One of my favorite bands.
Vampire Weekend
(2008, Indie rock, by Vampire Weekend, Label: XL Recordings)
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Common Sense says
Charming, evocative, and just a teensy bit foul.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12–14
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Vampire Weekend was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Parents need to know that the CD from a band that's getting all kinds of buzz includes several instances of "f--k" and "s--t," and a bit of product placement. Otherwise, the group's sound is clean, fresh, and world-music-influenced inclusive.
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- Families can talk about the unusual instrumentation and variety of influences on the CD. Peruvian flutes, African guitar music, and reggae beats are all a part of the group's indie-rock sound. With lyrics this evocative and poetic, do you think the band really needed to use four-letter words to make a point, whatever it is?
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What’s the Story?
Vampire Weekend's fresh, charming sound employs a variety of world-music influences, and just enough four-letter words to nab an "explicit content" label. Aside from a few "s--ts" and "f--ks" -- and some lip balm and clothing brand mentions -- the lyrics are visual, evocative, and intelligent.
Is It Any Good?
Vampire Weeknd's self-titled debut CD contains eleven tightly-produced tracks with a United Nations approach to musical influences. Peruvian flute and African guitar, strong, expressive rhythm and percussion tracks, and occasional classically-influenced string and synthesizer fills, provide an enchanting backdrop for some of the most delightful and original indie rock to come along in a while. Upbeat without ever resorting to slick perkiness, this New York quartet is likely to be tearing it up for a long time to come.
Music Details
Released on: 1/29/2008
Parental advisory: No, Edited version available: No
Parental advisory: No, Edited version available: No
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