It's been a while since a band's come along that can provoke such extremes of irritation and joy in the average listener, often in the same sitting, and for that, Vampire Weekend, we salute you.
On second glance, maybe it's the sheer quality of these Ivy League New Yorkers that rankles most. We like to see posh people falling over, baring their arses, muttering darkly about lost empire - stuff like that. So when this lot come along with their nice sweaters and Dead Poets Society air of ruling classes on the lark and they have the nerve to actually be any good, well, it boils one's piss something rotten.
'A-Punk' isn't even close to being the best thing on their self-titled debut, being a little too uptempo to let their disarmingly clever melodies breathe, but for the flute-aping synths and bottled-sunshine guitars alone you need this in your life.
Video:
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crackin' tune as they say
so good I bought the album. I bought Reuben's last album at the same time to show I'm still 'manly'. Hear me roar
ohmygod
That's really shit.
vampire weekend have one good song
this is not it.
aaah
i used to not really like song, and love all the other songs, but the video makes them so cute!
Those two banging the drums
looks hilarious.
He sure does
sound like Sting.
(but I like)
Not bad...
Not good either.
plain song, plain band.
I wait to photograph them live, then I will make up my mind
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plain?
sorry but i havnt noticed all the other bands using african drumming influences recently. How unobservant of me.
the tunes ace
and the video fits with it too. its all good baby
i think it's dead catchy.
and the video also has its quirks i suppose.
it's cuddley
they use the same, sweet musical sensibilities of bands like the shins & the little ones. it's all soft. just because it isn't directly angry doesn't mean it's weak. it's adorable, like a soft bunny toy.
Quality
Quality tune - quality band. If anyone gives a sh't about their image pop into tescos, buy a copy of NME and see if they're cool this week...
but
don't they just sound like a really crappy Talking Heads covers band, with a shit singer?
6/10
Certainly not the best song of all time....
but it was worth taking 2:17 out of my life.
Lazy mothertruckers
As if they've used a snapshot from their video for the album cover
Uncool
It's like....
the video was made by some pre schoolers. Nonetheless I like it, just.
I wonder does that give me the mental age of 3 year old?
Probably.....(before anyone else can say it)
Yeah!!
Who cares where they come from and who they are?? great to see such a refreshing/invigorated band on the scene. Nice song (not the best by far) from the debut album - very silly video. Like em a lot.