Brace Yourself ... New Vampire Weekend Songs, Old Vampire Weekend Trailer
Did everybody pick up their copy of Vampire Weekend yesterday? Good. Now throw it out; backlash starts today.
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Still here, eh? You must enjoy appearing uncool. Well, a treat then, for your bravery: Last night Vampire Weekend kicked off their big tour at Bowery Ballroom -- by all accounts the crowd was in love, John Norris and MTV were filming, people were dancing and stuff -- and the band veered off the Blue CD-R/debut playlist to offer up some new tunes. Here are clips of the tracks that will be comprised by the sophomore record P4K is waiting patiently to give a 1.3. Everybody got their drum machines and ska vibes ready? Then you're set for "White Skies" (Rostam says "'White Sky' as of right now" -- thanks Freshbread):
Ezra's dreamy in that Alex Turner sorta way in that video, you know? Did you miss him on guitar? Then you'll like the other one more.
This one's called "Arrows," apparently. Familiar recipe, what with the Africa and the Brooklyn and the indie. Sweet licks.
New stuff sounds good! Look at that, backlashing the backlash. Already. Fucking awesome. And thanks to Mike for hitting us with some bonusness: Vampire Weekend: The Movie. Coming Christmas 2005.
Posted at 5:31 PM in Video
Tags: Vampire Weekend
*sigh*....
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Posted by: ... at January 30, 2008 5:50 PM | ReplyScore = 0
when is chevy chase gonna do a funny video with VW where he lip syncs and acts it out in a funny way?
Posted by: kevin at January 30, 2008 5:51 PM | ReplyScore = 0
P4K actually gave it 8.8, Paste gave it 4.5 out of 5, Village Voice liked it. Backlash schmaclash - just listen to the music and decide if you like it. Don't worry about what clothes the band wears or where they went to college.
Posted by: your name at January 30, 2008 5:55 PM | ReplyScore = 0
the music's catchy.
Posted by: dudeasincool at January 30, 2008 6:06 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Stop being douchebags. I get it, you are trying to be clever about them being over-exposed. It's a tired act.
Posted by: Fed-Ex Pope at January 30, 2008 6:15 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Oh yeah, and PLZZZ - less Vampire Weekend posts, more John Mayer threads about his standup comedy!
Posted by: Fed-Ex Pope at January 30, 2008 6:17 PM | ReplyScore = 0
HA! Oh, shit. That was funny, kevin.
Yeah, backlash starts today because you guys can't help yourself from posting about this band. Last time I checked there were some other bands releasing records. At least that's what I'm told.
Posted by: Finn at January 30, 2008 6:25 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I agree with Fed-Ex Pope, you guys are not funny. Did you ever think the impending "backlash" might have to do with the fact that this is boring music for 30 year old yuppies? It might be called uncool because IT IS.
Posted by: dude at January 30, 2008 7:06 PM | ReplyScore = 0
That's right. Less boring music for 30-year old yuppies, more stories about Radiohead and Arcade Fire, and Feist, and...
Posted by: Charlie Kane at January 30, 2008 8:10 PM | ReplyOh, wait...
It's a pop record, and a charming one. Is it a lot like 'Graceland'? Yep. Are they preppy college types? Yep. Is there really a 'backlash'? Dunno. Are people so bored with their own lives that they'd rip on a harmless pop band? Sadly, yep. Bring back the military draft and give you cretins something real to gripe about.
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Why do people think this crap is any good? Vampire Weekend are the Indie hipster equivalent of Linkin Park.
The only excuse for Vampire Weekend's backlash is because their music is garbage.
Posted by: Nietzsche at January 30, 2008 8:21 PM | ReplyScore = 0
this whole "ironic backlash baiting" is 100 times more annoying than any genuine backlash could ever be...
we get it, being self conscious of one's fleeting relevance is really cool shit, so let's run it into the ground so we can start a backlash against the fake backlash against the would-be backlash.
this all points to one glaring fact, that in truth, vampire weekend's music is simply not interesting enough to sustain these numerous, long winded updates on it's own.
Posted by: prokofiev at January 30, 2008 8:37 PM | ReplyScore = 0
We LOVE it!
Posted by: Reel Big Fish at January 30, 2008 9:28 PM | ReplyScore = 0
haha, the Anti-P4K Stuff is always welcome, the arrogant bastards. go listen to your animal collective and shut your yap.
Posted by: Brian at January 30, 2008 9:43 PM | ReplyScore = 0
To Charlie Kane:
Did you real just call Radiohead "boring music" compared to this band? I mean I don't even like Radiohead that much....but boring? Their music is like pop music from another world.
I would wager on ranking of boring music genres, indie pop ranks pretty damn high. This band probably keeps it from going stale because they add world music influences to the indie pop snore-fest.
Posted by: John at January 30, 2008 10:22 PM | ReplyScore = 0
the most boring people are the ones that make blanket statements about genres of music
I'm tired of all the in-fighting
seriously, nobody actually cares. All this hype/anger is just a product of boredom and distaste for one's job.
Posted by: karma at January 31, 2008 12:35 AM | Reply*shrug*
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Oh I'm totally bored with my job. Honestly. But the fact that so many people would pay to see a bunch of chimps fart into a microphone excites me! To the point where I feel I MUST post about it on this website!
This band is so important and unboring! They're the first internet hype band of chimps that fart into microphones EVER!!
Posted by: Peter at January 31, 2008 1:08 AM | ReplyScore = 0
I predict the next big thing will be an indie band heavily influenced by flatulent chimps.
It's an untapped sound.
Posted by: Andrew at January 31, 2008 2:53 AM | ReplyScore = 0
I ain't scared.
Posted by: k at January 31, 2008 8:12 AM | ReplyScore = 0
from my "redbread" youtube inbox:
white sky!
hey redbread
nice grab, it's actually "White Sky" as of right now
might change in future though...
hope you enjoyed the show
best
Rostam
Posted by: ryan freshbread at January 31, 2008 8:56 AM | ReplyScore = 0
nice! thanks ryan.
Posted by: amrit at January 31, 2008 9:06 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Is it ok to backlash against all of the preemptive backlash talk/predictions being posted by the stereogum folks? What have we come to when people feel the need to overhype the backlash? Also, has anyone heard of the Antarctic ice pop group called Backlash? Definitely a band to watch IMO.
Posted by: benazona at January 31, 2008 10:27 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Am I the only one who hears a direct rip-off of "Crazy Love, Vol. II" by Paul Simon in the intro/verse of "White Sky"? I'm all for tapping into one's influences, but wowzers.
That said, I still like this band a lot.
Posted by: rockthefaces at January 31, 2008 1:05 PM | ReplyScore = 0