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Vampire Weekend

February 11, 2008 |

Vampire Weekend

Its been quite a while since I posted anything up here.  It hasn’t been due to a lack of new music or great thoughts but more a lack of time.  Between a full time job and launching The Floppy onto the world there hasnt been much time left over for bloggin’  But with the introduction of several new stellar albums I figured it was a grand time to start writing again.

The Vampire Weekend is a fresh blast of air in a musty dark and bitter basement.  The Indie world seems to be good at copy cat’n each other so when a new and differnt sound comes along its as if the whole world forgot about the whole world - they declare a new and latest and greatest.

Vampire Weekend blends a plethera of influences to create a paired down low fidelity sound.  More Talking Heads than Paul Simon more Bishop Allen than Arcade Fire the uplifting vocal tone and back beat are really what makes this a stand-out.  The parade likesnap of the snare drum and the tasteful yet delightful use of assorted strings helps to create a fantasy land of color.  Layered on top of the circus is a blended yet striking guitar style and a Hollar n Yodel vocal work.  The songs are short and sweet and each has a great hook and a fun bass line.  Its as if they were designed for commercials they play a much more lucid picture in your head than their simplicity presents.

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