Vampire Weekend Make History With #1 Billboard Debut
Contra marks highest indie-rock debut since 2007, and first #1 for label XL.By James Montgomery
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
Photo: Jeff Gentner/Getty Images
Score one for the indie kids. In a rather amazing turn of events,
Vampire Weekend
— they of the piqued Polos, pan-ethnic pop stylings and proudly independent label — will snag the top spot on next week's Billboard albums chart. And the competition wasn't even close.
Contra,
the band's second album, sold close to 124,0...
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MTV.com News —
Contra marks highest indie-rock debut since 2007, and first #1 for label XL.By James Montgomery
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
Photo: Jeff Gentner/Getty Images
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Stereogum —
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