vampire weekend drop their new video for one of my favorite tracks off of contra. despite all the initial hate it’s been getting, i seem to feel a bit fonder of it in regards to it’s predecessor. follow the band through a their red headed heroine through a white-walled tennis match with some sketchy opponents [...]

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the times are unfortunately few and far between when i get reminded of la blogotheque’s sessions, but never dissappointing. check out a recent get together they did with ezra koenig as he performs six vp songs mp3// white sky

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vampire weekend finally give us a late night taste of something other than “cousins”. here’s the sun-ray induced “horchata” live from late night with craig ferguson. “indie rockers” indeed. mp3// horchata

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today is the first real big release date of the new year. this post has been way overdue, so here are the discs i’ll be picking up today, what’d i miss? jason boesel// hustlers son [postage] *** ok go// of the blue colour of the sky [download "WTF?"] *** vampire weekend// contra [download "white sky"]

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Vampire Weekend – New Music – More Music Videos remember when mtv used to post stuff that was…well….music related? yeah me either, but here’s a small reminder in the form of “white sky” acoustically treated. i posted about it last week, and its still my favorite cut off of contra. i’ve probably spun it close [...]

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i don’t really get all the hate that vampire weekend have been getting from their sophomore release, contra. i’ve spun in a handful of times and i think it’s definitely solid front to back. the album definitely succeeds due in large to a select few of single-ready cuts, including my personal favorite, “white sky” “white [...]

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vampire weekend are set to kick off 2010 right. with a solid sophomore effort loaded in their guns ready to be released next tuesday and a slew of late night performances ahead, letterman is just the start… as long as people don’t get people don’t get sick of the over-saturation of press these guys get [...]

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I’ve been waiting desperately to get out of this holiday funk and into the swing of things. Today feels like it’s the first real day back to business and Vampire Weekend are helping me out a little bit by posting their new album Contra in it’s entirety at Myspace. Make sure to head over there [...]

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Heres a peep at a live performance of Vampire Weekends lead single for the forthcoming new album Contra. This one is called Cousins featured some fast-paced borderline crackhead instrumentation. It’s good to see Vampire Weekend haven’t lost it, Contra should be a winner. ELSEWHERE:: Vampire Weekend – Horchata

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In December, drinking horchata…” So it goes for the first track off of Vampire Weekend’s Contra due out next year. Hot percussion, interesting samples, and the sunny instrumentation that we’ve all come to know and love Vampire Weekend for. Soak it up, this one might just bring out the sun for a little longer. DOWNLOAD:: [...]

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