Vampire Weekend Getting Sued by Contra Cover Woman
Remember Kirsten? The preppy blonde on the cover of the Vampire Weekend’s latest effort, Contra? Well, according to Spinner, she’s suing the band and the photographer who took the vintage photo for more than $2 million.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen Up: From Oxford Commas to Balaclavas, Growing up with Vampire Weekend
In the summer of 2007, we were babies together, me and Vampire Weekend... read more
Found in: Music, ColumnsVampire Weekend Track Pack Available for Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero
Love that new Vampire Weekend album? Of course you do. Well, good news! Now there’s a chance for you to rock out in a whole new way. Two tunes from recently released Contra (“Cousins” and “Holiday”) plus a third from 2008’s Vampire Weekend (“The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance”) are now available as a three-song combo for both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsEight Great Moments on Vampire Weekend's New Album, Contra
The new Vampire Weekend album is out today!... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayVampire Weekend: Contra
Brainy indie upstarts prove masterful debut was no fluke Vampire Weekend’s debut cartwheeled gleefully from one infectious musical idea to the next, seducing listeners with a syrupy-sweet cocktail of Afro-pop, squeaky-clean ’60s surf rock and harpsichord passages that nodded at Mark Mothersbaugh’s playful compositions on Wes Anderson soundtracks. It was hard to listen to that first batch of tunes without sensing vast stores of glittering pop left to mine in the endlessly forking creative arteries beneath the band’s goofy, cardigan-wrapped exterior.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Artful Dodgers: Santigold & Vampire Weekend
He's a boy and she's a girl. He's white, she's black. Tall, petite. Cerebral, bubbly. Hey, we could do this all day! read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesListen to Vampire Weekend's New Album Contra in Full on MySpace
Vampire Weekend couldn’t be any more in the Paste spotlight these days, frontman Ezra Koenig taking up half the cover of our latest December/January issue while his band is on the cusp of releasing one of this month’s most anticipated albums. Contra, due out Jan. 12, is a scale balancing “melodic intuition” with a new “emotional vulnerability,” according to our very own Jason Killingsworth.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Vampire Weekend's "Cousins" Video
Vampire Weekend’s Contra may not drop until Jan. 12, but we’ve got tons of goodies to hold us over until then. Along with first single “Horchata,” today the video for “Cousins” hit the good old reliable interwebs. This second single is out now digitally, and will hit stores on a 7" vinyl Dec. 15. "Cousins"’ video is a dizzying trip back and forth in an city alleyway, with the VW lads showing the same playful spirit that drives their music. Directed by Garth Jennings (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and produced Hammer and Tongs (Jennings and creative partner Nick Goldsmith),... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to New Vampire Weekend Song "Horchata"
Vampire Weekend's viral marketing build-up to an upcoming album release continued today with a countdown to the release of the first track from the album. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVampire Weekend Reveal New Album, Contra
Her name is Kirsten. For days, the face of the preppy blond has been seen floating around the music blogosphere, though with no details of her origin and purpose. This changed yesterday, as Vampire Weekend announced details of their second full-length album and revealed the girl's vintage portrait as its cover art.... read more
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