We All Want Someone To Shout For — Got the 4th Vampire Weekend song performed on the excellent Pitchfork.tv series, Juans Basement. I am used to the auto-tuner on the album version, but I am not used to it live! Hopefully it will sound even better when I see the boys at United Palace!... more info

My Old Kentucky — We're falling hard for Burnt Ones, so much so that we're hosting a FREE! show tonight at Locals Only featuring them and another up-and-comer, Holy Ghost Canyon. Don't forget, Burnt Ones will also be playing MOKB & Laundromatinee's big Local Music Gi... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — From Sade to Paul Weller, an eclectic range of musical veterans are returning to the fray in 2010.Plenty of veterans are returning to the recording studios. We can look forward to new music from the reclusive Sade (it’s hard to believe that th... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell takes a look at Vampire Weekend’s highly anticipated second disc Contra in this week’s New Music Report. The New York quartet don’t futz with the formula they developed on their 2008 debut too much, which tur... more info

Altsounds — Fan Death will be returning to the UK in February, supporting Vampire Weekend on their nationwide tour across the land. With their forthcoming EP, ‘A Coin For The Well’ released 18th January on new label Pharmacy Recording Compan... more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Vampire Weekend [ tickets ] have lined up a spring headlining outing in support of the band's forthcoming second album, "Contra," which is due in stores next week. After launching the album at a Jan. 12 listening party in Los Angeles... more info

NME — Plus band streaming new album in full online more info

The Red Radio — Vampire Weekend performed Cousins last night on Letterman. The new album, Contra, is due next week. Listen to the record in full over on the band's official site, here. more info

NME - The Video Blog — In the new issue Paul Stokes gives Vampire Weekend's new album 'Contra' a rave, 8/10 review, saying that it's "less immediate than its predecessor, but worth sticking with." And here's a blast of the album's lead-off track, 'Cousins', recorded last ... more info

Stereogum — A month shy of two years ago, Vampire Weekend made their network television debut on Letterman with "A-Punk." They returned last night bringing their punkest bit yet with "Cousins," a familial and frantic, ska-siphoned racer that always feels its ... more info