Vampire Weekend Contra (180 Gram Vinyl)

Vampire Weekend Contra (180 Gram Vinyl)The scholarly Upper West Side Soweto of Vampire Weekend's debut sounded self assured, but on Contra, they step out of their ivory tower with just as much confidence. In all senses of the term, this is a sophomore album. The band still flaunts the collegiate sense of discovery that made Vampire Weekend charming and sometimes too precious but with more maturity and creativity. Another Discovery is just as much of a force on Contra as any of the band's

following the self-titled predecessor (and the band is also the core of THE ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN)

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The force impresses but also the restraint: there are missed beats and open space

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referencing the past without sounding like a retro throwback

reggae-tinged pulse of "Cheap Thrills" echoes Major Lazer's "Lean On" (yet another Rihanna reject)

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