Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
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Free Music Review: Pop Music with a Bite
Hit: 4 Stars
There are some catchy tunes on this enjoyable album. It really is pop music with a bite to it. Check out A-Punk..hey, hey, hey...or M-79. This is a fun album.Free Music Review: Glittering Joy
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't consciously try to follow new music but am luckily sometimes accidentally exposed to it. That's what happened with Vampire Weekend. I was at the gym and heard "A-Punk" which I liked immediately. I went up to the counter and looked at the Sirius station. I wrote down the name of the band and downloaded the CD after seeing a few of their videos online. Overall, I'm extremely impressed. The album glides euphorically and features some truly beautiful highlights. My favorite songs are the aforementioned "A-Punk" along with "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" and "Walcott." The latter includes what I believe are mandolins and the sound is exquisite. This release has far more highs than lows. It's a consistent, strong album and I eagerly await their future work.Free Music Review: Vampire Weekend
Hit: 4 Stars
Vampire Weekend ****
This is seriously a melting pot of sounds. When I listen to this I hear Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, early Talking Heads, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, and most of all Elvis Costello. So while everyone is calling this a truly original sound, I know better, this is just a hodge-podge of world rhythms and eclectic sounds. But a damn good one.
I picture Vampire Weekend being really big for the duration of this album, than for the rest of their career having a home on the cool rock radio station that actually plays more than whats big, which is where they belong because they are way to talented for the mainstream.
Songs like the semi-wannabe-hit single 'A-Punk' 'Campus' and the Peter Gabriel name dropping 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' are nothing short of genius if not trendy at the least. 'I Stand Corrected' could have been better in the way that Paul Simon's Graceland album was great but had even more potential, and 'The Kids Don't Stand A Chance' might be the best thing I have heard since Streetcore from The Mescaleros.
The Latin and African influence on the rythms as well as instrumentation is well recieved and refreshing. The over all is rather good with room for minor improvement on tighting the screws. Vampire Weekend's debut will remain in my stereo for quite a while.
Free Music Review: I was prepared
Hit: 4 Stars
I think the most telling thing I can say about this album is that I was thoroughly prepared not to like it after I read the band's self-described "upper west side soweto" sound. I was indignant - "How much arrogance," I thought, "can they possibly expect us to allow."
Well, these days I've been spending a lot of time eating my words. The songs are ridiculously catchy and artfully arranged. They're delightful. And, if that weren't enough, they cinched me by mentioning Mystic Seaport. Be still my heart. Oh, indie yacht club afro-pop...
Free Music Review: Vampires Rock
Hit: 4 Stars
This CD is full of lyric-driven, tuneful songs that rock and give a thoughtful pause, a whimsical smile and the satisfaction of knowing that creativity is alive and well in today's newest musicians. Lola