Vampire Weekend Cover Rancid

When dishing up our two cents on Vampire Weekend's Billboard-topping Contra we noted: It would have been interesting if Ezra had worked some of his knowledge/love of punk and hardcore (a la his Fucked Up moment) into the mix. The song notes provided by the band/label as background mention "Holiday" was inspired by "third wave-ska bands like Operation Ivy" (and VW's own "exploration of new guitar tones and rhythms"), but you won't mistake Koenig for Jesse Michaels or Tim Armstrong even if he says...

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