Steps to enjoying the musical stylings of Vampire Weekend:
1. Completely ignore their name.
2. Assume they all went to Columbia on well-deserved scholarships.
3. Pretend they live somewhere less hip than Brooklyn. (I suggest Sacramento, CA or Harrisburg, PA.)
4. Convince yourself you didn't first hear of them through a music blog, but instead from an off-the-cuff, onstage comment made by Bono during the 1992 Zoo TV tour.
5. Imagine all of their material is actually cover versions of never-before-released Paul Simon songs.
You may be able to pick and choose, but I need all five. Now download some tracks and put this advice to good use!
3 comments:
I think, despite everything, I still like Vampire Weekend.
Is it so wrong to hear of a band through a music blog?
It is not wrong at all. But if you're like me, the "next big band" thing can get irritating.
I miss discovering bands from the radio. I'm pretty sure those days are gone forever.
Is it more or less lame to buy it, not because of a music blog, but you liked the name and poster in the music store window?
A weekend o' vampires--what's not to love?!
~V
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