Critiques CD: Vampire Weekend | Contra

Not being a big fan of Vampire Weekend’s fi rst self-titled release, I didn’t expect much from their latest. Thankfully, in a classic case of eating-my-own-words, seconds into «Horchata», the opening track of this fresh wonder, I was shifting in my seat and wiggling my toes. By the time «Holiday» rolled around, I was full on restraining myself from fi st pumping Jersey Shore-style in excitement. With calypso undertones, this album needs an icy Piña Colada and a beach front. The blue-blooded Columbiaeducated foursome serves a cocktail of modern day Graceland and 90’s No Doubt and I’m into it.