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A glimpse of Vampire Weekend's rosy future
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The Boston Globe
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February 11, 2008
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Music Review
Vampire Weekend
With Sam Rosen
At: the Museum of Fine Arts, Saturday
The four young musicians in Vampire Weekend, the indie-rock buzz
band du jour, ambled onto the Remis Auditorium stage Saturday to the
cheers and whoops of a packed crowd. Thanks to online tracks and
serious hype, the four recent Columbia University grads are already
outfitted with screaming fans, not two weeks after the release of
their first album. The sad truth is that by the Internet timeline,
Vampire Weekend should be nearly ready for the virtual remainders
bin.
Instead, Vampire Weekend is poised for greatness. But poised is
the operative word. Given the chance to grow into its precocious
charms and keen ...
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