Vampire Weekend

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  • Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band from New York City. The members of the band met while attending Columbia University. The band released their self-titled debut album on XL Recordings in early 2008.

  • Fast Facts:

    1. Origin: New York City , New York
    2. Record Label: XL Recordings
    3. Ezra Koenig and Chris Tomson first collaborated as members of a rap group called "L'Homme Run"
    4. Members: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batamanglij, Chris Tomson, Chris Baio
    5. Covered "Exit Music (for a Film)" for the Radiohead cover album A Tribute to OK Computer
    6. Name taken from a film made by band members
    7. Named by Spin Magazine as the Best New Band of 2008
    8. Played Coachella 2008

  • Sound

    Vampire Weekend have described their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," influenced by both Western classical music and the contemporary popular music of Africa, so-called "Afro-Pop." Many of their song titles reference their African influences, including "Cape Code Kwassa Kwassa" (a nod to the popular Soukous style of the Congo). The African music blog "Benn loxo du taccu" was an early supporter of the band.

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