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Description
If you listen carefully to this album, you’ll hear the energy of The Strokes, the indie sound of Belle and Sebastian, and you’ll realise they seem to have this newfound British rock that has taken the charts over. Hidden within their tracks is a sense of intelligence and wit that adds to the oomph that the percussion and the pleasant electric guitar effects, all held together with a sincere soul.
- © Emily Corine
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Product Details
- Artist
- Vampire Weekend
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Label / Studio
- XL RECORDINGS
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Original year of release
- 2010
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2010
- Run Time (minutes)
- 36
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #19
- Catalog Number
- XLCD429
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Horchata
-
White Sky
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Holiday
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California English
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Taxi Cab
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Run
-
Cousins
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Giving Up the Gun
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Diplomat's Son
-
I Think Ur a Contra
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Hit Songs
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
A party album to enjoy with friends or without them. But the really important it's that this album mixed the afro-pop of Paul Simon's Graceland (1986) with the indie-pop in the vein of Belle & Sebastian, and the electronic expressionism of the 21st century. Grat.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
These guys really are quite overrated. Lot's of borrowed ideas mashed together. I bet they think they're pretty awesome for rhyming 'Horchata' with 'Balaclava'...
Pros
- Original
Cons
- Too Few Tracks
Best Uses
- In The Car
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
After their very catchy 1st album, contra is a bit of a let down. its in the good but not great category
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
- Too Few Tracks
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
The music rolls on in a captivating way.
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