The next single from Vampire Weekend’s Contrawill be Giving Up The Gun. The single has a truly inspired video to go with it, featuring a plethora of household names, such as Jake Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas, in a game of tennis. The combination of stars seems a little strange, but makes for very entertaining viewing as you see each and every one of them cleaned up by a very energetic redhead.
The song itself is definitely suited to its partnering video, due to its use of slamming percussion sections, occasional smattering of glockenspiel and brilliant lyrical input. The song is one of the standout tracks from Contra, and definitely deserves to have such a brilliant, if strange, video.
Picture Above: Thanks to Vampire Weekend, the horchata business is booming. Too bad one of Vampire Weekend’s songs wasn’t called Conan…and speaking of that…
Lady GaGa collapses! Oh no! She seems like she will be alright though…It’s weird, because I just assumed she wasn’t human and transcended physical ailments.
Informative! Too bad Rostam wasn’t there, because he is the best. Not necessarily any more the best than the other members of Vampire Weekend, but still.
Perhaps you have already read this (if so, you the best as well!), but here is our view of Contra.
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.
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