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Vampire Weekend new single 'Cousins' appears online – audio

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:24 +0000

Brooklyn band go all U2 on new video

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Vampire Weekend new single 'Cousins' appears online - audio

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:24 +0000

Vampire Weekend's new single 'Cousins' has appeared online - listen to it by clicking on the video below.

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Watch Vampire Weekend Throw an Alley Party

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:58 +0000

For their punked-out new single “Cousins,” the men of Vampy Weeks shot an equally frenetic clip in a city alley. The Garth Jennings-directed clip is above, the single’s out digitally right now and on vinyl December 7th courtesy of XL . And oh yeah, not sure if you knew this, but their sophomore full-length, Contra , is out January 20th. Stay tuned until tomorrow for yet another update on the Road To The Next Vampire Weekend Record.

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Vampire Weekend's 'Cousins' Video: Right On Track

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:43:00 +0000

Just-premiered clip matches the song's loosey-goosey feel. By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig in the "Cousins" video Photo: XL Last summer, Vampire Weekend premiered the video for "Oxford Comma," a sharp, single-take kind of thing, very much indebted to the films of Wes Anderson and the tracking shot. Directed by Richard Ayoade, "Comma" was a slick-looking, precisely timed thing, full of actors hitting their marks and strategically placed set pieces (one wonders how many times they had to rehearse the thing), the kind of undertaking that's a joy to see actually pulled off. Just ask Lil Wayne, who was so in awe of the video backstage at "FNMTV" (where it premiered, on the same show Wayne performed "A Milli") that he swore to one day make a single-take clip of his own. To the best of my knowledge, we're still waiting for that video, but that's really beside the point. Or maybe not. Because on Thursday (November 19), Vampire Weekend premiered the ...

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Deep Thoughts with Vampire Weekend

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:38 +0000

The men of Vampire Weekend sat down recently with whom we can only presume was a cameraperson and an interviewer (just a guess!), tackling questions of great existential and philosophical weight in Vanity Fair ’s “Proust Questionnaire.” Their new album Contra drops January 12th. They’re touring like wild men . And they are, as we’ve known and the above video further suggests, very thoughtful.

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Vampire Weekend reveal new album 'Contra' title inspiration

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:46:25 +0000

'It's about retro gaming and Nicaraguan politics', says Ezra Koenig

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