Everyday there is something new related to blood sucking. Granted Eastern Europe may be to be blamed for this, however the obsequiousness of vampires in the last few years has caused me nausea. This band is hailing from New York City. The first listen it was amazing how loud this record is. The singer sings so quickly and seems to be talking to me but he doesn't know me at all. Odd.
Further in the disc it became apparent that these were in fact pop songwriting. Unfortunately, things changed so quickly in the arrangements that barely could I keep up! Strings, then drum machine sounds, then guitar, then drums, then a bass, and on and on. If this is a 4 piece band, they must drink an awful lot of coffee or maybe something stronger perhaps espresso or Red Bull and Vodkas that are popular in New York.
It is difficult to put into words how this recording affects me because it goes by so fast that I'm having a hard time understanding any of it. The song 'Cousins' in pretty good I suppose. A lot of it makes me think of Peter Gabriel's late 80's work, or Paul Simon's 'Graceland', both records by two of the whitest guys to ever make music playing African rhythms for a white audience. This may bode well for Vampire Weekend, as vampires are some of the palest of the species for sure.
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