Article: CD REVIEW: Vampire Weekend the new 'it' band

Jamie Ross
University Wire
02-05-2008
(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- It must be hard to be an intelligent band. All the criticism directed toward innovation, creativity and lyrical output is brutal in determining the future success of the group. Fortunately for Vampire Weekend, that criticism is in its favor. The band members all attended Columbia University (a sign of their mental intelligence) and their polo-clad, collegiate experience is apparent on the group's self-titled first release.

"Mansard Roof" opens Vampire Weekend with musings about rooftops and Argentines at war, and immediately solidifies the band's presence in the Afro-pop genre. The backing instruments ...

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