Vampire Weekend, blimey they're NOT wank at all

[SolidGoldBrass]

There's me thinking that they were going to sound like either Radiohead with nipple rings or the Smiths with one genital between thenm....
Acctually they're rather fab aren't they?

[fishie]

i like cousins too, it is on one of my running podcasts - i usually never know who the songs are by and then i find out am all ahead of trend. suspect i wouldn't like to be overexposed to them though.

[JJ]

Yes, I was surprised to really like them, too!

[Heathcliffscathy]

god SGB, the first album is SUPERB (esp in summer).

i don't think this one is as good.

and if you like this, try MGMT Oracular Spectacular...another blast of sunshine on a CD.

[JJ]

There are some good songs for running playlists on Contra.

I have been seriously overexposed (self-inflicted) but still love the album. What is it now? Album? CD? I buy them on iTunes.

[Heathcliffscathy]

stupendous lyrics on this one

[pagwatch]

I think they should use that in their publicity material..

Vampire Weekend.

"Blimey. Not wank at all" says Mumsnet

[SolidGoldBrass]

I suppose I should have given them the benefit of the doubt sooner but generally Bands Music Journalists Wet Themselves Over are wank. I have been hearing that song all over the place andleaping round the room wondering who it is and finally found out... Mumford and SOngs are kind of OK too. Maybe.

[malovitt]

When were the music journalists wetting themselves?
Must have been a while back?

I've had their first album for about two years and seen them live three times now. Prefer their first album to Contra.

[SolidGoldBrass]

Oh, about a year ago, and to be fair it was Sunday paper music journos (who really can't be trusted). As I am now too old and farty to be able to comprehend the proper music press.

[JJ]

sophable - that's a great song and a great album! I will try the other one you mentioned, too.

[LyraSilvertongue]

XFM have been playing Cousins at least 17 times a day since well before Christmas and I'm still not sick of it.
Not so keen on their new single, Giving Up The Gun.

[QueenThistle]

Heard a couple of tracks, not bad.

Still a shit band name.

[policywonk]

I love this album - great for playing on the iPod on a sunny day.

Haven't bought the first one (though I love 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' and 'Oxford Comma') - maybe I should.

[GothAnneGeddes]

They were excellent on Jools Holland the other day. The second album is fantastic.