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4.0 excellent | Iai EMERITUS | February 14th 08 | For their third album, Bedouin Soundclash have toned down the reggae approach of their first two efforts and instead diversified themselves by incorporating a string quartet into their template. It works for them - while the vocals, melodies, and basslines remain exactly the same as they were on their previous high watermark, Sounding A Mosaic, the addition of the strings allows their pure pop instincts to stand alone. It's both more inventive and more instant than anything they've done before, and while it lacks a stand-out like "When The Night Feels My Song", this is almost certainly their best album yet.
....wait, this ISN'T a Bedouin Soundclash album? Far out.
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0.0 | robertsona STAFF | January 24th 10 | Ivy Leaguers sing about what they know--among them, Mansard roofs, college, grammar--via pop songs that show exactly what they're listening to, to great effect: a little afro-pop there, a little classical here, etc. Don't drown in the influences: they've got the tunes, they've got a sound, and the words and image bring them both home. Score one for the rich boys.
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4.0 excellent | Rudy K. EMERITUS | October 16th 09 | I always try really hard to ignore blogosphere hype that seems way too blown out of proportion, and after hearing the somewhat underwhelming opener “Mansard Roof” I thought I could safely file Vampire Weekend under “over-hyped Internet sensations.” But this is a record that grows on you, and while initially I found it amateur-ish, I can safely say that this is one of the great debuts of the year. Ivy League pedigree be damned; Vampire Weekend is a record that can be enjoyed by anyone with an appreciation for simple, catchy chamber-pop tunes.
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2.5 average | heylelshalem | December 2nd 08 | pitchfork liked it, thats enough reason for me to hate it. this album will probably go viral amongst asshole hipsters i bet, but i dont really see any overly redeemly qualitys of this album.
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4.0 excellent | AggravatedYeti | March 8th 08 | Replay, replay, replay. There ya go, that's why this biatch works. Slick rips of Police style vocals/riffs mixed with some understated strings and a nice Afro twist - Vampire Weekend are pretty sweet. Too bad a good chunk of the album sounds all like the same song/verse/gimmick. It's pretty good though, regardless -- and the album kicks it up substantially after 'M79' and the last three tracks almost make up for everything on the album, but not quite.
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4.0 excellent | Introu1 | August 6th 21 | Super chill album and fun to listen too, not much to say other than that, great pop rock ? 3,8/5
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2.5 average | nukethewhale | October 12th 16 | The musical embodiment of everything annoying about millenials
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4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | November 28th 14 | The music video for "A-Punk" was a bit trippy and oddly soothing, and it matched up the actual song a bit more than what might've been necessary. Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut doesn't leave much to be desired, what with its blatant indie pop nature being easy to digest only to very rarely spit it right back out.
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4.5 superb | theamazingjamez | September 13th 14 | Say what you will, but there's no denying that Vampire Weekend's debut is a grabber and doesn't let go until the end.
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3.5 great | SalteyBacon | November 24th 13 | Fun songs to the lighthearted... Or something like that
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4.5 superb | Steev0h | March 28th 13 | An essential 2000's indie album that works wonderfully as a cohesive whole while each song maintains hit potential.
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0.0 | Julianna Reed EMERITUS | November 21st 11 | Vampire Weekend's debut starts off rather strongly, but eventually transforms into a lump of tracks all resembling each other. The blatantly optimistic tendencies of the album start to irritate more and more with each listen, and only the more subtle tracks can be enjoyed for a long time after the initial exposure wears off.
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4.0 excellent | skippingboy123 | April 8th 11 | Really good summery pop album, I'de give it a 9 but its missing just something.
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4.0 excellent | teoferrazzi | March 3rd 11 | a solid, promising debut with innumerable good ideas and a wicked attitude.
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4.0 excellent | duckpride82 | December 18th 10 | The first half of 'Vampire Weekend' is an indie pop dream; highly dance-able and completely enjoyable, and though the second half slacks, the album as a whole is still wonderful.
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3.5 great | dylantheairplane | December 15th 08 | Exceeded my expectations. Not the best, but still really great. I'm looking foreward to the next VW album!
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4.0 excellent | thejared | November 22nd 08 | Reminds me of this one time when we were walking through the campus. You know that one time.
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4.0 excellent | benthomas | November 11th 08 | Here?s something out of a cult classic vampire movie, though you knew that was coming.
Basically if you took Bob Marley, grew him up in San Diego in the middle of a MxPx concert and told him to record his thoughts and musical tastes he most likely would produce something along the lines of Vampire Weekend, though then again, maybe not, but you can surely tell that these guys have grown up on Marley, weed and classic movies.
You would think they suck from this review and that the genre is too mixed up, but these kids do for music what Che Guevara did for Latin America. Viva a Bloody Vampire weekend!! yum.
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3.0 good | karmapavementplan | May 16th 08 | Listened to it a couple of times, and while it sounds good, it just feels a bit incomplete. I can't really explain it though, it just sounds a bit too low-fi, which is probably a studio problem rather than a band issue. Just didn't really bowl me over to be honest
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4.0 excellent | bazzayu | April 15th 08 | I was pleasantly surprised with this record. Expecting something a bit too poppy for my taste, it was indeed a warm welcome that I was greeted with an album pulsating with fun and nonchalance. It didn't blow me away in a huge way, but I'm certain this will be an album I will be coming back to occasionally.
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0.0 | ThyCrossAwaits | April 2nd 08 | I'm not usually into Indie-rock music, but every so often I find a band who really appeals to me. Vampire Weekend did so. The songs are very catchy and I like the instrumentation, it's very...experimental. I recommend Oxford Comma and A-Punk.
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