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Indie rock, Afro-pop, Indie pop
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Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings.
Vampire Weekend came to public attention via a variety of blogs, first on the African music audioblog "Benn loxo du taccu", and then six months later on Stereogum, leading many to cite them as another example of the "blog band" phenomenon.
The band is influenced by both African popular music and Western classical music. They describe their genre of music as "Upper West Side Soweto", performing such songs as "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa", which references Congolese soukous music.
In 2007, their hit "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of the year as they toured the United Kingdom with The Shins.
In 2008, the band played “A-Punk” while making television appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live. In the same month, their song 'Walcott' appeared on an episode of Skins.
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Vampire Weekend - Contra
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2010 | Indie rock, Worldbeat
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Contra is the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released in January 2010 on XL Recordings.The album title is a reference to the Contra video game.It is the band...
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by itemvn | 3 years ago | 16,135 total plays
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Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
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2008 | Rock, Pop
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Vampire Weekend is the debut album from New York City rock band Vampire Weekend. It was released on January 29, 2008 through XL Recordings. In the US, the album sold over 27,000 copies in its ...
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by itemvn | 5 years ago | 20,260 total plays
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