Vampire Weekend: Contra | CD review

(XL)There are few things as intriguing as a contradiction in pop, especially when it resolves itself tunefully. Vampire Weekend are a mass of them. They named themselves after a Super-8 film some members shot at university, a shlock-horror moniker that clashed smartly with the four Ivy Leaguers' sophisticated indie Afro-pop. Despite their debt to Paul Simon's 1986 Graceland album, VW sounded utterly fresh. Their eponymous 2008 debut showcased both breeziness and depth, drawing on the interchange...

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