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January 15, 2010
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Amazon is selling Contra a day early and for only $3.99. If you are not a thief and therefore do not steal your music, that is fairly good deal! Remember, Rostam Batmanglij is the best, so we should support. Update: You can also stream the B-side “Giant” here. The opening definitely sounds like a default ringtone. Glad it didn’t make it to the album in this version as this song used to be amazing when they played it live. January 5, 2010
So I’ve been listening to the highly anticipated, both by myself and the army of blogs and what not, sophomore effort by Vampire Weekend, Contra, and I am getting pretty upset! This album, for the most part, sounds like a soulless default ringtone! And default ringtones are lame! Every single song, except for “Cousins” which is actually great, seems to have a fairly good base, but is completely ruined on the production side. Songs such as “Diplomat’s Son” sound like they were made in FruityLoops or Garageband by the kid you thought was so musically inspired in middle school but then later realized anyone can make random bass and drum noises sound “meh.” Continue reading… December 13, 2009
People in this collaboration: Continue reading…December 6, 2009
From Vampire Weekend’s newish video “Cousins.”
To do list 2006 Learn French – Check! Shoot Pigeon – Not Check! Take Ray Bowling – Check! Steal Gold – Check! Prepare Supper Write Novel – Not Check! Cancel Friday – Not Check! Call Louise – Check!
So now you know. November 14, 2009
1. Too Too Fast - Ra Ra Riot 2. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. - Sufjan Stevens 3. I Was A Lover – TV On The Radio 4. Warm Heart of Africa (featuring Ezra Koenig) - The Very Best (mp3) 5. Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeahs 6. Ring Ring – Sleigh Bells (mp3) 7. While You Wait For The Others – Michael McDonald 8. Fake Blues – Real Estate (mp3) 9. Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) – Atlas Sound 10. The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2- Neutral Milk Hotel 11. Brother Sport - Animal Collective 12. Fashion Is Danger – Flight of the Conchords 13. Song For Noone – Miike Snow 14. Dance Dance Dance – Lykke Li 15. A Stroke of Genie-us – The Strokes vs. Christina Aguilera 16. Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying – Belle & Sebastien 17. Sunday Girl – Blondie 18. Rapture - Blondie 19. When I’m Gone – Vivian Girls 20. I’ll Make A Man Out of You – Jackie Chan |
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