vampire weekend

Mansard Roof by Vampire Weekend has been in Sara's top playlist lately.  It is really feel good music
and unlike anything I've heard before.  They are managed by the same
guy as the White Stripes
and I think they have a similar edginess and unique flair.  I often
can't pick out what instrument they are using!  What I thought was a
steel drum is actually an electric guitar.  Take a listen and you'll be hooked.

A review reads, "The band has spent the
last year and a half perfecting the
culture collision of indie-, chamber-, and Afro-pop they call "Upper
West Side Soweto" by making that unique hybrid of sounds feel
completely effortless. So, Vampire Weekend ends up being a more
or less official validation of the long-building buzz around the band,
served up in packaging that uses the Futura typeface almost as
stylishly as Wes Anderson.  At times, the album sounds like someone trying to turn a Wes Anderson
movie back into music (it's no surprise that the band's keyboardist
also writes film scores); there's a similarly precious yet adventurous
feel here, as well as a kindred eye and ear for detail. Everything is
concise, concentrated, distilled, vivid; Vampire Weekend's world is
extremely specific and meticulously crafted, and Vampire Weekend
often feels like a concept album about preppy guys who grew up with
classical music and recently got really into world music. Amazingly,
instead of being alienating, the band's quirks are utterly winning." by Heather Phares

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