Lana's similarities with approach to glamor are only similar in an incredibly superficial sense. There's a lot more potency in the themes of dissecting the complicated roles that she plays as woman than I get out of the Rich Guy problems that VW focuses on.

Mind you, I think that Vampire Weekend executes it about as well as you could, but I still think that the subject matter is worth criticism if you're anyone who has grown up with two feet on the ground.

Album Rating: 2.7

never rly fucked with this band wonder if itll click

Album Rating: 4.5

I loved the debut and almost wore out the CD and remember being really disappointed with Contra - only liking about 4 or 5 songs and thinking it was a bit flat.

Must have been a decade since I heard it so maybe I need to go back and reevaluate.

And who cares if a band has money or not. To be honest it was kind of refreshing to hear lyrics about Oxford commas, Louis Vuitton and Darjeeling tea for a bit of a change.

my brother claims their 2013 album is the best album of the 2010s

Album Rating: 4.5

Pitchfork ranked it 7th of the 2010s so he's not Robinson Crusoe. Definitely Top 50 for me.

Really interesting and unique album. My wife would probably dig it.

Album Rating: 2.0

"OMG did my avatar get cooked and why…"

consider the timing... this is what happens when you speak out against the illuminati. Wines 'made a call', next time it could be your family

Album Rating: 2.0

vampires that suck avatars

Album Rating: 3.0

maybe you need an avatar to truly appreciate this album

Album Rating: 3.0

I don’t want to ruin this hypothesis

Album Rating: 4.2

The moving train accelerates,



It's always fast and always late,



It never leaves the Empire State,



I hope you let it go

Album Rating: 2.5

This album was a pleasant listen.

Fine, I guess I will listen to vampire weekend.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I mean it's very much a VW album, even if they do experiment with the production, so if you didn't like VW before, not sure you will here either

Album Rating: 5.0

The "rich / white / preppy" narrative around them is really weird and outdated criticism given they only did it for their first couple of albums, and they've said it was more of a parody than anything (coming from working class families and diverse backgrounds). It's tiring to keep hearing that but I guess it left a bad after taste for some here.



Releasing 5/5 great albums in your discography is hard to come by nowadays in the indie space since most flame out. I'm just ecstatic that they're able to produce this quality after so many years

Classical is classic

> The "rich / white / preppy" narrative around them is really weird and outdated criticism given they only did it for their first couple of albums, and they've said it was more of a parody than anything (coming from working class families and diverse backgrounds).

is a funny take considering they have a song on this album called 'Prep School Gangsters'

> Koenig was born in New York City and is the son of Bobby Bass, a psychotherapist, and Robin Koenig, a set dresser on film and TV productions

> He is a first cousin once removed of actor Scott Baio, who played Chachi Arcola on Happy Days and Charles on the 1980s television program Charles in Charge.

> His father is an engineer whose family is of Irish and Ukrainian heritage (he studied abroad in Ireland in college). His mother is an administrator whose family is of English and German heritage. He graduated from the Peddie School as a salutatorian and then from Columbia University where he studied economics and music.

working class families

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Alexa play Common People by Pulp



Edit: Damn page break

aka my wife's favourite song

Album Rating: 3.5

a little soul >