Vampire Weekend arrived in 2008 fully formed, releasing this debut after years of playing Columbia University dorms and downtown Manhattan venues where the band had already built a devoted following before most labels came calling. Ezra Koenig and company drew equally from Paul Simon's "Graceland" era and the college rock of Rostam Batmanglij's classical training, landing somewhere nobody had quite charted before. This NY four-piece draw on their diverse backgrounds and interests, experimenting with African guitar music, the Western classical canon, hazy memories of Cape Cod summers, winters in upper Manhattan, and reggaeton. "Equal parts shruggy New York indie strumming and groovy Afro-pop, Vampire Weekend's organ-and-drum runs highlight narratives about relationships, punctuation, and sometimes both" - Spin. Named "Hot New Kids" in Rolling Stone's "Hot" issue. Vinyl contains MP3 coupon. Tracklist 1. Mansard Roof (2:07) 2. Oxford Comma (3:15) 3. A-Punk (2:17) 4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (3:33) 5. M79 (4:14) 6. Campus (2:55) 7. Bryn (2:12) 8. One (Blake's Got A New Face) (3:11) 9. I Stand Corrected (2:38) 10. Walcott (3:39) 11. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance (4:03) UPC: 634904031817Label: Xl RecordingsRelease Date: 2.19.08Format: LP Vinyl
