Description
If you listen carefully to this album, you’ll hear the energy of The Strokes, the indie sound of Belle and Sebastian, and you’ll realise they seem to have this newfound British rock that has taken the charts over. Hidden within their tracks is a sense of intelligence and wit that adds to the oomph that the percussion and the pleasant electric guitar effects, all held together with a sincere soul.
- © Emily Corine
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Product Details
- Artist
- Vampire Weekend
- Original year of release
- 2010
- Label / Studio
- XL RECORDINGS
- Year of release
- 2010
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 36
Press Reviews
CONTRA opener 'Horchata' displays a caliber of pop songcraft and melodic intuition that gives The Shins' James Mercer a run for his harmony... Paste (magazine) (p.61)
CONTRA is more fully formed, a '70s-style record-type record. It's their version of the Talking Heads' MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD... Spin (p.61)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Horchata
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White Sky
-
Holiday
-
California English
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Taxi Cab
-
Run
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Cousins
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Giving Up the Gun
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Diplomat's Son
-
I Think Ur a Contra
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
Comments about XL RECORDINGS Vampire Weekend - Contra:
I use it as music around the house and in my van
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