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 Contra

Artist(s):

Vampire Weekend

Label: XL Recordings
Publisher(s):

XL Recordings

Studio: XL Recordings
Manufacturer: XL Recordings
Binding: Audio CD
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $9.00
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Track Listing

1.

Horchata

2.

White Sky

3.

Holiday

4.

California English

5.

Taxi Cab

6.

Run

7.

Cousins

8.

Giving Up The Gun

9.

Diplomat's Sun

10.

I Think UR A Contra

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Like the first album, Contra was produced by keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and is the realization of a whole and unique musical vision that sees the band stretching out and adding new textures, instrumentation, and rhythms into their sound.Primarily recorded in New York with a springtime sojourn to Mexico, Contra feels altogether fresh, joyous, and like nothing else but is immediately recognizable as the sound of Vampire Weekend.

Customer Reviews

My wife loves Vampire Weekend!

I purchased Contra by Vampire Weekend for my wife for Valentine's day. She loves it! She purchased their self-titled album before this one and she really liked it too.

Should be up for Best Album of the year

I know its early, but i don't see any other albums, coming out this year, that can keep me entertained like this one. Vampire Weekend just has such an amazing and original sound they're definitley in route to making their own music genre. The first song that i instantly liked was the first track "Horchata" (that song will forever be playing in my head while drinking horchata.). Another instant like was "Giving up the Gun" you can even feel the passion in that song. "Holiday" makes you feel like your on a holiday vacation, enough said. The only song that didn't wow me was their last track "I think your a Contra" it was just too slow for me.

Vampin' !

Awesome album. I love. Its so nicely done and it puts a smile on my face.

Contra- A great Sophmore album from a great band.

From the second Vampire Weekend released Horchata on their website, I was all over this album. They stay true to their original sound, yet their experience shows with many of the later songs on the track listing, in particular, "Giving up the Gun" and "Diplomat's Son". A great follow up and a must buy if you enjoyed the self titled release.

Horchata: Great way to start off the album. Upbeat and catchy.
White Sky: Really demonstrates some of the new techniques VW has admitted to trying, mainly using "voice" as an instrument.
Holiday: Sounds as though it could have been on the first album. Still a good song, but there are better tracks.
California English: A very unique song. VW's tribute to Californians. Interesting use of Auto-tune mixed with some fast guitar.
Taxi Cab: The album's turning point. A slower song
Run: Fast, catchy song with a great horn section.
Cousins: The lead single, and for good reason. A catchy tune with a good amount of guitar. The "A-Punk" of Contra
Giving Up the Gun: Their second single off of Contra. A great song, evenly paced.
Diplomat's Son: The best song off of the album. Incredibly catchy. This song again, implements VW's use of "voice" as an instrument, even sampling M.I.A. for small portions of this track.
I Think UR a Contra: A slow song to finish the album, picks up near the end.

Great follow-up to one of the greatest albums of our time

Vampire Weekend are an indie band that made their debut in 2008. It was an awesome album. Very great album. They go even harder on their sophomore album, "Contra." let me tell you, this album is extremely great. Maybe even better than the first album. Every song on this album is great. "White Sky," "Cousins," "Horchata," "Diplomat's Son," and "Giving Up the Gun." Every song is great. The album is truly a triumph. These guys definitely deserve to go far, go beyond the indie label XL, which this album and their 2008 self-titled debut album were released on. VW is awesome!!!!!!!

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