Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend: Pitchfork Record Review

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The Top Four Sentences From Yesterday's Vampire Weekend Profile That Made Me Vow To Never Read A Story About Them Again [Yay, Journalism!]
Published 1/28/2008 by Maura Johnston at Idolator
... 1. Hardly keeping vampire hours, Mr. Koenig, the only member who still lives uptown, bade farewell to his Brooklyn-bound mates around 10 p.m. But not before reminding them of their plans for the following day: a field trip to Lacoste. But don't get too used to seeing them in your store, Lacosties--once those Best New Music bucks start rolling in, they're going to be all-Polo, all the time! ...

What's going on Monday?
Published 1/28/2008 at brooklynvegan
... National & Modest Mouse - 2008 Tour Dates | Main Posted in To Do | music on January 28, 2008 What's going on Monday? Cornelius @ Webster Hall, NYC - Jan 26, 2008 ( Tom Hayes ) * Chromeo & Kid Sister are playing Bowery Ballroom * The Dodos & Alberta Cross are playing Mercury Lounge * And then Spectrum is playing Mercury Lounge * Vampire Weekend is playing Virgin * Vampire Weekend Best New Music * Human Giant @ UCB * ECNY Awards I was up all ...

Vampire Weekend Is Out! Now, Counting Down To Backlash
Published 1/29/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... Finally, right?! Today you guys finally got to hear the album that's been making people go crazy on both sides of the Atlantic, in every newspaper, magazine, and blog you read. Even Pitchfork can't resist their Columbian charms, giving the self-titled debut a Best New Music stamp. All the way from Harlem (ha) to the spotlight; it's a real riches to riches story, and, it couldn't have happened to nicer guys (seriously). With all that out of the way, there's only one thing left: the backlash. They've been on our radars for ...

Vampire Weekend Tour Dates
Published 2/9/2008 by admin at Pretty Much Amazing! The Music Blog
... of the year. - Under The Radar This is a magnificent debut, filled with endless melodies, memorable hooks and plenty of toe-tapping moments. - Delusions of Adequacy Bring any baggage you want to this record, and it still returns nothing but warm, airy, low-gimmick pop, peppy, clever, and yes, unpretentious–four guys who listened to some Afro-pop records, picked up a few nice ideas, and then set about making one of the most refreshing and replayable indie records in recent years. - THE Pitchfork But there has been some critics who didn’t fall in love with Vampire Weekend ...

Pitchfork, Decoded
Published 2/12/2008 by rebecca at Jossip
Are you intimidated by Pitchfork? Afraid of its writers judging your taste with words to describe music you’ve never heard of? Relax, loser. Intern Anastasia is here to demystify their reviews. This week: Vampire Weekend’s self-titled album. Pitchfork says: Rating: 8.8 If there’s anything the happy New York kids in this band have learned from listening to African music, it’s the difference between ‘pop’ and ‘rock’: Vampire Weekend’s debut album announces straight off that it’s the ...