouldn't hesitate to call it one of the best Indie songs of the new century. Its background instruments sounds like what you would hear in a ballroom in the 1800's, mixed with a modern rock sound, and again being sung in tribal-like vocals.
The best part about Vampire Weekend is that the album simply doesn't have a bad track in it. The tracks are a perfect length and never overstay their welcome (If that were even possible). Every song is simply great and unique. Whether it's the tribal sounds of the great Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and One (Blake's got a New face), the folk sound of the string filled Bryn, or the simply yet effective Oxford Comma, Vampire Weekend is a daring and triumphant album, that with its exceptional sound will relax and uplift after every listen.
Top Songs:
1. Mansard Roof
2. Oxford Comma
3. A-Punk
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
5. M79
6. Campus
7. Bryn
8. One (Blake's Got A New Face)
9. I Stand Corrected
10. Walcott
11. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
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