Article: CD REVIEW: Vampire Weekend's debut is innovative, essential

Article: CD REVIEW: Ivy band Vampire Weekend cuts ...
University Wire;  February 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... allowing the band's African influence ... roots, finding Vampire Weekend at its most mainstream ... about vacation, "Vampire Weekend" is closer to ... With any luck, "Vampire Weekend" will just be the start for the young band. By harnessing ...

Article: CD REVIEW: Vampire Weekend the new 'it' band
University Wire;  February 5, 2008 ;     484 words ... ... group. Fortunately for Vampire Weekend, that criticism is in its favor. The band members all attended ... them as he, and other band members, screech through ... chorus. Foibles aside, Vampire Weekend is a lyrically intelligent ... instrumentally simple band that will hopefully ...

Article: Sinking their teeth into Vampire Weekend; Bloggers ...
The Boston Globe;  February 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Columbia University. Vampire Weekend plays a sold ... Koenig says. The band has dubbed its ... Batmanglij. The band was also pleased ... understands why Vampire Weekend's upbeat, 11 ... touchstone for Vampire Weekend, as are the sounds ... grief" for the band from those ...

Article: Vampire slayers; Barely out of college and already anointed ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... college boys with a little band on the side; this March ... magazine as the best new band of the year -- already ... and Brooklyn hipsters. Vampire Weekend's rapid ascent is a ... skepticism and backlash. Bands such as Clap Your Hands ... where, as soon as a band gets popular, the idea ...

Article: MONSTER WEEK ... and Vampire Weekend; With maybe ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... fire. About 1,700 invited bands -- plus maybe an equal amount ... Los Angeles dance-punk band the Afrobots -- one of many bands that came to SXSW with no ... Ivy League ska-bop rock band Vampire Weekend, but it was hardly the best ...

Article: Vampire Weekend aren't your average indie ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  October 27, 2008 ;     541 words ... ... with the tightness of a band that has been on the ... And with that, the band play a fantastic, untitled ... output. As with most bands on a debut album, this ... night that proves that Vampire Weekend are unlikely to be just ... up front, this is a band with a bright future ...

Article: Vampire Weekend bites back at critics; Hot ...
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  February 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... follower of music blogs, Vampire Weekend is yesterday's news ... African rhythms. The band is likely to get even ... You're also the band's producer. How was ... we're the kind of band that can hole up in ... Christopher Tomson are Vampire Weekend.