With the freshest-sounding album of the year, Vampire Weekend has endured the inevitable backlash from their rapid rise to success. But the criticism has less to do with the music than it does the initial over-the-top internet buzz, Ezra Koenig’s good looks, the preppy clothes, or the Ivy-league educations. Well, if clean-cut, clever indie-pop is not your thing, go listen to Velvet Revolver. Because Vampire Weekend’s precision blend of afro-pop, Cape Cod punk(?), and collegiate observation produces a record worthy of endless listens. Laid-back, witty, and inventive, the Columbian grads effortlessly fuse a variety of influences song after song, resulting in the catchiest pop album in years.
December 19, 2008
5. Vampire Weekend / Vampire Weekend
With the freshest-sounding album of the year, Vampire Weekend has endured the inevitable backlash from their rapid rise to success. But the criticism has less to do with the music than it does the initial over-the-top internet buzz, Ezra Koenig’s good looks, the preppy clothes, or the Ivy-league educations. Well, if clean-cut, clever indie-pop is not your thing, go listen to Velvet Revolver. Because Vampire Weekend’s precision blend of afro-pop, Cape Cod punk(?), and collegiate observation produces a record worthy of endless listens. Laid-back, witty, and inventive, the Columbian grads effortlessly fuse a variety of influences song after song, resulting in the catchiest pop album in years.
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