Contra is the second studio album by the American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. Rolling Stone - Special Collectors Issue - The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. [11] The band chose the name "Vampire Weekend" from the title of a short film project Koenig worked on during the summer between freshman and sophomore years in college. That song was then sampled by alternative hip-hop artist Kid Cudi. Koenig has been a well-known supporter of Sanders, after discussions on his Beats 1 radio show, Time Crisis. The official website of Vampire Weekend. (2012). [62] On July 21, they performed in Byron Bay for the Australian festival, Splendour in the Grass. It would be cool if it was [released] this year...We just never want to be in a position [where] when we put out something, we feel could've benefited from more time. Vampire Weekend won their first GRAMMY for 2013 for Best Alternative Music Album for their third studio album, Modern Vampires Of The City The band's name was inspired by the title of a short film project frontman Ezra Koenig worked on during the … In the summer of 2010 the band played at the Utopia stage on Peace and Love, Sweden's biggest Festival. (2013, Jan 31). A success in the US and UK, it peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 17 on the Billboard 200. Its cover photo is a Polaroid picture from one of their early shows in Columbia University. He noted that he and Koenig would continue to collaborate. [68], On January 17, 2019, Koenig announced the abbreviation of the band's fourth album title as FOTB, and revealed that the album would consist of 18 songs, running at approximately 59 minutes. Vampire Weekend is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on January 29, 2008 by XL Recordings. Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. Eliscu, J. [81], This article is about the band. Their song "Worship You" appeared as a soundtrack in EA Sports football video game, FIFA 14. [13][14] After graduating from college, the band self-produced their debut album while simultaneously working full-time jobs, Tomson as a music archivist and Koenig as a middle school English teacher. The album was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. [20] The band made a television appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on February 1, 2008,[21] and on March 8, 2008, performed on Saturday Night Live. The band's second album, Contra, was released on January 11, 2010 in the UK and the following day in the US, after being pushed back from the original release date for the fall of 2009. Get Email Updates. Their following album, Contra (2010), was similarly acclaimed and garnered strong commercial success. [15] It was accompanied by the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa", and "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance". Vampire Weekend formed in early 2006 while all four members were still attending Columbia University. Their self-released EP drew high praise from The New York Times, which called it one of 2007's best debuts. 2 Soundtrack. "[71] He also confirmed that "2021" features a Haruomi Hosono sample, and said that he planned to start work on Vampire Weekend's fifth album. [12] While home for the summer, Koenig watched the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys and was inspired to make a Northeastern version of the film in which a man named Walcott travels to Cape Cod to warn the mayor that vampires are attacking the United States. "[24] Furthermore, the backlash involving their social backgrounds was largely unfounded, as Koenig explained in the interview that the band members got into Columbia on scholarship and used student loans; he himself was still paying off student loans in 2009. [14] The album also reached number 37 in Australia. [56], In March 2017, Koenig revealed in an elaborate Instagram update that during 2016 he had spent countless hours researching and writing music in libraries with grad students. The band members met while enrolled at Columbia University, beginning with a rap collaboration between Koenig and Tomson named "L'Homme Run". They have also covered "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac, "Ça Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand, "I'm Goin' Down" by Bruce Springsteen, "Have I the Right?" [39] On March 16, 2013, the band played the closing show at Stubbs on the last day of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. [23][24] Koenig responded in a November 2009 interview by saying, "Nobody in our band is a WASP. After the show I realized there’s not a ton of Vampire Weekend songs where you could listen to the first verse and immediately answer the question of who’s singing and who are they singing to.”[57] Furthermore, in a September 2017 interview with Zane Lowe, Ezra briefly spoke about LP4 and stated that it was "about 80% done." [60] On January 31, 2018, it was announced that the band would be headlining the UK music festival End of the Road. “Vampire Weekend Find New Direction.” Rolling Stone, 28. One critic went so far as to call Vampire Weekend the "whitest band in the world," to which they took exception, given their Ukrainian, Persian, Italian, and Hungarian heritages. Said Koenig, "Things that we might have found boring in the past, we've started to find more fresh. The band members Rostam Batmanglij and Chris Baio were replaced by David Longstreth and Nat Baldwin (both from Dirty Projectors) and an all female a cappella group from the University of Iowa, due to Batmanglij's departure from the band and Baio being on tour with his side project. Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has released two new singles from his forthcoming album just weeks before it is set to arrive.. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, and bassist Chris Baio. Vampire Weekend created major internet buzz with its early songs in 2007, and when their self-titled debut album was finally released in early 2008, it was an immediate hit in the indie-music community. [74] Kennis's accusations were that the band used her image without her permission. On March 18, 2013, Vampire Weekend released a double-sided single, "Diane Young"/"Step". Released after a year of building internet buzz, the album showcased the band's unique hybrid of indie pop, chamber music, and afropop influences.[2]. [19] They were declared "The Year's Best New Band" by Spin magazine in the March 2008 issue, and were the first band to be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut album. Koenig toured with The Dirty Projectors during a period of experimentation with African music, inspiring the band to incorporate world sounds into their earliest work. Additionally, he revealed that the album, given the working title of "Mitsubishi Macchiato", would feature a more 'spring-time' vibe and one of the songs would be entitled Flower Moon. [12] The band began playing shows around Columbia University, starting with a battle of the bands at Lerner Hall in 2006. Fantastic Debut Album. [46] In 2014, it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[47] which indicated sales of at least 200,000 copies throughout Europe. Contra was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, but lost to The Black Keys's Brothers. [21][22], The album was recorded in a variety of environments including a basement where there was "a good set up for recording drums", a barn, the apartments of two band members, and Tree Fort studio in Brooklyn. ", "Vampire Weekend's Freewheeling Pop Rock and 11 More Albums for Heavy Rotation", "New music review: Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend (XL)", "Vampire Weekend Becomes First Act With Three No. On July 30, 2010, the band played at Jisan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea.[33]. 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