Thursday, January 7, 2010

Song #36: Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"

APOLOGIES: First up - my apologies for not getting everything up sooner. My internet hasn't been up lately so I'm getting around to posting my last three songs. Thanks for your patience. Yes, you, one of the like two people that actually read this. Now, on with the toonz!



Exciting times lay ahead, kids! 2010 has some very hotly-anticipated new records coming up - and the well-to-do lads of Vampire Weekend are the first out of the gate.We've already heard the wonderful lead single, Cousins, and now it's time for our first taste of the quartet's follow-up album, entitled Contra. The album's been featured on Triple J and had its full-length premiere on MySpace (hahaha! Remember that old chestnut?), so it's officially Vampire season for the first time in ages that isn't involving True Blood.




Vocalist Ezra Koenig is all class in this downbeat Afro-pop experiment, doing his usual nasal channeling of Paul Simon with some cute lyrics about drinking the titular drink, stomping on pavement and someone asking how his day was. This ain't no A-Punk operation; but let's not that stop us from letting this sweet tune grow on us a little.

FINAL RATING (/10): 7.5

Contra is out now.


x
David




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