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.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Vampire Weekend
- Original year of release
- 2010
- Label / Studio
- XL RECORDINGS
- Year of release
- 2010
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 36
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Horchata
-
White Sky
-
Holiday
-
California English
-
Taxi Cab
-
Run
-
Cousins
-
Giving Up the Gun
-
Diplomat's Son
-
I Think Ur a Contra
Customer Reviews
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
- Can listen over and over (8)
- Original (5)
- Hit songs (4)
Cons
Best Uses
- At home (9)
- In the car (7)
- Parties (6)
- Gift (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Adult (12), Teenager (3), Young adult (3)
Reviewed by 12 customers
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
I loved it. Fantastic buy.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
Another plinkity plunkity classic from the boys who brought the genre back in to style.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- Gift
- In The Car
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
a fantastic follow up to the last album, all that you expect from vampire weekend
Pros
- Hit Songs
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
Great second album. Maybe you expected them to be less quirky on their second coming but instead they conservated the spirit of their debut. And "Holiday" is a great copy of "A-Punk" and worth the buying.
Pros
- Engaging
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
Considering the ferocious objections to Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut, "Horchata", and the rest of Contra, is brave music. It's like they've spent the past two years building a bionic version of the band-- not only brighter and tighter, but weirder. The group nurtures its eccentricities and the result is a record full of them: Ezra's stretchy, dynamic voice; Rostam's fussy but colorful arrangements, packed with lots of orchestral confetti; and a sound that spans an increasingly multicultural array of genres, from American synth-pop to reggae, ska, calypso and Afro-pop. By comparison, Vampire Weekend sounds monochromatic and restrained.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
The cd is is a slow burner. At first I thought it was not that exciting, but I've changed my opinion after a few listens. Really sounds like Paul Simons Gracelands, but that's good, isn't it?
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
- Short
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
Great lyrics
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about XL RECORDINGS VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Contra:
I love these guys! Their debut remains unattainable, but this second album does find them there in great shape...
Service and delivery comments:
Good condition, delivery free and very fast!
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'...
