Article: CD REVIEW: Vampire Weekend craft exotic debut

Article: CD REVIEW: 'Vampire Weekend' not original, still ...
University Wire;  February 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... months hyping to no end, New York's Vampire Weekend. You've probably heard some critical ... undoubtedly heard the great bands Vampire Weekend supposedly sound like. Rolling Stone ... this prognostication will surely hurt Vampire Weekend in the long run. There are certainly ...

Article: CD REVIEW: Ivy band Vampire Weekend cuts teeth on ...
University Wire;  February 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... N.H. -- The first few notes of Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut album seem ... spins on the turntable soon reveal "Vampire Weekend" to be more than what originally ... their first LP release, though, "Vampire Weekend" is far from a finished product ...

Article: Vampire Weekend's African Transfusion
The Washington Post;  January 29, 2008 ;     661 words ... ... graduating from Columbia, the men of Vampire Weekend began cobbling together their debut ... blogosphere, which proceeded to anoint Vampire Weekend the next big thing before their first ... even released. The finally out "Vampire Weekend" is the best album made by four overly ...

Article: A glimpse of Vampire Weekend's rosy future
The Boston Globe;  February 11, 2008 ;     663 words ...Music Review Vampire Weekend With Sam Rosen At: the Museum ... Saturday The four young musicians in Vampire Weekend, the indie-rock buzz band du ... that by the Internet timeline, Vampire Weekend should be nearly ready for the ...

Article: Vampire Weekend's music is bloody good.(Arts and ...
The Boston Herald;  December 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... former Columbia students who make up Vampire Weekend have become fascinated with African ... Congolese beats. But none of the guys in Vampire Weekend - which plays a sold-out benefit ... neighborhood," said 23-year-old Vampire Weekend singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig ...

Transcript: Vampire Weekend's Debut Worth the Hype
NPR All Things Considered;  March 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... All Things Considered 03-06-2008 Vampire Weekend's Debut Worth the Hype Host: MELISSA ... BLOCK, host: The New York band, Vampire Weekend, is enjoying the kind of buzz that ... is surprised to find that the new Vampire Weekend CD is worth all the hype. (Soundbite ...

Article: The People vs. Vampire Weekend
The Village Voice;  January 21, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... RAPTUROUS INSPIRED THAT MUCH HATRED DISCUSSED VAMPIRE WEEKEND Vampire Weekend, #2 album In an enervated year for music ... rightfully eclipsed by Far More Important Matters, Vampire Weekend were as close as our little community got to ...