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Obvious Bicycle by Vampire Weekend
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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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“Obvious Bicycle” Depicts The Life Of A Man Who Has Lost Hope In Life While Growing Believing He Is So Small In A Vast World And That He Has No Importance. One Could See This Song As The Bookend To A Song From Their Self-Titled Album “One Blake’s Got A New Face ” Which Was Apparently About An Acquaintance Then At Stanford. On The Vampire Weekend Reddit AMA Ezra Koenig Described The “Obvious Bicycle” Narrator As A Grown-Up/wizened Version Of The Narrators Of Earlier Vampire Weekend Songs "M79 –> White Sky / Cape Kod Kwassa Kwassa –> Finger Back / The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance –> Obvious Bicycle" This Song Samples The Drums From “Keep Cool Babylon” By Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus. To NME Rostam Batmanglij Described The Evolution Of The Sound “It Started With Really Hectic Drums Like Aphex Twin But We Got Rid Of Them And It’s Inspired By The Dollar Brand Record ‘Good News From Africa.’” Vampire Weekend Premiered This Song Along With “Everlasting Arms” On April 30 2013 During A Live Gig In New York.
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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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“Obvious Bicycle” depicts the life of a man who has lost hope in life while growing, believing he is so small in a vast world, and that he has no importance.
One could see this song as the bookend to a song from their self-titled album, “One (Blake’s Got A New Face),” which was apparently about an acquaintance then at Stanford. On the Vampire Weekend Reddit AMA, Ezra Koenig described the “Obvious Bicycle” narrator as a grown-up/wizened version of the narrators of earlier Vampire Weekend songs:
"M79 –> White Sky / Cape Kod Kwassa Kwassa –> Finger Back / The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance –> Obvious Bicycle"
This song samples the drums from “Keep Cool Babylon” by Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus. To NME, Rostam Batmanglij described the evolution of the sound:
“It started with really hectic drums, like Aphex Twin, but we got rid of them, and it’s inspired by the Dollar Brand record ‘Good News from Africa.’”
Vampire Weekend premiered this song along with “Everlasting Arms” on April 30, 2013 during a live gig in New York. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.