Vampire Weekend's second album, Contra, is now streaming from their Myspace HERE. Contra will be released on January 12th.
It's been two years since the deafening blog buzz surrounding Vampire Weekend culminated in a self-titled debut album. Catchy, clever and critically acclaimed, it brought the plucky young band to the tips of indie-rock tongues, and well beyond that: Vampire Weekend sold nearly 500,000 copies in the U.S. But it also left questions about the group's long-term prospects. The inevitable backlash settled on a surface misreading of the band: rich white boys in obnoxious shirts fumbling around with West African rhythms. More importantly, could this clean-cut bunch with a lean set list, bound at least for temporary limelight, churn out a worthy second album? How long would audiences approve, and how deep did the creative well run?
More of Patrick Jarenwattananon's article HERE.
Below the New York City indie rockers hit Pitchfork's subterranean performance show and play a track from their new album, Contra.
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