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The Surfer by Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
Artist Biography For Vampire Weekend
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/
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Surfer
Vampire-Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
”The Surfer” Is The Sixth Track From Vampire Weekend's Fifth Studio Album Only God Was Above Us. This Is The Only Song On The Project That Features Rostam Batmanglij As A Producer And Composer. ”The Surfer Has A Long History It Was A Demo That I Started With Rostam Years Ago And It Wasn’t Melancholy It Was Very Upbeat Different Chord Progression Different Tempo There Was Something Very Cool About It But I Never Really Understood What It Was Trying To Say And Then Years Later I Was Working On A Different Piece Of Music And Started Singing The Melody And Words On Top Of It And Realized This Tone Suits It More Or At Least I Understood What It Was Trying To Say Better… We Wanted To Have A Grittiness – I Always Thought The Opening Sounded Like Cypress Hill Or Wu-Tang…” - Ezra Koenig On BBC Radio X This Might Begin To Explain Why Throughout The Long Intro The Upper Frequencies Sound Haunted By The Ghost Of A Vocal Track That Was Imperfectly Scrubbed Out By A Digital Plugin. Or Maybe It’s Another Sound Entirely Giving It That Ghostly Grit.
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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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”The Surfer” is the sixth track from Vampire Weekend's fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us. This is the only song on the project that features Rostam Batmanglij as a producer and composer.
”The Surfer has a long history, it was a demo that I started with Rostam years ago, and it wasn’t melancholy, it was very upbeat, different chord progression, different tempo, there was something very cool about it but I never really understood what it was trying to say, and then years later I was working on a different piece of music and started singing the melody and words on top of it and realized this tone suits it more, or at least I understood what it was trying to say better… we wanted to have a grittiness – I always thought the opening sounded like Cypress Hill or Wu-Tang…”
- Ezra Koenig on BBC Radio X
This might begin to explain why, throughout the long intro, the upper frequencies sound haunted by the ghost of a vocal track that was imperfectly scrubbed out by a digital plugin. Or maybe it’s another sound entirely giving it that ghostly grit. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.