I played this on the way to work today and was reminded that it's fucking awesome.― slapped by a bear (HI DERE), Friday, February 19, 2010 7:01 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― a passing heavy daftie (cozen), Friday, 19 February 2010 19:39 (sixteen years ago)
yeah i listened to diplimats son like five times in a row today
― plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 19 February 2010 19:39 (sixteen years ago)
My only gripe with the record, really, happens to be "Giving Up the Gun." It sounds so bland - like they tried to right a radio-friendly song but forgot to come up with a strong chorus. It sucks the life out of the second half of the record. Really though it's the only track on the album I don't like.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Saturday, 20 February 2010 06:43 (sixteen years ago)
The bridge of "Giving up the Gun" is incidentally my favorite part of the record, but the rest of the song kinda collapses beneath it.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 20 February 2010 09:15 (sixteen years ago)
Wow, can't believe I made the right/write mistake. I'm going to sit in the corner.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:04 (sixteen years ago)
all that slo-mo doesn't make the song any less boring, but i really do admire these guys for exploiting their cuteness in videos, unlike say the Killers hiding behind cowboy hats and mustaches after "Brightside." They've got a cult of precocious teenybopper fans now and I'm glad they're not fighting it.
― da croupier, Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:12 (sixteen years ago)
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwve0ySe6e1qz852uo1_500.jpg
― da croupier, Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:14 (sixteen years ago)
I'm more curious that "Derirah" is actually a name.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:18 (sixteen years ago)
inside info
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:18 (sixteen years ago)
isn't that how Scooby pronounces it?
Rezra Roenig
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 20 February 2010 22:42 (sixteen years ago)
Giving Up the Gun." It sounds so bland - like they tried to right a radio-friendly song but forgot to come up with a strong chorus.
Don't get this, the chorus of GUTG is a total earworm.
― The Man With the Magic Eardrums (Billy Dods), Saturday, 20 February 2010 23:57 (sixteen years ago)
Yeah. As it happens I tossed and turned last night, with that fucking chorus in my head.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 21 February 2010 00:05 (sixteen years ago)
Rostam Batmanglij's Out interview.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:38 (sixteen years ago)
"runaway hit single, “A-Punk"
The song peaked at #55 on the UK Singles Chart and #25 on Billboard magazine's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart
― i know who the sockpuppet master of ilx is (velko), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:42 (sixteen years ago)
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, February 22, 2010 9:38 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is the first mention i'v ever seen of him being gay -- did i miss something?
― /b/ OK (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:42 (sixteen years ago)
gaydar fail
― i know who the sockpuppet master of ilx is (velko), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:45 (sixteen years ago)
word
this makes me like discovery even more tho
― /b/ OK (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:46 (sixteen years ago)
It's mentioned casually in their Rolling Stone interview.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:51 (sixteen years ago)
The producer and gay member of Vampire Weekend
― bauhaus men (samosa gibreel), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:53 (sixteen years ago)
lol i was thinking abt that phrasing--seems awkward
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:54 (sixteen years ago)
i think they have to do that w/ pretty much any subject who is gay but not widely known as such because they do interview gays & non-gays & i think it's probably important to readers
― /b/ OK (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:55 (sixteen years ago)
i haven't read the RS feature yet
gay indie band members are the new girl bass players
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:56 (sixteen years ago)
rostam is only the second hottest member of the group tho
― /b/ OK (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:56 (sixteen years ago)
ok yeah--i was not sure of the conventions of out magazine tbh. i still feel like there's a better phrasing! but i can't think of it.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:56 (sixteen years ago)
i still feel like there's a better phrasing! but i can't think of it.
http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/l/lance_bass_people_060726/cover.jpg
― bauhaus men (samosa gibreel), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:58 (sixteen years ago)
i think there should be a border of glitter on any page that features a gay subject, that way they could avoid all awkward phrasing altogether
― /b/ OK (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:58 (sixteen years ago)
i think it's a word order thing: "vampire weekend's producer and sole gay member talks about...." reads better imo
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:59 (sixteen years ago)
I kept hoping it was Koenig but whatevs -- he's almost too pretty.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:59 (sixteen years ago)
idk y but def like diplomat's son more now
― F → F−F++F−F (Lamp), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 04:19 (sixteen years ago)
i already liked this song most for this reason
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 11:44 (sixteen years ago)
like lines like "i promise to leave before your mother wakes up in the morning" sound kindof, um, familiar?
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 12:59 (sixteen years ago)
saw them play the paradisio in amsterdam last wednesday. they were well worth it. fantastic.
― Michael B, Friday, 26 February 2010 18:54 (sixteen years ago)
forget the gayness, what the fuck is up with his weird posture?
― max arrrrrgh, Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:02 (sixteen years ago)
how can i forget the gayness
― max, Saturday, 27 February 2010 02:03 (sixteen years ago)
Superb perf of "Giving Up the Gun" on SNL. Koenig has never looked better, I must say. The femme backup vocals are a nice touch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFZA8B4H54
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:06 (sixteen years ago)
Koenig has never looked better, I must say.
i was thinking this exact same thing
― jizzchin (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:07 (sixteen years ago)
I was thinking the same thing! He looks so...clean. His skin is amazing. Also enjoyed watching the overbouncy drummer.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:12 (sixteen years ago)
his hair was perfect last night
― jizzchin (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:13 (sixteen years ago)
The hair clinched it.
― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:13 (sixteen years ago)
On the other hand Rostam looks bloated.
yeah my friend said the same thing
― jizzchin (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:15 (sixteen years ago)
This new album has grown on me a little bit (esp. "Giving Up the Gun" and "Diplomat's Son") but it's still not as good or consistent as the debut.
― o. nate, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:23 (sixteen years ago)
http://twitter.com/matsoR/status/16015346488
― ksh, Monday, 14 June 2010 15:46 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/14/vampire-weekend-cover-art-lawsuit-contra-kirsten-kennis/
― Number None, Thursday, 15 July 2010 22:31 (fifteen years ago)
smirk
― iago g., Friday, 16 July 2010 01:11 (fifteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo
― latebloomer, Friday, 16 July 2010 01:54 (fifteen years ago)
doesn't really seem like this one is gonna fly
― i think i'm baby peach, larry koopa (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 July 2010 01:55 (fifteen years ago)
never trust a shiksa
― iago g., Friday, 16 July 2010 01:57 (fifteen years ago)