How Vampire Weekend fans help 'write' the songs

The bizarre range of interpretations of the Ivy League indie rockers' lyrics testifies to the imaginative powers of fans and their intense identification with the musicThe other night I went to see Vampire Weekend participate in a series of New York literary/music events called Happy Ending. Taking a break from recording their second album, the band played two micro-sets of three songs each (frustratingly not including any of their work-in-progress), which bookended readings by three young cult ...

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