It started to be good year musically with the sophomore release from Vampire Weekend. Contra is an upbeat and intelligent outing for our Columbia University graduates. In true Ivy League fashion there are esoteric and outrageously privileged lifestyle references.
The Paul Simon, Graceland, sound is still there but less. It reminds me of a 60’s surfer band mixed with an Afro-Reggie sound.
Must Download:
Cousins
Taxi Cab
Although, the whole album is good, which more than I can for their first release, ‘Cousins’ and ‘Taxi Cab’ deserve a special attention. ‘Cousins’ is explodes in your ear, It’s fast and they throw a lot at you. It is no surprise that it is the first single, especially of all the tracks on Contra this one most sounds most like ‘A Punk’. ‘Taxi Cab’ is a slow melodic tune, much like a lullaby. I find myself humming the gentle melody while walking the streets of New York City.
Honorable mentions are Horchata and I think Ur A Contra both are sweat and seem to depict a romance set somewhere in Greenwhich, Ct. To throw you a negative ‘A Diplomats Son’, is a tune I have to skip every time it comes up. It sucks on so many levels.
I think the best thing about Vampire Weekend is their youthfulness. We seem to be attracted to music made by young adults; most songs on the radio from young people. I was listening to a somewhat recent Paul McCartney song. I thought it was just as good as some of his Beatle work, but it wasn’t because he just didn’t sound right. There was something hopeful, youthful and something else; Vampire Weekend has that here.
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