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Hear Ezra Koenig Cover Paul Simon's "Papa Hobo"

As part of a soundtrack for Max Winkler’s film Ceremony, Eric Johnson from the Fruit Bats has rounded up songs from Pete Townshend, Van Dyke Parks, Eric Burdon, Ezra Koenig and some other musicians. For his contributions to the film score, Koenig recorded a cover of Paul Simon’s 1972 song “Papa Hobo.” Download the track here and see the complete tracklist below....  read more

Artist Creates Oil Paintings of Iron & Wine, The National, Vampire Weekend

Joe Simpson has begun a project of creating oil paintings of his favorite musicians, including Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, The National’s Matt Berninger, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Faithless’ Maxi Jeff, The Guillemots’ Fyfe Dangerfield and more....  read more

Watch Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Cover Dave Matthews Band

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig is trying to cover “Crash” from Dave Matthews Band. Luckily, because of the times we live in and the fact that, well, he’s the frontman of Vampire Weekend, we get to watch. But what’s special about this video is that it’s far from complete. In fact, it’s only 58 seconds of Koenig attempting the song, with major mistakes and a retake. Along with the upload, Koenig writes, “Fuk the haters. i won’t stop trying to master this song.”...  read more

Listen to Chromeo Duet with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig

Chromeo’s latest, Business Casual, hits stores today, and to celebrate, the electro-funk duo is streaming a collaboration with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig called “I Could Be Wrong.”...  read more

Vampire 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

The 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

David Cross, Bob Mould, Ezra Koenig, GZA, More Contribute to Fucked Up Christmas Song

For its own version of a 1984-turned-classic holiday track, Canadian hardcore punkers Fucked Up have created quite the Christmas choir....  read more

The Very Best Prep Debut LP, Stream Track Featuring Vampire Weekend Frontman

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has found a new outlet for his Paul Simon-eque affinity for Afro-pop, sharing the mic with Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya on the title track of The Very Best's upcoming debut LP The Warm Heart of Africa. The track, on which the unlikely duo sings atop a fusion of traditional African drums and electronic dance beats, began streaming on the band's MySpace last week. ...  read more