Big Apple Music Scene — Barnes & Noble is stepping up its game in the music department. They will be hosting three exciting musical guests over the next couple months: Patti Smith, Vampire Weekend, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Patti Smith will be at the B&N in Union Square on Januar... more info
411 Mania — Hear the new Vampire Weekend album in full, a new album from The Wrens, a Pavement best of, who won't be winning Oscars, Elvis Costello Live, Liars remixes, new music from The Besnard Lakes and Dirty Projecters, and more! more info
USA Today Music — Contra contradicts the superficial image of Vampire Weekend's debut with brawnier, darker tunes that are no less catchy or melodic.
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Chicago Tribune — Vampire Weekend knows all about high expectations. The Brooklyn, N.Y., quartet's 2008 debut album was an Internet sensation months before it was officially released. Nonetheless, it went on to sell nearly 500,000 copies -- no small accomplishment a... more info
The Independent — On January 11, more than 30,000 tweeters shared the names of music and songs they liked in a tweet using the "#musicmonday" hashtag. The week's top songs recorded on twit40.com included several singles by 30 Seconds to Mars, plus songs by Owl City, L... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Vampire Weekend's second album, Contra, is the first highly buzzed release of 2010, which adds Latin American music influences to their mix. If you saw the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy'sThe Road, you know how effective Nick Cave and..... more info
Stereogum —
You'll be seeing a lot of Vampire Weekend in the coming weeks. This is what's commonly referred to as an understatement. Contra's out tomorrow (1/12), the reviews are in, and so far the promo campaign can scratch Letterman,
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