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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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"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" Is The Fourth Single By Indie Rock Band Vampire Weekend Released August 18 2008. The Song Was Rated 67th Best Song Of 2008 By Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2005 Vampire Weekend Vocalist Ezra Koenig Travelled Through London En Route To India And Said That The Trip Got Him "thinking A Lot About Colonialism And The Aesthetic Connections Between Preppy Culture And The Native Cultures Of Places Like Africa And India." This Inspired Koenig To Write A Short Story Exploring Those Connections And Called It "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" After Which The Song Was Named. "Kwassa Kwassa" Refers To A Dance Rhythm From Congo DRC . The Video Directed By British Comedian Richard Ayoade Who Had Also Directed The Band's Video For "Oxford Comma" And Set In The 1980s Was Filmed In Spring Lake New Jersey At Kaitlin Files' Shore House. It Is The First Video Where Vampire Weekend Consciously Decided To Use A Narrative With The Band Becoming Characters Unlike Previous Videos Which Were "fairly Abstract With No Narrative." Koenig Said He Felt There Was "a Tim Burton Element" To The Video In Which The Band Reinvented Their Image As Goths "with White Faces Spiked Hair And Black Outfits." The Characters Were Created In 2007 By Koenig Who Came Up With Rough Ideas And Images And Was Helped By Ayoade To Create A Story From Them. Bass Guitarist Chris Baio Said That The Band Devotes A Lot Of Time To Touring So "when They Do Something Different Like This It Is An Exciting Thing." Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij Said That The Band Is "interested In Visuals And It's A Treat For Them To Get To Do This." Following The Success Of "A-Punk" And "Oxford Comma " Vampire Weekend Decided To Release "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" As The Fourth Single From The Album. Originally Released In 2008 The Song Failed To Make Much Of An Impact On The UK Singles Chart Peaking At #178. The Single Was Not Released In America Meaning Along With "Mansard Roof " The Single Was Rather Unsuccessful.
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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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"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" is the fourth single by indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released August 18, 2008. The song was rated 67th best song of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2005, Vampire Weekend vocalist Ezra Koenig travelled through London en route to India and said that the trip got him "thinking a lot about colonialism and the aesthetic connections between preppy culture and the native cultures of places like Africa and India." This inspired Koenig to write a short story exploring those connections, and called it "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa", after which the song was named. "Kwassa kwassa" refers to a dance rhythm from Congo (DRC).
The video, directed by British comedian Richard Ayoade (who had also directed the band's video for "Oxford Comma") and set in the 1980s, was filmed in Spring Lake, New Jersey at Kaitlin Files' shore house. It is the first video where Vampire Weekend consciously decided to use a narrative with the band becoming characters, unlike previous videos which were "fairly abstract [with] no narrative." Koenig said he felt there was "a Tim Burton element" to the video, in which the band reinvented their image as goths, "with white faces, spiked hair and black outfits." The characters were created in 2007 by Koenig, who came up with rough ideas and images, and was helped by Ayoade to create a story from them.
Bass guitarist Chris Baio said that the band devotes a lot of time to touring, so "when [they] do something different like this, it is an exciting thing." Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij said that the band is "interested in visuals, and it's a treat for [them] to get to do this."
Following the success of "A-Punk" and "Oxford Comma," Vampire Weekend decided to release "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" as the fourth single from the album. Originally released in 2008, the song failed to make much of an impact on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #178. The single was not released in America, meaning along with "Mansard Roof," the single was rather unsuccessful. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.