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New York City, New York, United States (2006 – present)
Vampire Weekend is an 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
Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal with indie label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone placedCape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007.
The band’s debut album, “Vampire Weekend” was released on January 28. 2008. It was surprise success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200.
Their second album “Contra” was released on January 12, 2010. It contains the single “Cousins”. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, only the 12th independently released and distributed album to achieve such a feat.
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/
Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal with indie label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone placed
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007.The band’s debut album, “Vampire Weekend” was released on January 28. 2008. It was surprise success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200.
Their second album “Contra” was released on January 12, 2010. It contains the single “
Cousins”. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, only the 12th independently released and distributed album to achieve such a feat.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/
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exposrock wrote:
@imfire lol shut up idiot
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AFKboy wrote:
I need to see them live so bad!
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setanlewat wrote:
craving for their new album
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Colton56 wrote:
Worse band name ever.
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Scintillante wrote:
hipster garbage
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electricturf wrote:
they never made a completely great album, there's always only a few great songs on their albums. nonetheless, they are very cool.
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Sentenzia22 wrote:
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alexjohanssen wrote:
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
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browntowntaco wrote:
best band to just relax and enjoy i love commas now.
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Jaanisk wrote:
Oxford Comma
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Alexashiko wrote:
aah
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keanequeen wrote:
ADOROOOOOOOOOO
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mattmacneil wrote:
sucks
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diegomusichot wrote:
Eles mandam muuuuuuiiiito! <3
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ianrappp wrote:
Giving Up The Gun is so catchy.
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greennavyday wrote:
tl;dr.
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IMFire wrote:
@cabudge...Good try? You tried too hard. You only had to go to the most played band on my charts (Radiohead) to find a band whose members came from privileged upbringings. But you wanted to pluck Joe Strummer out and make some kind of point. I guess it's because the Clash stood for something more than being a typical rock band and embraced other cultural backgrounds in their musical stylings? Ok, fair point, but they had a clear message that was motivational and spoke for the downtrodden and working class. Vampire Weekend? What am I supposed to be motivated to do after listening to them? Eat some sushi, drink horchata, or put on an Afrobeat record so I can show all of my other friends how cultured I am? The point is, these dudes are a liberal dork's wet dream of all of the glorification of globalization when in reality the concept is crippling our economic systems and breeds more inequity in all of the dark corners of the world.
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MissLydia wrote:
I need their next record now [8]
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EvanSites wrote:
They're so damn good at their instruments
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iloveEzraKoenig wrote:
I need their next record now [7]
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Baio DJ Set in New York
22 Nov 2011 | from www.vampireweekend.com/
Four at Yotel
Saturday, January 7th, 2012 10:00pm
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