Vampire Weekend; Arctic Monkeys of 2008?

*sigh*

there's no debating a vampire weekend fan.

gabbneb was into rusted root before it was cool

they are a little rusted root, a little but .moe

*bit

gabbneb was into rusted root before it was cool

sad but true

fred durst has "emotional depth." so does staind. also, nickelback.

i'll have to refrain from reading this thread or else i will hate this band

oh wait...too late

TS: this vs. the 2008 primaries thread on ILE

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It seems perfectly valid to find thing lacking in blood or fire -- I'd disagree with Gabbneb and say that extends to the lyrics, too. They're not a bloody or a fiery group, it's true. (Blood and fire leave stains on blazers.) I suppose I get my blood and fire elsewhere, and come to this for rather different reasons, ranging from sedate joy to less-sedate elan, or something. Given the winter release, it's almost escapist; when spring comes it'll be less so.

But another thing I find interesting about it is that it accidentally winds up confronting what constitutes "blood" and "fire" -- e.g., does eschewing distortion and less-controlled sounds really mean a lack of blood and fire? Not doing these things is a lot of what makes them sound a little different from some of their immediate peers. I don't think they're bloody or fiery in the least, it's true; is part of my interest the fact that they run with that, unselfconsciously, without using the standard musical signifiers that might suggest it to people? This is kind of where the "refreshing" part comes from.

does anyone remember Macha? -- their indie/world music thing seemed a little more interesting to me

-- M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:17 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Oh yeah. I saw them live once. "The Nipple Gong" ruled.

Vampire Weekend is music for chicks that work at Urban Outfitters.

I like the idea of a band using a really clean, minimal sound that brings in some cool rhythmic influences into good songs. I just don't like this band's execution very much at all.

I'd disagree with Gabbneb and say that extends to the lyrics, too.

I didn't say they had blood and fire - they're not Metallica or the Indigo Girls - I rejected the premise that "the entire album has no sense of pain or ... lust or intrigue."

Vampire Weekend is music for chicks that work at Urban Outfitters.

lol, California

who ever thought that being inoffensive and well-to-do was ever worth a ticket to stardom?

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http://hypem.com/

I don't listen to much indie rock, but a band who does the above really well = Field Music. They're not jacking afropop obv., but their percussion arrangements are sick.

xp to myself

oh sorry:

Vampire Weekend is music for chicks that work at Urban Outfitters and gabbneb.

how do you not i am not a chick who works at urban outfitters?

sorry again.

i wish gabbneb was a chick that worked at urban outfitters, a lot of them are hot

i'm not available, max, and yr a little kid

youre also not hot

It's a longstanding tradition for ny art bands to set musical and stylistic parameters within which they can excel, and then have people wonder how much of their act is real and how much a put-on. Ramones being the obv example. The Ramones were street kids from the outer boroughs, so they made themselves the platonic ideal of that. It's an extension of the idea "write what you know."

this is right on -- keep in mind i haven't even heard this album yet, but it's clear VW are a band that are easy to argue about, which means there is some crystal clear conceptual work going on (lol "branding"). PREPPIES PLAY THE AFRO-INDIE. << that could be a thread title without this band even existing and the same argument could have happened. an interlocking handful of a few clear ideas: shit, countless thousands of bands never even get that far. i guess i should hear this band.

http://stopthemadrassa.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/orangemedium2.jpg

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance = The Last Waltz Theme?

fred durst has "emotional depth." so does staind. also, nickelback.

-- gabbneb, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:52 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Oh, my.

Opeth too

pathos, really

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uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, why does anybody care? It's just inoffensive indie-pop. Have you guys not heard Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin? IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. O_O

Nice, I will def check them. lol, that a funny name too!

rap dudes and conspiracy theorists,

plz feel the internet vibes:

http://internetvibes.blogspot.com/2005/08/vay-kay-blog.html

Since when was blood, fire, and grit all that was good about music?

Note my use of an Oxford Comma there.

WHOO GIVES A FUCK

I think these guys should "interpret" some White Lion cartoons. Or perhaps even "cover" them.

Wait...

they were a New York band too

i think chaki is right

maybe this is the NY band they should be more like?

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/anthraxman.jpg

We don't have any finished recordings as a full band but Rostam did a sweet techo remix of our first song "Walcott." He also made a nice website for it:

Aww, dead link! Especially since ... mostly speculating, but I'm pretty sure the reason these guys work is that Koenig turns out good indie-pop song, and Batmanglij is the one who can structure and organize them so they have the depth and the movement.

1. Mansard Roof 2:07
2. Ladies of Cambridge 2:45

Single release from this New York indie band with a taste for African sounds and ska. Big noise about them; highly recommended!

description from what.cd lol

wow @ anthrax

nyc can and has done a lot worse than anthrax over the years

that photo is amazing - their style is impeccable - except im not sure why they all need to be wearing hats?

they are just "hat guys"?

how do you go from that to having this fucking thing on yr face :(

http://www.kingsize-usa.com/uploaded_images/Rock-The-Bells.7.29.07.Scott.Matt.Sen-776580.jpg

srsly the most passive aggressive facial hair ever

they have a straight up ska song on the album. i dont see why that description is very "lol."