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For the next couple of months at least, Vampire Weekend might just be the most exciting band to cross your ears. They are in the process of creating quite a fuss for all the right reasons. |
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There's no colossal marketing spend propelling them in the direction of flash in the pan success, and they are reassuringly gimmick-free with not one on display. Instead they leap out of the crowd by sheer force of originality and creativity: two character traits which are very useful if you happen to be in band. They might not have been instrumental in conceiving the sound of Sowetoan
guitars jangling with joy, and they certainly weren't the first
musicians to listen to music that fell out of the restricting perimeters
of indie pop or rock. Yet this four piece are all about fusion. Fusion
of ideas and riffs borrowed from classical music, Afro-funk, High-life,
post-punk and folk-rock. Sounds like a mess but Vampire Weekend ride
on an energy and passion that makes their exhilarating songs anything
but confusing. |
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Divised at New York's Columbia University, the group will storm the broadsheets and blogs, and deservedly so. The seeds of something great are sprinkled throughout their debut self-titled album through songs that bring on butterflies such as 'Walcott'. With powerful live performances to boot, this is truly a new band to believe in. Vamp it up. Vampire
Weekend now available from XL Recordings on amazon.co.uk
myspace.com/vampireweekend |
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