Vampire Weekend on the Birth of New “Contra” Single “Cousins”
Last month, Vampire Weekend gave fans new tune “Horchata” gratis. Yesterday, they released their official first single from Contra (due January 12th), the frenetic, bouncy “Cousins.” VW’s Rostam Batmanglij and Chris Baio recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the genesis of the song and its live debut south of the border.
” ‘Cousins’ [...]
Rolling Stone — Last month, Vampire Weekend gave fans new tune “Horchata” gratis. Yesterday, they released their official first single from Contra (due January 12th), the frenetic, b... more info
MTV.com News — Just-premiered clip matches the song's loosey-goosey feel.By James Montgomery
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig in the "Cousins" video
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Last summer, Vampi... more info
Stereogum —
Following up on our post for "Cousins" The Song, here's "Cousins" the video: The single art's shot of the boys in a long alley doused in confetti fit the song's manica... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out Vampire Weekend’s official video for new single “Cousins” below. Like all of their video’s/music it is a ton of fun. The band gets iterative with us get... more info
Abeano —
Here’s the latest video from Vampire Weekend’s for their crisp new single ‘Cousins’. Directed by Hammer & Tong who did the ‘A- Punk... more info
Nialler9 — In retrospect, the first official leak from the new Vampire Weekend album Contra, ‘Horchata’ was not really as exciting as it could have been. ‘Cousins’ is a diff... more info