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Free Music Review: Best CD in Years
Hit: 5 Stars
I haven't played this CD for anyone, of any age, who hasn't loved it--unless they are too cool to admit it. Free Music Review: Also Listen To
Hit: 5 Stars
Hey folks! This album is totally worth buying. If you like their sound, I also recommend listening to a similar band called Jupiter One. They have the same feel, but are almost better.
Here's a link to their newest album!
http://www.amazon.com/Jupiter-One/dp/B00180OS3Q/
Cheers!
::Matt
Free Music Review: Witty, catchy, thoroughly enjoyable--worthy of repeated listens
Hit: 5 Stars
I got Vampire Weekend as a Christmas present from my wife, per the recommendation of my 14-year-old son, and I absolutely love it. The lyrics are witty, and the rhythms are catchy. I especially like the reggae/ska/African elements that are scattered throughout the disc and are especially prominent on the songs Oxford Comma (my personal favorite), A-Punk, and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. On top of that, the band is able to masterfully weave the use of classical instruments like harpsichord, cello, violin, and viola into these very modern pop songs, which gives them a very fresh and unique sound. Even so, as other reviewers have noted, there obviously are a number of musical influences at work here, including Paul Simon's Graceland CD, the English Beat, and the Talking Heads. More than anyone else, however, I frequently found myself being reminded of the Police--which is not a bad thing. Very highly recommended Free Music Review: I'm no music critic, but...
Hit: 5 Stars
I am not going to write several snarky paragraphs convincing you to love this band--don't have the time or the inclination. LOVE them, love the sound, they are my new favorite group as of last summer, and have stayed there. The End.Free Music Review: This feels so unnatural Peter Gabriel.
Hit: 4 Stars
Vampire Weekend in no way describes the music on this album. You might think this New England band would be all goth or punk, with deep depressing lyrics, but not so. This band is more like a preppy college pep rally sans the guitars that Weezer has.
In some ways the band shares similarities to some of my other favorite bands. For example, "Mansard Roof" is similar to the Talking Heads' "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" from their 1978 "More Songs About Buildings And Food" album. Or "A-Punk" sounds similar to The English Beat's "Mirror In The Bathroom" from their 1980 "I Just Can't Stop It" album. Or "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" sounds similar to Paul Simon's "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes" from his 1986 "Graceland" album. Sometimes Ezra Koenig's singing reminds me of Adam Ant as well. They are all of these things, and yet they are none. They bring something new and refreshing to the table.
The non sequitur lyrics such as "Know your butler, unlike other guys". Or, "I see salty message written in the eaves". Or, "As a young girl, Louis Vuitton, with your mother, on a sandy lawn". Or even, "Pollination Yellow Cab". What's it all mean?! Doesn't matter because it's meta-communication. It means whatever you want it to mean. Clever, because how many young bands are this intellectually stimulating, or not stimulating at all? The music, the melodies, this is what you will remember, along with the quirky lyric or three.
Vampire Weekend are off to a great start, and it will be interesting to see where these guys go with their music assuming they all give up their day jobs! Four stars for their debut, leaving room for them to grow and produce a five star album in the future.