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Vampire Weekend Is An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In February 2006 In New York City New York United States. The Band Consists Of Ezra Koenig Vocals Guitar Chris Baio Bass And Christopher Tomson Drums . Rostam Batmanglij Has Left The Band In Early 2016 To Begin Solo Career But Will Continue To Collaborate With Ezra. The Band Has Released Four Albums "Vampire Weekend" 2008 "Contra" 2010 " "Modern Vampires Of The City" 2013 And "Father Of The Bride" 2019 . The Band Has Gained Positive Comparisons To Such Artists As Paul Simon Haircut 100 And The Walkmen. Vampire Weekend Received Much Buzz From Local Blogs Throughout 2007 During Their Rise To A Record Deal With Indie Label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone Placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa At Number 57 For The Top 100 Songs Of 2007. The Band's Debut Album "Vampire Weekend" Was Released On January 28. 2008. It Was A Surprise Success Peaking At #17 On The Billboard 200. Their Second Album "Contra" Was Released On January 12 2010. It Contains The Single "Cousins". The Album Debuted At #1 On The Billboard 200 Only The 12th Independently Released And Distributed Album To Achieve Such A Feat. They Are Self-Proclaimed "specialists In The Following Styles 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' 'Upper West Side Soweto' 'Campus' And 'Oxford Comma Riddim.'" The Name "Vampire Weekend" Comes From A Movie That Ezra Koenig Made In The Summer Of His Freshman Year At College. You Can Watch The Trailer On Youtube Here. Their Official Site Is Http //www.Vampireweekend.Com/
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Vampire Weekend Is An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In February 2006 In New York City New York United States. The Band Consists Of Ezra Koenig Vocals Guitar Chris Baio Bass And Christopher Tomson Drums . Rostam Batmanglij Has Left The Band In Early 2016 To Begin Solo Career But Will Continue To Collaborate With Ezra. The Band Has Released Four Albums "Vampire Weekend" 2008 "Contra" 2010 " "Modern Vampires Of The City" 2013 And "Father Of The Bride" 2019 . The Band Has Gained Positive Comparisons To Such Artists As Paul Simon Haircut 100 And The Walkmen. Vampire Weekend Received Much Buzz From Local Blogs Throughout 2007 During Their Rise To A Record Deal With Indie Label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone Placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa At Number 57 For The Top 100 Songs Of 2007. The Band's Debut Album "Vampire Weekend" Was Released On January 28. 2008. It Was A Surprise Success Peaking At #17 On The Billboard 200. Their Second Album "Contra" Was Released On January 12 2010. It Contains The Single "Cousins". The Album Debuted At #1 On The Billboard 200 Only The 12th Independently Released And Distributed Album To Achieve Such A Feat. They Are Self-Proclaimed "specialists In The Following Styles 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' 'Upper West Side Soweto' 'Campus' And 'Oxford Comma Riddim.'" The Name "Vampire Weekend" Comes From A Movie That Ezra Koenig Made In The Summer Of His Freshman Year At College. You Can Watch The Trailer On Youtube Here. Their Official Site Is Http //www.Vampireweekend.Com/ read less
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In The United States The Album Sold Over 27 000 Copies In The First Week Of Its Release Debuting At Number 17 On The Billboard 200 And As Of 20 January 2010 Has Sold Nearly Half A Million Copies. In The Album's 11th Week In The UK Chart It Peaked At Number 15. The Album Also Reached Number 37 In Australia.
The Album's Distinctive Cover Photo Is A Polaroid Picture From One Of Their Early Shows In Columbia University.
The First Single "Mansard Roof" Was Released On October 28 2007. The Second Single "A-Punk" Was Released In Early 2008. The Album Was Ranked As The 5th Best Album Of 2008 By Time The 56th Best Album Of The Decade By Rolling Stone And 51st On Pitchfork's List Of The Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s. Recording History The Album Was Recorded In A Variety Of Environments Including A Basement Where There Was "a Good Set Up For Recording Drums" A Barn The Apartments Of Two Band Members And Tree Fort Studio In Brooklyn. The Locations Bore An Effect On The Sound That Was Produced Demonstrated By A Session Recorded Early In 2007 At A Barn Which Resulted In "really Echoey Drums".
In October 2007 The Lead Singer Ezra Koenig Said That The Band Had "some Of The Tracks For A Long Time" So They Were Aware Of How The Album Would Sound But That It Was "just A Matter Of Tightening It Up And Remixing It A Little". Koenig Also Said That The Band Was "really Excited" And "psyched" About Two Songs In Particular Which Were Recorded Around September 2007 Called "I Stand Corrected" And "M79". Track Listing 1. Mansard Roof – 2 07
2. Oxford Comma – 3 15
3. A-Punk – 2 17
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – 3 34
5. M79 – 4 15
6. Campus – 2 56
7. Bryn – 2 13
8. One Blake's Got A New Face – 3 13
9. I Stand Corrected – 2 39
10. Walcott – 3 41
11. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance – 4 03
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Vampire Weekend Is The Debut Album By American Indie Rock Band Vampire Weekend Released January 2008 On XL Recordings. The Album Was Produced By Band Member Rostam Batmanglij With Mixing Assistance From Jeff Curtin And Shane Stoneback.In The United States The Album Sold Over 27 000 Copies In The First Week Of Its Release Debuting At Number 17 On The Billboard 200 And As Of 20 January 2010 Has Sold Nearly Half A Million Copies. In The Album's 11th Week In The UK Chart It Peaked At Number 15. The Album Also Reached Number 37 In Australia.
The Album's Distinctive Cover Photo Is A Polaroid Picture From One Of Their Early Shows In Columbia University.
The First Single "Mansard Roof" Was Released On October 28 2007. The Second Single "A-Punk" Was Released In Early 2008. The Album Was Ranked As The 5th Best Album Of 2008 By Time The 56th Best Album Of The Decade By Rolling Stone And 51st On Pitchfork's List Of The Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s. Recording History The Album Was Recorded In A Variety Of Environments Including A Basement Where There Was "a Good Set Up For Recording Drums" A Barn The Apartments Of Two Band Members And Tree Fort Studio In Brooklyn. The Locations Bore An Effect On The Sound That Was Produced Demonstrated By A Session Recorded Early In 2007 At A Barn Which Resulted In "really Echoey Drums".
In October 2007 The Lead Singer Ezra Koenig Said That The Band Had "some Of The Tracks For A Long Time" So They Were Aware Of How The Album Would Sound But That It Was "just A Matter Of Tightening It Up And Remixing It A Little". Koenig Also Said That The Band Was "really Excited" And "psyched" About Two Songs In Particular Which Were Recorded Around September 2007 Called "I Stand Corrected" And "M79". Track Listing 1. Mansard Roof – 2 07
2. Oxford Comma – 3 15
3. A-Punk – 2 17
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – 3 34
5. M79 – 4 15
6. Campus – 2 56
7. Bryn – 2 13
8. One Blake's Got A New Face – 3 13
9. I Stand Corrected – 2 39
10. Walcott – 3 41
11. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance – 4 03